The Reading List for Sept 15, 2014

– First, a story from CNN about a photographer who captured the lives of trans people in Mongolia.

– John Travolta speaks to the press about a pending lawsuit by a man who claims to have been his lover. (via Queerty)

– Rob James-Collier, who plays Mr Barrow on Downton Abbey, talks to the Daily Mail about what will happen to his character this season. Hint: it involves trying to deny his sexuality.

– New Yorkers have been eating Big Gay Ice Cream for a while now. But one entrepreneur decided to promote their ice cream by calling it Big Straight Ice Cream, Towleroad reports.

– Fashion designer Betsey Johnson recently displayed her latest wares during New York Fashion Week, with a little help from her friends Willam Belli and Sharon Needles.

– And Annie Lennox has a new album of standards coming out. Check out this extended trailer/interview with her on her song selections.

Journalist, writer, blogger, producer.

Keep Reading

Gigi Gorgeous

Gigi Gorgeous wants to help queer and trans people have kids

The mother of YouTube came up doing makeup tutorials. Now she’s opening up about her fertility journey
A close up of a vintage movie camera with a zoom lens on black.

I’m tired of gay period films

“La Bola Negra,” “Elsinore” and “Coward” are some of the year’s buzziest films. They all make the same mistake
A stage with screens featuring video game footage; a large sign that says XBOX in the middle

BioWare’s closure is a huge loss for queer and trans gamers

The game developer behind “Dragon Age” and “Mass Effect” innovated LGBTQ2S+ representation in video games. Its biggest fans are determined to carry its torch
The cover of Ace Theory; Ryan Fitzpatrick

A new book says asexuality is more radical than you think

“Ace Theory” melds academic research and anecdotal evidence, presenting a bold new portrait of asexuality we desperately need
Advertisement