New York City's ever-colorful, and ever-single former mayor died Friday at the age of 88. Ed Koch will be remembered for many things -- namely his financial savvy during the fiscally disastrous 1970s -- but among LGBT advocates, he remains a polarizing figure. BLOG POSTS | Adele Roberts: Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are! I feel there's a change, a positive movement towards acceptance, inclusion and honesty. I used to think I was the only one. The only gay in the village. Yeah, I knew KD Lang was my homegirl and Ellen was too but they were celebrities. I was hardly going to see them around my local Spar. They seemed so far away. | | Lester Brathwaite: A Year Above the Influence For nearly my entire adult life I have been consistently drunk, stoned or otherwise impaired. So much so that my identity was wrapped up in being a shitshow. | | Deron Dalton: 8 Interracial Gay Couples And Gay Couples Of Color To Inspire Hollywood To Embrace Diversity In Films It started to bother me that there were rarely black or Latino males in prevalent roles, and Asian-American males were almost nonexistent in these films. A lesbian or transgender character might be added to the mix in a smaller role, but rarely with depth. | | Ed Coffin: Bob Grisham, Alabama Public School Teacher and Football Coach, Recorded Calling 'Fat-Butt Michelle Obama' a 'Big, Fat Gorilla,' Blasts 'Queers' (AUDIO) An Alabama teacher and football coach was recorded by a student as he went on a racist, anti-gay rant. After calling Michelle Obama a "big, fat gorilla," the teacher goes on to explain why he doesn't "believe in queers." He says, "What they do is wrong. It's an abomination against God." | | Mark Brennan Rosenberg: Football: America's Gayest Pastime Football is a gay man's best friend. So many of the things that go down on Sunday afternoons between September and December are homoerotic that it's a wonder that more gay men aren't football fans. Here are five reasons why football is indeed America's gayest pastime. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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