LGBT Celebs, Pulse Survivors on Why We're Marching This Year

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        LGBT Celebs, Pulse Survivors on Why We're Marching This Year
    At L.A. fundraisers for GLSEN and the OnePulse Foundation, queer celebrities and survivors of the tragedy discuss why this year's Pride celebration is different.
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LGBT Celebs, Pulse Survivors on Why We're Marching This Year

At L.A. fundraisers for GLSEN and the OnePulse Foundation, queer celebrities and survivors of the tragedy discuss why this year's Pride celebration is different.

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on the cancelation of Boots, a gay TV series set in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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LGBT Celebs, Pulse Survivors on Why We're Marching This Year

At L.A. fundraisers for GLSEN and the OnePulse Foundation, queer celebrities and survivors of the tragedy discuss why this year's Pride celebration is different.

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"We apologize to Elis and our viewers," NBC Sports said in a statement.

"He wanted to watch me take my last breath," Madison tells our sister brand, Out, in an exclusive interview.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on the cancelation of Boots, a gay TV series set in the U.S. Marine Corps.

The cultural affairs committee advanced the resolution Wednesday.

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Most Popular

Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

Jeremy Carl has promoted the "great replacement" theory and claims transgender children don't exist, the former senior officials told The Advocate.

It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.

Indiana will no longer accept court orders or medical documentations recognizing transgender residents' gender changes.

Opinion: "I have no problem with lip syncing, but you'd think the side that hates drag queens so much would have a little more shame about it," writes Ryan Adamczeski.

“By any measure, the detainees surely fell victim to constitutionally inadequate process," Chief Judge James E. Boasberg ruled.