It's difficult to imagine a flamboyantly gay Puerto Rican teenager in Brooklyn deeply entrenched in the heavy-metal scene today, let alone 40 years ago. Even more unbelievable is that same boy going on to shape and reinvent the world's…
Tag: Gender-Nonconforming
From a distance, it's easy to mistake the series "Claws" for a modern-day version of an early 2000s beauty shop comedy. Yes, similar to the likes of "Beauty Shop" and "Hair Show," the show drops a remarkably funny cast of…
The increasing mainstream popularity of drag may be a fairly recent pop culture phenomenon. But make no mistake, the art form that is drag has been around for quite some time. The first recorded use of the term is credited…
Now in it's third season, the GLAAD award-winning series "I Am Jazz" follows transgender 16-year-old Jazz Jennings, who finds herself at the crossroads of making one of the biggest decisions of her life. Jazz looks to move forward with gender confirmation surgery, a decision…
As someone who grew up watching classic VH1 reality shows like "I Love Money" and "Charm School," when I'm watching a reunion episode, I expect to be assaulted with pure, unadulterated drama. Basically, I'm not happy unless I walk…
By R. Kurt Osenlund, Managing Editor, Out Magazine Seeing our experiences reflected through popular art, particularly cinema, is something queer people have vigorously sought, long before “Moonlight“ broke multiple barriers and clinched a Best Picture Oscar in front of a global audience.…
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well as their families through litigation, legislation, policy and public education. Founded…
PFLAG is the nation's largest organization uniting families, allies and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. The organization is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education and advocacy, and has more than 400 chapters and…