The month of may is marked as National Skin Cancer/Melanoma Detection Month. Melanomas are relatively common and are the leading cause of skin illness related deaths when left untreated.

The Mayo Clinic has some good information on signs and symptoms to look for in regards to Melanoma.  Often the ...

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Recently Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE USA) released an infographic detailing the economic and health disparities facing LGBT elders of color. Not only do these disparities have significant implications for LGBT elders' health, but as more LGBT continue to age they will likely impact an even larger number ...

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A new condom is about to break into the stodgy condom market. WIth the basic design of our current beloved condom  nearly a century old it is long overdue for an upgrade.

One of the new Origami Condoms is designed specifically for anal intercourse. This is a big deal as ...

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Huffington Post has a great recap every week about youtube videos.Last weeks recap includes one video on body hair and men with body hair.

A hairy topic indeed body hair is one of those things that is pretty individual for gay/bisexual men.

From bears to twinks there are ...

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A flurry of bias crimes or hate crimes have become even more present over the last few weeks in NYC.

The latest being the alleged attack and murder of a 32 year old man walking with friends in a Greenwhich Village.

The suspect  allegedly made some anti gay remarks and ...

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How do you approach online dating and the intimacy that is sometimes lacking in the virtual world. With all of the apps available, dating sites, and places to meet socially in the virtual world I am as curious as the next guy as to what the meaning of dating is ...

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Today is International Day Against Homophobia, a holiday which marks the removal of homosexuality from the World Health Organizations classification of diseases in 1990. Below you will find examples of important campaigns and articles addressing homophobia worldwide.

Here is the website commemorating the day:

For more stories, follow the hashtag ...

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We hear alot about bullying in schools but less about sexual assaults and even less about sexual assaults that are perpetrated by other students. Andrew Lawless describes his experience in an OP-ed recently published in the advocate. 

Its chilling to think that not only do students sometimes have to fear ...

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I posted a blog this week relating to HIV criminalization.

I had forgotten to link to a couple of sites relating to laws in various jurisdictions relating to criminalization of those living with HIV.

SERO Project has an interesting site that points to laws regarding criminalization in various jurisdictions as ...

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We often hear of couples where after years and sometimes decades of marriage one spouse decides to come out of the closet.

In decades past when it socital and religious issues made it impossible for many lgbt folks to be open about their sexuality and be in a same sex ...

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