It might not seem like such a big deal to swim on a team that doesn’t align with your true self, but I was struggling to get out of bed for practice.
Category: Homosexuality and Bisexuality
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K8 Hardy’s ‘Outfitumentary’ Tracks Her Evolving Personal Style and Identity
In “Outfitumentary,” the artist and filmmaker K8 Hardy documents more than a decade of her daily outfits, starting in 2001. The result is a time capsule that’s way ahead of its time.
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An Open Letter to Welcome Home Brittney Griner
When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, letters were her main form of communication with home. Our columnist offers one last letter to mark her return to the United States.
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Griner’s Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women’s Sports
The W.N.B.A.’s players and fans pushed furiously for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony, but her plight also highlighted gender inequities in sports.
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FDA Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.
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Adeem the Artist, Crafting a Country Music of Their Own
Adeem Bingham has wrestled for decades with their identity as a Southern, Christian, queer songwriter. Can modern country music make space for them and their experiences?
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On Fox Sports, Viewers Get a World Cup Scrubbed of Controversy
Other broadcasters are questioning Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and its laws against homosexuality. Fox Sports’ coverage, heavily sponsored by Qatar, is focused on the matches.
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Jeremy Pope Is Telling Himself ‘Yes’
As the Tony-nominated actor segues to the big screen in the gay military drama “The Inspection,” he reflects on years of shame and learning to accept himself.
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Why the World Cup in Qatar Brings Fans Joy and Anxiety
Two things can be true at the same time: The World Cup will dazzle fans and also make them dizzy over the human rights issues where the event is staged.
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In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself
This composer, diarist and reluctant pioneer of gay liberation has died. A critic remembers visiting him in his twilight.