James Helmuth has been in a committed relationship with a man for the past 21 years. But growing up in a Mennonite community, he didn’t hear the word “gay” used to describe someone’s sexual orientation until he was 16 years old.

Helmuth, an esteemed psychologist specializing in stress management, relationship issues and overcoming depression, writes candidly about his life and reveals ways to become more authentic in his new memoir, Crossing the Bridge: From Mennonite Boy to Gay Man.

Yale talks with four members of the I.C. Kings Iowa City’s first and only female “Drag King” troupe – about the history of their group, what it’s like to physically and psychologically embody a male persona during performances, the nature and construct of gender itself and how deconstructing it on stage may serve as a form of social commentary.

The NFL has removed a hurdle for professional football players who may be thinking of coming out as gay, banning discrimination based on "sexual orientation."

Firefly alum and Playboy Club actor Sean Maher has worked steadily in Hollywood for 14 years, and during that time, he made the choice to be closeted about his personal life as a gay man — until now.

For the first time, Maher opens up about his sexuality in an exclusive interview with Entertainment Weekly. “I was nervous coming here today because I’ve just never talked about it,” Maher says, while sitting down to chat at Little Dom’s Italian bistro in Los Angeles’ trendy Los Feliz neighborhood, the area where the actor lives with Paul, his partner of nearly nine years, and their two children, Sophia Rose, 4, and Liam Xavier, 14 months. “But, it’s so liberating. It was interesting to be coming to have a conversation that I was always afraid to have.” Despite his trepidation, he adds with a big smile: “This is my coming out ball. I’ve been dying to do this.”

Tough love or total bigotry?

Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger appears to be practicing the latter. On Sunday night's premiere of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Bravo, Stanger made sweeping, stereotypical generalizations about gay men looking for love.

Singer plans to discuss anti-bullying legislation with president following fan's suicide

Lady Gaga has announced she is to meet Barack Obama to discuss new legislation to counteract bullying. Following the recent suicide of a 14-year-old fan, Jamey Rodemeyer, a victim of bullies, the singer called on American lawmakers to make bullying illegal. Bullying, she tweeted, is a "hate crime".

POWER UP has announced The 11th Annual “Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz” and the third annual “Amazing Gay Men in Showbiz” Award recipients.

Chaz Bono will live to dance another week.

Bono, the son of the late former Palm Springs Mayor and Congressman Sonny Bono and entertainer Cher, survived the first week of the ABC reality show "Dancing With the Stars," receiving enough support from judges and viewers calling in to remain among the celebrity dancers.

On Tuesday night's episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart celebrated the end of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which came to an end on Monday at midnight.

Unafraid to get political -- and goofy -- the Foo Fighters put the two together in a surprise counter-protest against a notorious anti-gay hate church on Friday.

Set to play a concert in Kansas City, Missouri that evening, the band put on a incredible show hours before the first tickets were even ripped. Led by lead singer Dave Grohl, the group showed up at the Westboro Baptist Church's picket against their performance at the city's Sprint Center, riding in the back of a rig truck and rocking out.