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'Drag Race' season 16 winner Nymphia Wind on mental health: 'I definitely have a bit of performance anxiety'

Breaking Wind, the Art of Letting Go was made up for episode 14, but it now has a real chapter about the queen's experiences with mental health.

RuPaul Lands a New TV Gig as the Queen of ‘Lingo’ on Two Continents

The iconic drag queen will be hosting versions of the game show in the U.S. and the U.K. 

Anglicans Await Response From Episcopal Bishops on Ordaining Gays

With the Anglican world anxiously waiting, Episcopal leaders meeting in New Orleans weighed their response to demands that they bar any more gay people from becoming bishops. A bishops' committee took a break late Monday after working on a statement that could determine whether the global Anglican fellowship splits apart.

Miss Bouvèé has something to say about Florida's drag bans

This drag performer reflects on the lasting impact the state's anti-drag bans have had a year after they were put into motion.

Episcopalians Provisionally Approve Marriage Rites and Transgender Rights

Approved by various Episcopal bodies at the church's General Convention, both measures require further action.

New leader of LGBTQ+ Catholic group seeks to help the queer faithful find a welcoming home

Michael O'Loughlin is the new executive director of Outreach, which highlights welcoming spaces within the church while working to create more.

Pope Francis Hints at Openness to Blessing Same-Sex Unions

He advises "pastoral prudence" in response to requests for blessings but says such unions shouldn't be considered equal to marriage.

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.

Jesus Would Go to Jail for Rejecting Same-Sex Unions, Says Conservative Cardinal

But did he really reject them? Some Catholics and other Christians say definitely not.

Pope Francis's LGBTQ+ record: the good and the bad

Pope Francis may not have been as progressive as some of us want, but he made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.

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Rachel Pollack, Acclaimed Author and Trans Activist, Dies at 77

Pollack was an award-winning author of speculative fiction and created a trans superhero for the Doom Patrol comic.

A Transgender Blessing

When Jewish tradition is steeped in gender roles, how does a transgender Jewish person mark their own gender confirmation procedures?

Who could succeed Pope Francis? We look at 10 possibilities, both LGBTQ-friendly and not

Potential successors come from all over the world and range from moderate to deeply conservative on LGBTQ+ issues.

Minister to Be Tried for Officiating Son's Same-Sex Marriage

Rev. Thomas Ogletree, a United Methodist minister, faces a church trial for breaking denominational rules against blessing same-sex unions.

Tim Tebow Cancels Talk on 'Unconditional Love' -- Or Hasn't He?

The New York Jet says he backed out of a scheduled appearance in April at a Texas megachurch with an infamous pastor. But the pastor says it's just postponed.

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Dogs and the men who love them

The bond between gay men and their best friends, as witnessed at the AKC/Eukanuba dog show and beyond.

It’s Easter, and Trump spent Holy Week hawking a Bible

Some of The Advocate's editorial team discussed Trump's "God Bless the USA" Bible. Let's just say they had thoughts.

Will the Catholic Church Accept its First Openly Transgender Nun?

Londoner Tia Michelle Pesando is ready to open doors for trans people in one of the church's most gender-regulated spaces.