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5 days ago | unclosetedmedia.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Emma Paidra |E Oliver

Over the last year, Idaho-based bar owner Mark Fitzpatrick has gained national attention for putting on “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month,” during which he held events that included straight couples receiving a 15% discount on Wednesdays and straight men “dressed like heterosexual male[s]” receiving a free draft beer on “Hetero Male Monday.”Fitzpatrick, who has described the LGBTQ community as “wicked, perverse and [one that] victimizes children,” is taking it a step further this year.

2 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Benjamin B. Land |E Oliver

In April 2013, Jason Collins made NBA history as the first active player to come out as openly gay. He penned an article in Sports Illustrated that immediately went viral, making international headlines. Many in the sporting world, including the late Kobe Bryant and NBA Commissioner David Stern, praised the two-time NBA finalist’s courage. Collins also received praise from Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama.

2 weeks ago | unclosetedmedia.com | Spencer Macnaughton |Benjamin B. Land |E Oliver

In April 2013, Jason Collins made NBA history as the first active player to come out as openly gay. He penned an article in Sports Illustrated that immediately went viral, making international headlines. Many in the sporting world, including the late Kobe Bryant and NBA Commissioner David Stern, praised the two-time NBA finalist's courage. Collins also received praise from Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama. So what’s taking so long?

1 month ago | unclosetedmedia.com | Emma Paidra |Spencer Macnaughton |E Oliver

In February, Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code. This decision, which strips transgender and nonbinary Iowans of legal protections from gender-based discrimination, was signed into law by the state’s Republican Governor Kim Reynolds.

1 month ago | oregonlive.com | Spencer Macnaughton |E Oliver

Sex, love and romance have historically been viewed through the lens of monogamy, with any hook-up outside of your primary relationship seen as the ultimate sin. But in recent years, these norms have started eroding: According to a 2023 survey, 34% of Americans describe their ideal relationship as not entirely monogamous. In addition, the youngest generation of adults — Gen Z — are having less sex and fewer one-night stands than their millennial counterparts.