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Thriving Under 30: Celebrating 10 Young LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

These 10 young artists, athletes, and activists aren’t waiting around for change. They’re making it happen.

A Brighter Future: Meet The Advocate's '30 Under 30'

We're celebrating 30 amazing LGBTQ+ young people who are blazing a trail toward a better, brighter future for all!

Gay Cofounders of LGBT Youth App Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 List

Distinc.tt cofounders Thomas McAfee and Michael Belkin came in at lucky #13.

Lucy Jones Designs for Disability

Named one of Forbes' 30 under 30, Lucy is transforming the catwalk and is featured in the new MTV #SeeHer campaign.

Abortion is the most important issue for women under 30 in the election: survey

Nearly two out of every fice women under the age of 30 (39 percent) said abortion is the most important issue for their vote in November.

Forty-Year-Old Version's Radha's Gay Best Friend Tells It Like It Is

Radha Blank wrote, directed, and stars in the acclaimed film produced by Lena Waithe.

YouTube Marketing Maven Starts His Own LGBT Channel

Raymond Braun, the young man behind some of YouTube's successful campaigns, is starting his own channel for LGBT youth.

Move Over, Kylie: The Beauty World Has a New Star

This out Hawaiian teen has a global following and flourishing makeup line.

LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Face Violence at Home, Derision in America

New legislation could force the Trump administration to start taking LGBTQ asylum seekers seriously, writes Sayid Abdullaev.

Why Raymond Braun Went to Orlando

The out social media personality usually reports from joyous moments around the world but is in Orlando looking for a way for our community to react.

Op-ed: What Barney Frank Still Gets Wrong on ENDA

Former congressman Barney Frank is sticking by the decision to exclude transgender workers from protection under ENDA in 2007. Here's why that's still problematic.

Raymond Braun Grows Up

One of the world's leading social media influencers, Raymond Braun uses his following for good.

2016 Needed 2018 Taylor Swift But She Couldn't Come to the Phone

The Instagram post is great, but excuse this Swifty fan for being cynical about the pop icon's motives.

White House Blasts Online Harassment of Federal Employee by Hate Group Libs of TikTok

Libs of TikTok sent random tweet after random tweet targeting a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior.

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Dear Thought Catalog, I Am Not a 'Mentally Ill Gay'

Against my better judgment, I gave the purveyors of relevant thinking a second chance. Now, along with 50 others, I'm asking for my work to be permanently deleted from the site.

STUDY: 1 in 3 Young Adults in U.S. Identify as Bisexual

A new study finds 31 percent of Americans under 30 say they are not '100% heterosexual.'

Young Repubs Express Big Support for Marriage Equality

Sixty-one percent of GOPers under 30 endorse equal marriage rights, in marked contrast to their elders, according to a new poll.

Poll: Youth Support for Marriage Equality, Abortion Rights Offer Republican Stumbling Block

A new poll from Bloomberg confirms the ongoing trend that people under 30 overwhelmingly support marriage equality, while a majority of Republicans oppose it.

How LGBTQ Magazines Help Us Find Community

Reading on paper stimulates visual memory, helping your brain map out information to remember later.