Chris Mandle
Is There Too Much Pressure for Gay TV Shows to Succeed?
Russell T Davies 'Cucumber' and 'Banana' could be an example of how the gay community will berate a TV show for not representing us well enough, before that show's cancelled and we're left with no representation at all.
A Viral Video of Straight Men Holding Hands Doesn't Teach Us About the Gay Experience
A British host's social experiment may have opened a dialogue about homophobia, but he's not going to internalize the hatred, and that's a sticking point for myself and other gay people.
Why Was the BBC So Scared of World AIDS Day Ribbons?
World AIDS Day isn't asking people to pick a side. Trying to point out the devastating social stigma afflicting people who are diagnosed with HIV isn't—or shouldn't be—controversial in the slightest.
'Beautiful Thing' Was the Film That Made Being Gay OK
How the movie helped me come out after my time as a student in Newcastle, which I spent trying and failing to get my closeted rugby-playing sex partner to commit.
