OP-ed – an OutProfessionals blog

ChiChiz, which bills itself as “the Only Black Gay Bar in New York City”, has accused the police of discrimination.  A judge agreed that its lawsuit should proceed. (more…)

Another day, another coming-out story!

Crispin Blunt, the UK prisons minister, has announced he’s separated from his wife so he can “come to terms with his homosexuality”. Seems like everyone’s doing it these days. (more…)

First, Ken Mehlman.  Now, Blue Ranger of  the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.  Our world’s been turned upside-down!

From TMZ:  “The guy who played the Blue Ranger  on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series has just revealed that he’s gay — and dropped a huge bombshell … that he quit the show because he was harassed over his sexuality. (more…)

The Advocate today got the second post-coming-out interview with former GOP party chief Ken Mehlman.

Read it here.  And don’t overlook the emotional comments from readers.

From GothamGazette.com:

Now that the State Senate has blocked the approval of same-sex marriage, Christine Quinn, the City Council’s first openly gay speaker, is making sure gay New Yorkers who want to tie the knot know where to go. (more…)

“The resignation this month of Katherine Miller (above), a top cadet who blogged anonymously about her lesbianism, has turned a spotlight on the hidden gay culture here and revived debate on campus about “don’t ask, don’t tell,” at a time when Washington is also focused on the issue.”  (more…)

A gay adult-film producer is launching a reality show about NYC drag queens.

John Rutherford describes his new docu-series as “like a Housewives show, but our cast has better wigs,”according to an official press release.

Queens of Drag: NYC, set to debut on Gay.com Sept. 8, was developed by Rutherford and co-executive producers Larry Kennar (The L Word, Barbershop, 50 First Dates) and Jack Mackenroth (Project Runway, Season 4). (more…)

This kind of feels like a headline from 1998, but we’ll take what we can get:

The argument over a Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan is generating some bizarre discussions about gay rights.

And gay people need to keep a clear head through it all, writes Atlanta weekly Creative Loafing: (more…)

Despite right-wing fanatics, religious nuts, and Tea Party kooks, has public sentiment around equal marriage rights reached a turning point?

According to an opinion piece today, The New York Times thinks it may have. (more…)