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World AIDS Day Around the World

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The 50 Biggest Homophobes of the Last 50 Years

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The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove

These photos from the Cherry Grove Archives Collection show queer joy at one of the oldest LGBTQ+ havens in the country.

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*Starrf**ker Magazine*, a beefcake zine for the modern homosexual, was created by Los Angeles based-photographer Jeremy Lucido as an extension of his art.

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Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

The LGBT rights movement has had its share of villains. These are some of the worst.

Actor, writer, producer, director, and activist Doug Spearman is very comfortable on both sides of the camera.

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

These photos from the Cherry Grove Archives Collection show queer joy at one of the oldest LGBTQ+ havens in the country.

Starrf**ker Magazine, a beefcake zine for the modern homosexual, was created by Los Angeles based-photographer Jeremy Lucido as an extension of his art.

*Starrf**ker Magazine*, a beefcake zine for the modern homosexual, was created by Los Angeles based-photographer Jeremy Lucido as an extension of his art.