Khalid El Khatib
Instagays, Unfiltered
With thousands of followers, extravagant lifestyles and nonstop gym selfies, Instagays are easy to envy. But their rise marks a gay cultural shift, prompting big questions about what all those innocent snapshots might mean.
A March for Chechnya This Weekend Rallied All of Gay Instagram
Hundreds gathered in New York Saturday to march against Chechnya's brutal crackdown on LGBTQ citizens, drawn largely through social media. Can their voice inspire more than double taps?
Can 'Will & Grace' Do for Queers Today What the Original Did for Me?
The show had a lasting impact on young queer people like me. But that impact touched a limited scope of the LGBTQ community—and the bar is higher for the reboot today.
The Program Offering Southern LGBTQ Youth a New Life in Provincetown
At Summer of Sass, kids get a chance to see how much better it gets, with the chance to live and work in a community that accepts them.
The Agony and Ecstasy of Fire Island
The island, contrary to what you've heard, isn't all high tea and low-blow drama—there's a lot of humanity to it.
'When We Rise' Hammers Home the 'We' of the LGBTQ Community
The series, premiering Monday on ABC, undoes Hollywood missteps when it comes to LGBTQ stories while providing a blueprint for progress.
What It Feels Like to March as the Spirit of a Gun Violence Victim
Demonstrations by the protest group Gays Against Guns feature veiled stand-ins for shooting victims, dressed all in white, silently marching to represent their spirit.
Why Are There So Few Resources for Gay Muslims Online?
What resources do exist online are sparse, and don't present the best narrative for gay Muslim lives.
Gay People Tell Us the Questions They Absolutely Hate Being Asked
From former NBA player Jason Collins to porn star Tayte Hanson, gay men and women tell us the funniest, dumbest, and least enlightened questions they've gotten.