Category: Real life

Some gay comedians choose to be “out” on stage, while others do not… Fresh out of graduate school, Adam Sank became a production assistant for Fox News when it first aired in 1996. Because Sank was gay, he decided to be “out” in the workplace. “There was no question about being out,” he said. “I […]

For transgender people, the choice between the men’s room and the women’s room often leaves them stuck with crossed legs and nowhere to go… They are faced with harassment from security guards, police officers and other restroom users for appearing to use the ‘wrong bathroom.’ “There isn’t a person who hasn’t had an awkward experience […]

Frustration over the lack of privacy in office cubicles has inspired an etiquette guide to improve the environment for workers… David Vaughan’s first day of work at American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas, was so full of distractions from colleagues in nearby cubicles that he had trouble getting anything done. “The first day, the first […]

From voice coaches to visa experts, savvy specialists are meeting the visa needs of foreign-born artists living in New York… Andy Flakelar, a native of Sydney, Australia, never thought he would qualify for a U.S. visa as “an alien of extraordinary ability.” He spent a few years working as a production assistant on films like […]

College graduates trying to land jobs at magazines face a daunting task as major publications face dwindling subscriptions… Rachel Sturtz fell in love with writing as a student at University of Michigan. After moving to New York, she landed her dream job last fall as an editorial assistant at Fitness magazine. To get there, she […]

Latina teens in the US are attempting suicide more than any other group.  But many of these teens do not want to die. They actually succeed at committing suicide the least… Isabel's grades were slipping. Her mother was in psychiatric care. Her brothers used drugs and were in and out of prison. She felt hopeless […]

Latina teens in the US are attempting suicide more than any other group.  But many of these teens do not want to die. They actually succeed at committing suicide the least of any group… Isabel's grades were slipping. Her mother was in psychiatric care. Her brothers used drugs and were in and out of prison. […]

Ashley Walters is making another name for himself. The So Solid Crew man who spent time in jail for possessing a firearm is on the up… Asher D's involvement in So Solid – the collective of south Londoners who literally shot their way to fame in the late 1990s through both their music and off-stage antics – […]