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Dynamic duo Jinkx & BenDeLaCreme return for holiday show

Two of the world's most iconic drag queens are making the yuletide gay at a time it's needed most.

Pete Buttigieg Talks Being Gay in Conservative States

Pete Buttigieg talks on The Advocate's podcast, LGBTQ&A, about how he'll navigate his queerness in more conservative states. 

Supreme Court Will Not Stop Alabama Marriages on Monday

Though some conservative state officials are prepared to refuse issuing licenses

Equal Marriage Recognition Suits Filed in La., Mo.

LGBT organizations are taking aim at discriminatory marriage laws in two traditionally conservative states.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback

More than half of states restrict conversion therapy, but conservative courts could change that.

Utah Governor Gets Mormon Church Behind Conversion Therapy Ban

As recently as last month, the church said it had problems with proposed regulations in the conservative state.

6 U.S. Groups Voice Support of Russia's Antigay Law

Conservative groups in the United States have signed an international petition that supports Russia's 'gay propaganda' law.

Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ+ Student Group

While students score a unanimous victory in state court, a conservative U.S. Supreme Court awaits.

Republicans in Idaho Are Trying to Ban Drag Performances

A leader of a conservative group who supports the state bill compared drag to the racist practice of blackface.

This Trans Woman Is Making Big Changes at Planned Parenthood

Meghan Stabler is breaking ground in the Lone Star State, and it's creating quite the stir among conservatives. 

The Rainbow Wave Could Wash Over Red States

LGBTQ candidates are not just running for Congress and governorships -- they could remake legislatures in some of the most conservative states.

New York Marriage Law Survives Legal Challenge

A New York state appeals court upheld the marriage equality law against a challenge brought by a conservative religious group.

Attorney Becomes Virginia's First Out Judge -- For a While

Navy vet Tracy Thorne-Begland gets a temporary appointment, over the objections of conservatives such as state lawmaker Bob Marshall.

Mo. Will Let Gay Couples File Joint State Taxes

The Show-Me State's governor has issued an executive order to the effect, drawing criticism from conservative lawmakers.

Group Steps in to Defend Hawaii's Marriage Ban

A Hawaii social conservative group can defend the state's anti-gay marriage law in court, a federal judge has ruled.

Iowa same-sex marriage ruling stirs 2008 race

An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday, as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.

Meet the LGBT Candidates of 2016: Orlando's Beth Tuura

In this first part of a series, we get acquainted with an aspiring member of Florida's conservative state House, a woman who hopes to represent the district that is home to the Pulse nightclub.

Apple and Indiana: One's the Future, the Other the Past

Mike Pence is supposed to be a fiscally minded conservative, but he nearly screwed his state over royally. He should take some cues from Apple's out CEO.

Pharma Loopholes Are Leading to HIV-Related Deaths

Conservative states and stingy insurers are cutting off the supply of lifesaving drugs. After losing his uncle to HIV-related causes, Ramon Gardenhire of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago demands action.

New Jersey conservatives plotting moves if court allows same-sex marriage

As they await a New Jersey Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage in the Garden State, social conservatives say they are prepared to take the fight to the ballot box if they lose in the legal arena.

Conservatives win in Canada

Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party won national elections Monday, a victory expected to move Canada rightward on social and economic issues and lead to improved ties with the United States.