Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to join the Army Rangers in 2002—and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. But the truth about Pat Tillman is far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. And when the government tried to turn his death into [...]

Kim Brittingham has written a great piece at Salon about the changing “face” and attitude of what it means to be a lesbian. “Most of them are homely looking, and usually overweight,” my mother explained. “That’s because when men don’t find a woman attractive, she’ll sometimes pair up with another woman instead. One ugly woman will easily accept [...]

This blog often goes days and sometimes a good week or so without finding LGBT related sports news, but today we hit a small gold mine at the end of the Rainbow with three stories to share. First The Independent  has done an interview with rugby player Gareth Thomas in which he tells in part to reporter Emily Dugan, “I’m [...]

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It says all, not some, not the chosen few but all. So I ask the question starting with President Barack Obama right down [...]

“I don’t think this was a story that falls under any form of ‘journalism’ whatsoever. This is gossip. Nasty gossip. Deadspin has been known to do that every once in a while. This is one of those times.” – AJ Daulerio That’s what Deadspin Editor AJ Daulerio and writer of the piece ‘Brett Favre Once Sent Me Cock Shots’: Not [...]

  Juliet Macur and Michael S. Schmidt are reporting in the New York Times , Federal prosecutors have intensified their criminal investigation of the cyclist Lance Armstrong since the end of the Tour de France last month. They questioned many of his former associates, including cyclists who have supported and detailed claims that Armstrong and his former United States Postal [...]

 The ruling is in, the celebrations are underway and both sides have been quoted whether win or lose. Here’s a recap of the “Day of Decision”. US District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker determined, after lengthy deliberation, that a California ballot initiative banning same sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution because it denies equal rights to gays and [...]

The Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective will be presenting their 8th One Big Event  (OBE) on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Hilton Hartford Hotel.  One of Hartford’s most distinctive benefits, it brings in a tangy mix of the old guard, the hip crowd and drag queens out in full force. This isn’t your grandmother’s night out on the [...]

In a world visibly divided between gay and straight, the bisexual is easily overlooked. We undertake a rare examination of society’s view of bisexuality and its expression in contemporary art and culture. From Europe to North America, the film traces the history of bisexuals from ancient times through the liberation movements of the ‘70s and beyond. Archive footage and [...]

This is why when I go to a baseball game, usually on my visits out to Arizona, I eat before going to see the game. ESPN’s Outside The Lines  has done a feature on sports complexes and where you may think twice about what you buy to eat at games. Mold in ice machines at six stands at [...]

A young lad many of you most likely have never heard of has become the latest martyr in a long line of many as his slaying back in 2008 again puts a spotlight on homophobic attacks, a judicial system which will lower charges in order to get a conviction and yet one more of our community to [...]

I have very rarely over the past three years of blogging put a spotlight on FRC and others of the same ilk as some other bloggers and websites do. Not that I’m better than anyone else, I just don’t want to be a party to spotlighting their cesspool of hate. But FRC has gone over the top [...]

Staffordshire University in England has released a survey ( http://www.topfan.co.uk) of 2000 respondents of which only 7%  had a problem with British footballers being openly gay. Culture, media and sport professor Ellis Cashmore and senior sociology lecturer Jamie Cleland conducted the survey according to Reuters. The big surprise was that we got what I suppose you’d call a counter-intuitive response and that [...]

Regular readers of this blog know it is an eclectic mix of serious news, the odd, the fun and of course BEEFCAKE. As the editor/writer it is my job (sans pay of course) to look through upteem million (well almost) sources of news then decide what to feature in our Rainbow world. Well it has [...]

Las Vegas, known for the best parties, concerts and events, is becoming even more Fabulous during a fun-filled, indulgent party weekend August 12-15. Hosted by MGM Resorts properties’ ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur, Fabulous Las Vegas will offer special events throughout the 4-day celebration including limited access to [...]

While theater goers embrace actors and actresses who are openly gay and lesbian particularly on The Great White Way not so can be said of movie and television audiences, or so many in Hollywood would say. For the second time in as many years advice was given to actors and actresses, wannabees or actual, to stay [...]

In an ” exclusive” at Pam’s House Blend is a letter from Dan Choi to Senator Harry Reid about Choi’s dismissal from the military. He also gave Reid his West Point ring. The photo is from PHB. July 24, 2010 The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader: Dear Harry: My West Point ring has always symbolized an irrevocable promise: my [...]