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Hormones and surgery improve transgender men's quality of life: study

A new study proves gender-affirming care directly improves quality of life among transgender men.

LGBTQ+ Youth Are Uncomfortable in Their Own Skin: Study

The number of trans and nonbinary young people who reported being dissatisfied in their bodies was even greater than their cisgender peers.

Inn Your Dreams

Credit the cubicle with inspiring throngs of gay people to dream of opening a bed-and-breakfast. But for those who actually ditch their 9-to-5 jobs for wake-up calls, the innkeeper life has its share of nightmares. Meet four gay couples from Connecticut to California who are living the dream.

Calories Are a Bullied Gay's Best Friend

Josh Sabarra shares how being bullied as a young gay teen led to an unhealthy relationship with food.

Brazil's President: WHO Instructs Kids to Be Gay, Masturbate

Jair Bolsonaro is attempting to discredit the World Health Organization in the midst of a health crisis.

Colombian Senate Votes Down Marriage Equality

There may be hope, however, through court actions.

Lia Thomas isn't allowed to compete in Olympic events or elite women's races 'for the time being'

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has lost her discrimination lawsuit against World Aquatics.

Hillary Clinton Breaks Silence on Trump's Indictments

Clinton appeared with Rachel Maddow just after a Georgia grand jury handed down a new indictment.

Scruff Gay Dating App Creators Defend Race-Based Filtering

Race-based searching may be linked to discrimination, but one app's creators say it helps their users find what they are looking for. 

Gag reflex

Gays have been on multiplex screens plenty lately--but usually just so they can creep out the straight guys

The Baptist Pastor Who Cheered Orlando Murders Isn't Alone

Orlando is better off without LGBT people, the pastor said on a videotaped sermon.

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Mormon Leader: Church Still Opposes Marriage Equality

At a national conference Saturday, Apostle Neil L. Andersen reaffirmed the official Mormon position that marriage should be limited to one man and one woman.

How Barack Obama's Sexuality Became a News Topic in 2023: Report

A 1982 letter and unsupported claims have stoked speculative fires among conservative circles about Obama.

9 tips for becoming a better pillow princess from sex experts

Sit back, relax, and get ready to for some sexy tips and tricks!

Pope Francis: Sexual pleasure is a gift from God, but avoid lust and porn

The statements come amid conservative criticism of the pope and news that the Vatican will issue a document on so-called gender ideology.

Op-ed: No One Else Can Define Your Attraction

A column from The Advocate's editor at large sparked heated conversation about what it means to fetishize trans people.

Op-ed: Madonna Still Has a Message — Are You Listening?

Even if the vehicle changes, Madonna has always had something to say. Here's why she's just as relevant now as she was when she was 'Like a Virgin.'

Backyard Slights Are Pulling Us Down

Microaggressions are those barely-there slights, they're the many tiny slights that grate across our days.