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Democrat consultants tell politicians to stop using terms like 'LGBTQIA' and 'cisgender'

Consulting firm Third Way released a list of words it believes Democratic politicians should avoid, including "LGBTQIA."

David Geffen sued by estranged husband Donovan Michaels, accused of 'exploitation'

Michaels, 32, alleges that Geffen, 82, exploited a “vulnerable, marginalized young gay Black man.”

Jillian Michaels Body-Shames Lizzo and Gets Dragged on Twitter

The former trainer on The Biggest Loser continues to spout harmful narratives about health and beauty. 

Men's Lifestyle Website Apologizes to Wentworth Miller for Body-Shaming Meme

The men's lifestyle website posted on Facbook, "We want to say we've got this very, very wrong. Mental health is no joke or laughing matter".

Transgender Pose Writer Our Lady J Slams L.A. Times for Body-Shaming

The Pose producer responded to her labeling as one of the "worst-dressed" at the Golden Globes.

Grindr's 'Kindr' Is 'First Step' in Fighting 'Sexual Racism'

The gay dating app is preparing a new initiative against racism, transphobia, and body-shaming.

Piers Morgan Accuses Chrissy Teigen of Transphobia in Explosive Column

The journalist published what appears to be old tweets from Teigen containing transphobic and body-shaming language after she supported a recent Gillette commercial.

Let's Shame the PrEP-Shamers

Gays hate when Mike Pence polices women's bodies, so why do we shame each other over our own sexual practices?

How Mary Lambert’s Lost Car Keys Taught Her to Deal With Shame

Singer Mary Lambert ("She Keeps Me Warm") joins The Advocates podcast to discuss her book of poetry -- Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across. 

'Insatiable' Stars & Creator Respond to 'Fat-Shaming' Accusations

Response to the show's trailer prompted an online petition signed by more than 120,000 people urging Netflix to cancel the show.

The Pope's Antigay Decree Has Not Dimmed My Love for Church

Pope Francis saying the Catholic Church "cannot bless sin" is a shameful step backward for an institution that must modernize.

Op-ed: Sexual Education in America Is Failing Us

Why our deeply rooted hangups about sex are not helping the cause of LGBT equality -- or kids' self-image.

Op-ed: Finding the Sacred in the Profane

A meditation on incarnation and the beauty of queer bodies on the 12th day of Christmas.

Bijou Phillips Apologizes for Bi-Shaming, Assaulting 'Mean Girls' Actor

The socialite says she's sorry for harassing the actor on the set of Bully in 2001.

San Francisco Approves Public Nudity Ban

The law banning nudity on public transit, city streets, sidewalks, and restaurants now heads to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who has expressed his support for the ban.

Montana Republicans Attempt to Censure Trans Lawmaker for 'Blood on Your Hands' Remark

Rep. Zooey Zephyr made the comment as legislators debated amendments to a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors.

Singer Grace Gaustad Takes on Queer Identity, Bullying in New Video

Gaustad, who is bisexual, takes on bullies in her new video for "Creature," premiering exclusively here. 

How One Gay App Is Fighting Racist Body-Shamers

The cofounders of Chappy saw a disturbing trend in hookup and dating apps -- now they're requiring their users to take a nondiscriminatory pledge.

My Conversation With the Man Who Assaulted Me

Years after being sexually assaulted, Erica M. Hart asked the perpetrator if he wanted to discuss what happened -- on tape. He agreed.