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Queer Kids Experience More Sleep Problems Than Straight Ones: Study

This is likely due to the stress caused by discrimination, bullying, and lack of family support, researchers say.

Study: 91 Percent of LGBTQ+ Teens Are Bullied in Trump's America

New research shows that bullying is pervasive and often includes factors beyond sexual orientation or gender identity.

Mississippi bill would let those incarcerated sue state over trans inmates

The bill is from the same Republican who introduced last year’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Why My Queer Heart Wept Through 'Stranger Things 2'

Eleven's delayed adolescence reminds this writer of her own homophobia-stunted youth.

Depression and Anxiety

A recent report by the American Journal of Psychiatry found that there were indeed higher rates of depression in gay men than in the general population. As a result, gay men are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior and to abuse alcohol and drugs with more frequency.

Staggering New Numbers on Youth Homelessness Demand Action

A silent epidemic grows worse, especially through inaction.

Future gay leaders

Today's young gay leaders represent the largest cultural shift in a generation. Here are some high achievers who aren't hung up on their sexuality and are determined to make a difference

Don Gorton Has Side of What Happened When Mitt Romney Scuttled His Bullying Report

Attorney Don Gorton tells the personal story of why he wouldn't let the Romney administration in Massachusetts scuttle a state report on bullying prevention.

Growing Up Is Hard to Do

Acclaimed lesbian author Stacey D'Erasmo's third novel, The Sky Below, charts her antihero's metamorphosis into a post-gay man.

Could This HIV Prevention Tool Change Your Life?

The FDA approved the first long-acting injectable option to prevent HIV infection late last year. 

Meet the Transgender Doctor Leading Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Response

Dr. Rachel Levine discusses her work as the Keystone State's secretary of health.

The Gay Divorcee

The Nanny co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson reteams with ex-wife Fran Drescher for Happily Divorced, a TV Land sitcom loosely based on his coming-out after 21 years of marriage.

The gay agenda revealed!

We know there's an antigay agenda: They want us gone, period. But a "gay agenda"? Can we all even agree on anything? Yes. In fact, the gay agenda is familiar to every schoolchild: liberty and justice for all

Battle to Be Mom

Poet and activist Staceyann Chin had to become a warrior of sorts to come out in Jamaica. Then she turned her fight toward motherhood.

Randy Does Andy

Queer as Folk's Randy Harrison discusses his new role as late art legend Andy Warhol in Yale Rep's POP! and his own status as a reluctant "post-gay" pop icon -- plus his secret nude photos and the possibility of a QAF reunion.

Coming Out to Yourself

Realizing you're LGBT may be the scariest moment of all.

Remember Homeless LGBT Youth This Holiday Season

Many of us are still wandering from inn to inn.

Like (Closeted) Mother, Like (Closeted) Daughter

Erin Judge -- a bisexual woman married to a man -- can relate to her mother's desire to stay closeted in 1990s Texas.

Seat Filler Cheyenne Jackson Hugh Jackman Daniel Craig

The Advocate's queen on the New York theater scene meets bisexual conjoined twins, pits Sienna Miller against Jude Law, tastes Cheyenne Jackson's Rainbow, and saves up for a rainy day with Hugh Jackman.