The Reading List for Oct 14, 2014

For those of you who missed Monday and are looking to know what you should be reading in the news right now, here’s the latest edition of the Reading List.

– Looks like it’s not just the queer and health media that are talking about Truvada. Newsweek takes a look at the drug and the controversies surrounding it.

Xtra’s Justin Ling covers the recent stalling of Bill C-279, dubbed the trans rights bill by some.

– Over at The Huffington Post, a look into a report that states that gay men in the US are “shockingly ignorant” about HIV/AIDS.

– This isn’t the same View: Rosie O’Donnell interviews the Twitter user who helped identify the alleged perpetrators of an assault on two gay men in Philadelphia.

– And the pope has come out and said that same-sex partnerships have value. Ensue the backlash from conservative Catholics.

Journalist, writer, blogger, producer.

Keep Reading

Bentley Robles

Bentley Robles wants a brotherhood of gay pop stars

The yellow-haired singer talks rising stardom, Zara Larsson and dating while gay-famous
Vivek Shraya being kissed by a man

Vivek Shraya is hot, blond and hitting the dance floor

The Toronto multi-hyphenate’s new album, “VIVICA,” shirks respectability politics for a sensual, high-gloss exploration of queer and trans desire
Morphine Love Dion, Dawn and Morgan McMichaels

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11’ plays it safe for the first bracket—until the very last minute

Already, we see the consequences of only two queens moving forward from each bracket to the semifinals
The cover of Alice Stoehr's Again, Harder. The book has black letters on a lilac background. In the middle of the cover is a red rectangle with a black line drawing of it. The drawing is of two figures entangled; they have human bodies but animal heads. The same image serves as the background behind the image of the book cover.

‘Again, Harder’ captures being part of an in crowd made up of those on the outskirts

Being trans can be a vital way to connect. Author Alice Stoehr illustrates how it can also be the extent of connection
Advertisement