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Ramon's Gay Life Blog April 2007 Archive

By Ramon Johnson, About.com Guide to Gay Life since 2002

Why Transgender Equality Should Matter To All of Us

Monday April 30, 2007
A transsexual person, a drag queen, a drag king, a transvestite... Collectively, they all make up the transgender community. Chances are you've seen a drag show or have heard ... Read More

Male LA Times Sports Columnist to Return As Woman

Thursday April 26, 2007
Related: FAQ's About Transsexual PeopleMike Penner, a long time sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times, announced that he will return from his vacation as Christine Daniels. The ... Read More

How To Take a Same-Sex Date to Prom

Thursday April 26, 2007
Related: My Gay High School InfatuationTowards the end of the school year senior students make pressing decisions and preparations—which classes to skip, activities for senior ditch day, and preparing for ... Read More

Gay Magazines: Are They Fluff or Substance?

Wednesday April 25, 2007
Sam McManis of the McClatchy Newspapers writes, "Back in the day, gay and lesbian publications were all about the activism. The Stonewall riots. Workplace discrimination. AIDS funding. All the serious, important stuff. Now, ... Read More

JFK and Lem Billings, His Gay Best Friend

Monday April 23, 2007
We’ve all heard accounts of the life and death of John F. Kennedy. A library of biographies and movies has been made about his life, implanting the 35th President in ... Read More

Love Not Thy Gay Neighbor?

Friday April 20, 2007
I'm fortunate enough to live in a city where most people are assumed gay until proven otherwise. Of course, New York isn't free of its issues. I once ... Read More

Gay World Tour - United States of America

Friday April 20, 2007
What's gay life like in the United States? There are just as many opinions about the state of gay life in America as there are gay people in the ... Read More

A Straight Man Comments on Gay Blood Donors

Wednesday April 18, 2007
Dear Ramone, I am a straight man and a frequent blood donor. Every time I give blood I'm asked if I've "had sexual contact with another man since 1977." Now, the ... Read More

The Best Condom Brands for Gay Men

Monday April 16, 2007
Related: How To Put On and Use a Condom Related: How To Buy a Condom Safer sex has never been easier with the accessibility of free condoms. Unfortunately, free condoms come at ... Read More

Gay and Bi Men at Higher Risk for Eating Disorders

Saturday April 14, 2007
Also read: Eating Disorder Symptoms, Statistics and QuizA study conducted by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has concluded that gay and bisexual men are higher risk for eating ... Read More

CD Review: Superchumbo Let's Go Chumbo!

Friday April 13, 2007
Superchumbo, also known as Tom Stephan, returns with a two-disk set of his favorite tracks and a new original track of his own. His new release, Let's Go ... Read More

Washington State's Domestic Partnership Bill

Thursday April 12, 2007
Related: Gay Issues You Should Know About Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire has promised to sign a domestic partnership bill passed by the state Legislature. The measure succeeded by a ... Read More

Celebrity Outings: The Good, the Bad and the Speculation

Tuesday April 10, 2007
Related: Should Gay Celebrities Be Outed? Related: The Barney Frank Rule-Outing Gay Republicans"Come on, people, just say the words. Or just mouth them," columnist Michael Musto begs of closeted gay and ... Read More

Disney Makes Gay Wedding Dreams Come True

Monday April 9, 2007
Also see: Ford Not So Tough When It Comes To Gays Reference: Where is Gay Marriage Legal? The Magic Kingdom truly is a place where dreams come true. Disney, the mega-conglomerate ... Read More

Who Needs Gay Bookstores?

Friday April 6, 2007
Also see: Gay Books You Should Already Own (Non Fiction)Is there still a need for gay bookstores in the age of wireless gay information? Today, we have access ... Read More

Gay World Tour - Russia

Thursday April 5, 2007
Russia's economy may be growing, but public acceptance of gays and lesbians is progressing at a snail's pace. Homosexuality was just decriminalized in 1993 so homophobia still runs deep ... Read More

Gay World Tour - China

Tuesday April 3, 2007
There are an estimated 30 million gays and lesbians living in China, the forth largest country in the world. The exact number is LGBT living in the Eastern Asia ... Read More

Help Me With My Bad Boyfriend

Monday April 2, 2007
Why do we stay in situations that drag us down instead of lift us up to unknown heights? So many of us enter into relationships with our self-esteem intact ... Read More
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