In 1970, June Lockhart Shocked TV Audiences by Defending Gay People

October 26, 2025

The World They Tried to Erase: How the Nazis DESTROYED 40 Years of Same-Sex History in One Day

Uncover the lost history of a world the Nazis tried to burn from memory.

Tonight, we journey back to 1920s Berlin, a city of vibrant culture and radical ideas. Here, one man built a sanctuary of science and justice—the world's first LGBTQ+ research institute. It was a beacon of hope and a library of souls, holding the untold history of thousands who were searching for acceptance and truth. But as a dark shadow fell over Germany, this incredible world and all its forbidden knowledge became the target of a brutal act of erasure.

Homosexuality & The Bible: God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It - John Corvino

Mar 29, 2013 | John Corvino discusses some Bible verses from both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, explores analogies to slavery and divorce, and points out the inconsistencies of those who cherry-pick the apparently anti-gay parts of the Bible while glossing over other problematic passages. (Passages read from New Revised Standard Version.)

Dr. John Corvino, also known as the "Gay Moralist," is a writer, speaker, and philosophy professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of What's Wrong with Homosexuality? and the co-author (with Maggie Gallagher) of Debating Same-Sex Marriage, both from Oxford University Press.

John Corvino - What's Morally Wrong with Homosexuality?

Jul 10, 2013 | In this widely presented lecture (recorded here in 2007), John Corvino dismantles common arguments against same-sex relationships, including those based on nature, harm, and religion.

Christ Almighty! This is 2025! We shouldn’t have to talk about this. Some people are sexually and/or emotionally attracted to people of the same sex, others aren’t. End of story! Some people like dark chocolate; others prefer milk chocolate. BIG deal! Accept people as they are! Grow up and move on! — © Mark Alexander

Mike Johnson's Unhinged Obsession with Homosexuality Is... Suspicious

Dec 27, 2023 | Speaker Mike Johnson really hates gay people. In fact, he hates gay people a little too much… to the point where he’s a bit suss. Is he the next Republican closet case to be involved in a gay sex scandal? We’ll discuss that in this video.

1977 NEWS SPECIAL: Parents Of Gays | First Homophobia Network Broadcast

Jul 19, 2025 | CBS" PARENTS OF GAYS "in 1977. Produced four years after homosexuality was declassified as an anxiety disorder and eight years after the Stonewall Riots, PARENTS OF GAYS was the first presentation on network television where homosexuality was presented as within the normal range of behavior. The special explored the emotional journeys of parents coming to terms with their child’s sexual orientation during a time when homosexuality was still widely stigmatized.

As the Welsh of yesteryear often used to say… Poor dabs! These people got their knickers in a twist over nothing. — © Mark Alexander

Mike Johnson Can’t Possibly Hate Gay People—He's a Christian!

Nov 3, 2023 | Revelations about Speaker Mike Johnson’s dark anti-gay past emerged after he became speaker—but don’t you worry! He assured everyone in a Fox News interview that it’s “impossible” for him to be hateful towards anyone because he’s a christian. You can rest easy, LGBTQ+ people!

IHIP News: Doth Mike Johnson PROTEST Gay Marriage Too Much?

Dec 18, 2024 | The people surrounding Trump are obsessed with gay people.

Is Mike Johnson queer? – © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government

THE NEW YORK TIMES: On the town with the A-Gays of Washington, who have never been happier to be out, proud and Republican.

It was the last Wednesday in July, and many of Washington’s top players were hanging out at the Ned, a private club around the corner from the White House.

The Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, was waiting for an elevator in the lobby when he bumped into Dr. Mehmet Oz, the surgeon turned daytime TV star now in charge of Medicare and Medicaid. Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, was bouncing around the Library bar upstairs. Scott Bessent, the secretary of the Treasury, was wandering around up there too.

Sitting in a brown leather armchair in the center of this social whirl was a high-ranking official at the Department of Energy named Charles Moran. His abstruse-sounding title is associate administrator for external affairs for the National Nuclear Security Administration. What this means is that he works in the part of the Energy Department that develops, tests and keeps safe America’s nuclear weapons stockpile.

But that’s not why administration officials kept approaching his armchair to schmooze, or why some of the cabinet secretaries at the Ned that night seemed to be so chummy with him.

Mr. Moran, 44, is the pasha of a new power tribe in the capital: the gay men of the Trump administration.

These are the A-Gays. They’re (mostly) out, they’re proud (to work for President Trump) and they have big jobs inside (or alongside) this administration. They wield influence all over town, from the Pentagon to the State Department to the White House to the Kennedy Center.

“We’re like Visa,” Mr. Moran said. “Everywhere you want to be.”

He sipped a dirty vodka martini and surveyed the room. Two Republican men waved at him from across the club. “Both gay,” he explained. This was also true of the middle-aged Trump appointee who ambled over a moment later to catch up. But apparently not so of the young-looking White House aide who approached a few minutes after that. “Straight as an arrow,” Mr. Moran said as the aide walked away. » | Shawn McCreesh | Shawn McCreesh is a White House correspondent. He reported from Washington. | Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Updated Wednesday, August 27, 2025

James I : 12 Weird Facts of the Gay King

July 5, 2025 | James I – the successor to Elizabeth I who united the kingdoms of England and Scotland. This was a king who wrote treatises condemning homosexuality as a horrific sin, on par with murder. Yet, he openly surrounded himself with male lovers.

Sam Vaknin: Homosexuality? Not What You Think It Is!

July 8, 2025 | Four surprising views of homosexuality: from nature to nurture.

Sam Vaknin’s books can be found here.

What Life Was Like for LGBTQ People in the Middle Ages (and Why It Was Deadly)

Jun 26, 2025 | The medieval world was ruled by two brutal forces — religion and law. In this deeply repressive system, being gay wasn't just taboo. It was a death sentence.

In this powerful historical documentary, we uncover the hidden, heart-breaking reality of queer people in the Middle Ages — monks who whispered love in the shadows, lovers erased by history, and lives destroyed by silence, suspicion, and the sword.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | David Cotton

Feb 28, 2025

Arab Authors and Representations of Sexuality

Jul 8, 2021 | Prof. Safwan Masri, Professor and Executive Vice President Global Centers and Global Development, Columbia University (chair)

Zaina Arafat, LGBTQ Arab/Muslim-American writer and author of "You Exist Too Much"

Saleem Haddad, Filmmaker and author of "Guapa"

Dr. Samar Habib, Writer, Researcher, and Scholar on Gender and Sexuality in the Arab World

Jesus Said Nothing about Homosexuality - Diarmaid MacCulloch

Jun 8, 2025 | Taken from Sex and Christianity: A Tumultuous History - Diarmaid MacCulloch

Worst Countries for LGBTQ People in 2025

Feb 19, 2025

What’s behind the Police Targeting of Gay Men in Madrid? | The Take

Feb 18, 2025 | In Madrid, gay men say targeted police raids and humiliating strip searches are on the rise, defying Spain’s image as a leader in LGBTQ rights. Authorities claim it is part of a drug crackdown, but activists insist deep-rooted homophobia is driving the arrests. What is behind these allegations, and what does it mean for queer communities across Europe?

In this episode:

Christo Casas, Journalist and Anthropologist

Episode credits:

And that’s the Take. This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Chloe K. Li, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Hanah Shokeir and our guest host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.


This video is not suitable for children. – Mark

1946 The Movie – Straight Love vs. Gay Lust? The Church Lied

Feb 7, 2025 | Straight couples love. Gay couples lust.” A lie built on a mistranslation.

"1946 is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice." 1946 The Movie »

Gay Life and The Enlightenment | Sir Noel Malcolm: The History of Homosexuality (4/4)

Jan 28, 2025 | In this lecture, Sir Noel Malcom makes the case that there was not a sudden surge in homosexuality after The Enlightenment, instead it was a continuation of practises which had always existed. Historians should consider the history of Europe and sexual exploration outside of Florence, as the focus on this area to the determent of others has led to many having been misled.

Sir Noel Malcolm is a British historian and author, known for his work in early modern history and the relationship between Europe and the Islamic world. He's a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and has written extensively on Thomas Hobbes, among other subjects. Knighted in 2014, he's also a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature.

His book upon which these lectures were based, has been nominated for the 2025 The Duff Cooper Prize. It can be purchased here.

The first three parts of this lecture series can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Effeminate versus Masculine Gay Men | Sir Noel Malcolm: The History of Homosexuality (3/4)

Jan 21, 2025 | Homosexual sexuality was not the same in every European country. In Western Europe, men could grow beards and tried to be stereotypically masculine to appeal to the same sex. In the Mediterranean, they would try to look as feminine as possible: shaving and trying to maintain a slender physique. In this lecture, Sir Noel Malcolm tracks these differences.

Sir Noel Malcolm is a British historian and author, known for his work in early modern history and the relationship between Europe and the Islamic world. He's a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and has written extensively on Thomas Hobbes, among other subjects. Knighted in 2014, he's also a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Literature


Parts 1 & 2 here.