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The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

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Let's name prisons, landfills, and volcanos after Trump, and put his Colorado portrait on the penny

Opinion: House Republicans give new definition to sycophants wanting to put Trump on U.S. currency, rename an airport, and stick his head on Mount Rushmore, writes John Casey.

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'Rustin' co-writer was told film could 'never get made' so he made it anyway

Breece delivered an inspiring speech on the power of visibility at the Los Angeles Equality Awards.

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Meet the LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists TIME called the Most Influential People of 2024

From actors to activists, TIME is honoring some of the LGBTQ+ people who have changed the world.

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How the Oscars are honoring queer history with Rustin and Nyad according to Academy CEO Bill Kramer

With a gay man, Bill Kramer, at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, queer and diverse stories are in good hands. Here, he discusses how nominated queer films about real people like Rustin and Nyad are now part of a historical record.

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Golden Globe Nominees Colman Domingo, Rachel Weisz & More on Their Acclaimed Projects

We spoke with Golden Globes nominees Rustin’s Colman Domingo, Dead Ringers’ Rachel Weisz, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, and others about queer identity and more. Here's what they had to say.

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'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece On Bringing a Black Gay Hero to the Screen

The biopic of unsung civil rights leader Bayard Rustin starts streaming on Netflix today.

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32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month

We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.

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The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

Let's name prisons, landfills, and volcanos after Trump, and put his Colorado portrait on the penny

Opinion: House Republicans give new definition to sycophants wanting to put Trump on U.S. currency, rename an airport, and stick his head on Mount Rushmore, writes John Casey.

'Rustin' co-writer was told film could 'never get made' so he made it anyway

Breece delivered an inspiring speech on the power of visibility at the Los Angeles Equality Awards.

Meet the LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists TIME called the Most Influential People of 2024

From actors to activists, TIME is honoring some of the LGBTQ+ people who have changed the world.

How the Oscars are honoring queer history with Rustin and Nyad according to Academy CEO Bill Kramer

With a gay man, Bill Kramer, at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, queer and diverse stories are in good hands. Here, he discusses how nominated queer films about real people like Rustin and Nyad are now part of a historical record.

'Rustin' star Colman Domingo to play Nat King Cole and Michael Jackson's father in upcoming films

2024 is going to be a busy year for the man who's been dubbed the first Black gay movie star.

Oscar nominee Colman Domingo on being the first Black gay movie star

"It’s an incredible time, the idea of seeing an openly queer man on this level," Domingo tells our sister publication Out.

Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King’s views on gay people

This 1987 essay by Bayard Rustin reveals a personal account of MLK's feelings toward gay people.

Golden Globe Nominees Colman Domingo, Rachel Weisz & More on Their Acclaimed Projects

We spoke with Golden Globes nominees Rustin’s Colman Domingo, Dead Ringers’ Rachel Weisz, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, and others about queer identity and more. Here's what they had to say.

'Rustin' Writer Julian Breece On Bringing a Black Gay Hero to the Screen

The biopic of unsung civil rights leader Bayard Rustin starts streaming on Netflix today.

Watch Colman Domingo Shine in Timely ‘Rustin’ Trailer

Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17.

Director George C. Wolfe Opens Up About His Netflix Biopic 'Rustin'

“We all have a responsibility to do something, whatever it is, for those who are in need, and I think [Bayard Rustin] embodied that,” Wolfe said in a recent interview.

Colman Domingo Is Gay Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin in New Biopic: Photos

Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17 — the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.

California's LGBTQ+ Pardon Program Sees Little Use After Three Years

Gov. Gavin Newsom set out to pardon people convicted under anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but so far he's issued only two pardons under the program, one to a living man and the other posthumously.

32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month

We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.

20 Famous LGBTQ+ people who changed the world

Remember our rich history — it goes way back.

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We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

Opinion: House Republicans give new definition to sycophants wanting to put Trump on U.S. currency, rename an airport, and stick his head on Mount Rushmore, writes John Casey.

Breece delivered an inspiring speech on the power of visibility at the Los Angeles Equality Awards.

From actors to activists, TIME is honoring some of the LGBTQ+ people who have changed the world.

With a gay man, Bill Kramer, at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, queer and diverse stories are in good hands. Here, he discusses how nominated queer films about real people like Rustin and Nyad are now part of a historical record.

2024 is going to be a busy year for the man who's been dubbed the first Black gay movie star.

"It’s an incredible time, the idea of seeing an openly queer man on this level," Domingo tells our sister publication Out.

This 1987 essay by Bayard Rustin reveals a personal account of MLK's feelings toward gay people.

We spoke with Golden Globes nominees Rustin’s Colman Domingo, Dead Ringers’ Rachel Weisz, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, and others about queer identity and more. Here's what they had to say.

The biopic of unsung civil rights leader Bayard Rustin starts streaming on Netflix today.

Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17.

“We all have a responsibility to do something, whatever it is, for those who are in need, and I think [Bayard Rustin] embodied that,” Wolfe said in a recent interview.

Rustin premieres on Netflix on November 17 — the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.

Gov. Gavin Newsom set out to pardon people convicted under anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but so far he's issued only two pardons under the program, one to a living man and the other posthumously.

We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.

Remember our rich history — it goes way back.