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"Amy's Song," written by singer/songwriters Matt Simons and Amy Kuney (Ames) is inspired by Kuney's real-life experiences around being gay. The song meditates on the idea that love is love, no matter what. The one-take video features Kuney along with...

BOYSTOWN covers feature models Matt Bailey, Kyle Goffney, Pablo Hernandez, Jake Jensen, Nick Mascardo, Nick Stracener, and Cory Zwierzynski You may not know him by name, but you will surely recognize a series of books that he has authored called BOYSTOWN....

On October 18, 2018, millions of Americans and people around the world will “go purple” on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. In an effort to close...

Veteran St. Louis DJ Danny Morris can be found creating his music and video magic at Just John in the Grove each week, but with his newly released podcast "Altered Visions", he's bringing a bit of the club and the...

Many will recognize Christopher Taber from the iconic St. Louis Balloon Brigade, but more recently, the St. Louis resident has been drawing eyes to his social media feed showcasing his drone photography from high above the cityscape. #Boom recently caught...

LGBT Adoptions and Grants for LGBT Couples Expanding your family when you are part of the LGBT community is not always straightforward. It may not be possible for either you or your spouse to contribute biologically to making new children....

It has been more than three years since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Marriage Equality, paving the way for the continued increase of LGBT married couples purchasing homes, according to the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real...

A new study shows that LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. are more likely to be poor than their heterosexual counterparts, PinkNews reports. The study, which was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, showed that lesbian and bisexual...

Zane Redfern is a familiar face to many in the St. Louis LGBTQ community, but since launching his YouTube channel "AtHomeWithZane" in June 2016, and its subsequent online store, the interior design and home decorating enthusiast has earned a following...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Members of the LGBTQIA+ community joined the friends and family of Kiwi Herring, a black, transgender woman killed last year by police, at a remembrance at the PrideCenter on Friday evening. Two police officers shot Herring...

You may not know him by name, but you will surely recognize a series of books that he has authored called BOYSTOWN. Jake Biondi’s gay book series features sexy covers, relatable characters and as much drama as a telenovela. Biondi...

Did you know that tomorrow, Sunday, August 12, 2018 is the third annual "Gay Uncles Day"? Yep! There's even greeting cards to mark the occasion. The unofficial holiday for "guncles" the world over has been celebrated on the second...

Last week, I returned from a journey to Samara, Russia. Including myself, three members of Pride St. Louis had the opportunity to participate in this exchange. I was honored to experience this with Wolf Smith, Director of Development, and Andrew...

Because #Boom Media always believes in buying local and "reading is fundamental", please check out Left Bank Books’ Totally Incomplete but Nevertheless Fabulous Queer Gift Guide for the 2017 Winter Holidays! The Unsinkable Bambi Lake: A Fairy Tale Containing the...

It’s never easy to approach the subject of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) each November 20th. Bittersweet emotion, anger, despair, hope, and grief all war for the top spot on the mental dashboard. The origin of TDOR is the same...

A thin, handsome man in his early 30s smiled shyly, took another sip of beer and talked about how he loved the smell of men. Laughter erupted from the others at the table as another said, “God, yes!” “I’ve never said...

On May 30, I received a message from Carrie Dietz, Manager of Central Youth and Teen Services at St. Louis Public Library: “I wanted to see if you would be interested in presenting a Drag Queen Story Time on Saturday,...

CHARIS, the St Louis Women’s Chorus, is thrilled to welcome Dr. Stuart Chapman Hill as our new Artistic Director as we enter our 25th season of celebrating women and the LGBTQ community. CHARIS is a community chorus that strives to...

Something LGBT Revolutionary for July 4th as LGBT History gains momentum. America’s newest museum, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, does something quite revolutionary: It recognizes the LGBT community as having played a part of that revolution. And it...

I thought I’d use this space to share with you some of the fun I had while reporting in Cuba last week, and some observations I had. Getting my press credentials was a good example of what the culture is like...