Eric Sasson
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New York, United States
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How the Tom of Finland Biopic Brought the Erotica Master's Life to Screen
Tom of Finland's impact on gay culture is hard to overstate, but the story of his life is less well known. A new film hopes to change that. → Read More
I Love Comfort TV. But When It Comes To Will And Grace, I Don't Want To Settle For A Warm Bath Of Nostalgia
Don't get me wrong — I love comfort TV. But this time, I don't want to settle for a warm bath of nostalgia. → Read More
Where's the Line Between Trans Visibility and Media Sensationalism?
The July cover of 'Glamour Spain' features model Andreja Pejic without reference to her gender identity. Is that progress? → Read More
RuPaul Made Drag Mainstream
How 'Drag Race' made straight America fall in love with drag. → Read More
Bernie's Revolution Won't Save the Democrats
To win in the midterms, the party will need more than just progressive populism. → Read More
Bernie's Revolution Won't Save the Democrats
To win in the midterms, the party will need more than just progressive populism. → Read More
The Democrats Need to Do More Than Oppose Trump
The party must stand for progressive policies, not merely resistance. → Read More
Liberals Need to Get Ready for a World Without Trump
The left wants to get Donald Trump out of the White House—but it needs to think ahead to what happens after that. → Read More
What Is Dave Chappelle’s Problem With Gay People?
It's not just that the comedian's Netflix specials are rife with homophobic and transphobic jokes. It's that the jokes are bad. → Read More
This Dating App Might Be Your Last Chance To Flee Trump’s America
Maple Match pairs U.S. and Canadian singles who agree on gender roles, abortion, guns—and you know who → Read More
The Human Rights Campaign Is Proving Bernie Right
By endorsing a Republican senator, the LGBT advocacy group has stirred deep resentment even among its supporters. → Read More
Who Is the Hillary Voter?
The media is obsessed with the Sanders voter and the Trump voter. Yet it is the Hillary voter who may have the last laugh. → Read More
Fun Home Hosts U.N. Ambassadors to Highlight the Power of LGBT Stories
The struggle for equal rights stands at starkly different stages in different parts of the world. → Read More
Why Gus Kenworthy’s Coming Out Is a Big Deal
In the post-gay marriage world, at a time when more and more athletes are coming out, it may not seem like much that Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy has joined the ranks of openly gay athletes. Here's why it's a big deal. → Read More
Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized in America
The government is more concerned with punishing sex workers than protecting them from abuse. → Read More
The LGBT Movement's Supreme Court Hero: Anthony Kennedy
He once again took up his pen to write a majority opinion that expands gay rights. → Read More
One Step Forward for Caitlyn Jenner, One Step Back for Womankind
Vanity Fair's cover shoot proves magazines can objectify trans women, too. → Read More
America Has Not Reached a Transgender Tipping Point
The media would like to think so. Our laws and statistics prove otherwise. → Read More
How TV Shows ‘Cucumber’ and ‘Banana’ Offer Different Views of LGBT
A lot has changed in sixteen years, and Russell T. Davies, creator of the 1999 drama “Queer as Folk,” is back to show us just how different things are in 2015. → Read More
This Scientific Breakthrough Could Ruin Conservatives' Final Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage
No, children raised by gay parents aren't more likely to have emotional issues. → Read More