No matter where you turn in the debate about homosexuality, you’re sure to find some one quoting bible scriptures. It seems to be the easiest, yet most misunderstood defense against those who believe that we were born this way and those who stand firm in their vows that homosexuality is an abomination against God and…

It’s one thing to come out of the closet. It’s a whole other journey when you’re Dad comes out to you and then tells you shortly there after, “I’m HIV+!” Welcome to Suzanne Phare’s life! A life that turned her formative and teen years into an expedition of SHOCK, AWE, & HEALING! Truth is, parent…

You’re man’s fooling around on the side. You don’t like it and you sure don’t like it when you find out he’s doing it, not with another woman, but with a MAN. Now what are you going to do? Before you go all brash and dramazilla on him, let’s think about the real question. Is…

First you come out, then you hook up a few times, date someone or several someone’s regularly for awhile (hopefully), break up a few times, find Mr. or Mrs. Right, and then if you happen to have the urge, and live in a sane state where Gay Marriage is legal, you get married. That’s quite…

Oh my beautiful baby girl! No more loving words are ever uttered than when a mother see’s and holds her newborn baby gurl. Just ask Kristie Handzlik, she’ll tell you with a gleam and a tear in her eye…for more than one reason. In Kristie’s work, born this way brought on a whole new meaning…

Born this way! Those three words are so much more than a Lady GaGa song. They’re the truth that each and everyone of us in the LGBT community say to ourselves, in our heads, day after day, until one day we just decide to come clean and let someone know, “I’m gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender,…

Ash didn’t set out to become a viral sensation with her TEDx talk “Coming Out of Your Closet” or her Boulder Ignite speech, “I am SO GAY”. She was just a person with a lot on her mind and a story to share. Nonetheless, her willingness to strike a conversation about tough topics inspired more…

Let’s Get Out of Our Heads and Into Our Minds About Coming Out! And while we’re at it let’s talk about STARDOM! We all have our thoughts…the question is, how much do we pay attention to them? During the chaos, excitement, and fears of coming out, we can get up in our heads and think…

Coming Out! Scary, exciting, and it can be traumatic…but it doesn’t have to! Admit it! The thought of coming out can be one of the scariest things you’ll ever do in your life. Doesn’t matter if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. The fact that you’re going to make a statement to your public – family, …

Lights, Camera, Action… You’re ready for your close-up, and to come out! What do acting, an NYU Graduate Acting Program professor, and an on-camera performance have to do with coming out? Well, you’ll just have to see what we’ve scripted for the Coming Out Lounge this week. You won’t be disappointed in this show…pun intended!…