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'Art and Pep' Tells Story of Gay Couple Who Made LGBTQ+ History

The documentary is now available for streaming on Peacock.

A Love Story That Birthed an Iconic Gay Bar and a Lifetime of Activism

Chicago activist and bar owner Art Johnston and his partner in life and business, Pepe Pena, star in the upcoming film Art and Pep.

50 States, 50 Heroes

Fifty current queer leaders tell us who their state's LGBT hero is. Who's yours?

NLGJA Announces 2012 Awards

The organization will present awards at the UNITY 2012 Convention on August 3.

Kristen Johnston Fights Off the Advances of Dot-Marie Jones

If you're not already a devotee of The Exes, the relentlessly witty Kristen Johnston-headlined sitcom, tonight's lesbian-themed episode, "Sister Act," with guest stars Judith Light and Dot-Marie Jones should make you a permanent fan.

Sherman Hemsley Remains Unburied Due to Will Dispute

The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for portraying TV's George Jefferson, is being kept refrigerated in a funeral home in El Paso, Texas, until a local court decides on the validity of his will.

The Ignorance Over Gay Lives Was On Full Display in Denver

As legislators consider banning "conversion therapy" in Colorado, religious homophobes aired their ugly notions about LGBT people.

Seat Filler October 2011

Our man on the New York theater scene boards a big gay bus to see struggling small-town teens, Jonathan Groff's racist rants, Joey Arias and his twisted puppets, an oversexed boy wizard, and more.

The Stories Behind 4 Gay New Orleans Landmarks

Just in time for Southern Decadence, historian Frank Perez tells us the tales of vibrant gay New Orleans.

Keeping It 'Real'

MTV's The Real World has been a reality television staple for almost 20 years. For its new Brooklyn season, the show is upping the LGBT ante -- a gay man, a trans woman, a girl who's dated girls but is now seeing a guy, and an allegedly straight virgin who pings the gaydar more than Ryan Seacrest at a Jonas Brothers concert.

Seat Filler The Advocates Guide to Theater July

For our second annual gay pride edition, your man on the New York theater scene overdoses on eye candy and goes solo with Joan Rivers, Jackie Beat, and Raven O.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

Hot Sheet: November 7, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include the LGBT pop-culture extravaganza Bent-Con, Lisa Kudrow's Comeback, Bette Midler, the hilarious memoir Porn Again, and those sexy sounds of Nick Jonas.