Gay

    By Bruce Watson

    | 11:00AM 8/02/2010
    To combat plummeting sales, Archie has tried to increase its cultural relevance and topicality. The latest move brings Kevin Keller, a gay character, to the familiar lineup of Veronica, Jughead and all. But will that alienate Archie's traditional fans?

    By Laura Heller

    | 12:00PM 7/29/2010
    It's a rare day that Target is the object of consumer scorn, but that day has come. The retailer is under fire for donating money to a political action committee that supports a conservative politician opposed to gay marriage. It's quite a tangled web and Target is now facing a boycott as gay...

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 1:00AM 5/28/2010
    The end of "don't ask, don't tell" is long overdue. Going to war -- or even sitting in an office creating policy for warriors -- while in possession of a damning secret is a liability so huge, it's a stupid policy indeed that sets soldiers up for such a dilemma.

    By Jake Giles

    | 9:15AM 5/25/2010
    George Scaravelli received a daunting task during his recent internship at Tribune Interactive, one of the largest multimedia corporations in Chicago. In between assisting his boss and restocking the vending machines, Scaravelli, 22, was at the helm of a national contest called "New Year, New...

    By Jake Giles

    | 8:00AM 4/27/2010
    Reann Ballslee (pictured) is just like other 20-something college girls: She loves getting dressed up, doing her make-up and feeling fabulous. The only difference between Reann and other girls? Well, Reann isn't really a girl. Reann's real name is Ryan (Ryan preferred his last name not be...

    By Jake Giles

    | 8:00AM 4/06/2010
    A straight friend asks, "If a date consists of two guys or two girls dining, who pays?" In the gay dating world, it's somewhat unspoken that if you ask, you pay; or, even better, you agree to split all the costs. Otherwise, gay dates are extremely similar to straight dates. And everyone wants to...

    By Amy Pyle

    | 5:30PM 3/23/2010
    A new survey of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender baby boomers shows they are less likely to be in a relationship than non-gay boomers and more likely to be concerned about caring for themselves as they age. Yet, the survey of 2,400 adults age 45 to 64 -- half of them heterosexual -- found...

    By Benjamin Ivry

    | 4:59PM 3/12/2010
    Florida's state legislature is preparing to pass a "family-friendly" bill that would deny tax credits to movie and TV productions lacking "family-friendly" themes -- defined as material suitable for a five-year-old.

    By David Schepp

    | 7:00AM 2/22/2010
    Despite the cutbacks resulting from the Great Recession, more employers than ever are finding reasons to adopt policies that make workplaces better for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, according to a recent Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey.

    By Barbara Bartlein

    | 12:00PM 1/20/2010
    Gay marriage may be gaining support; not because of a shift in philosophical or moral values, but because states need the bucks. According to a recent study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, the law allowing same-sex couples to marry in Maine would have boosted the state budget...