The purest queer joy: 50+ pics from LGBTQ+ adult summer camp
For the past 27 years, LGBTQ+ adults nostalgic for the simple joys of summer camp have headed to scenic, rural Maine for a week of pure queer bliss.
September 9, 2025
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'L Word' alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literally
In their new dual memoir, the longtime costars and best friends reflect on their over two-decade bond and how "platonic love is incredibly powerful" in queer lives.
June 4, 2025
Return of the Pogues: Outer Banks season 4 cast talks found family and more
Out sat down with the hot stars of Netflix's popular teen adventure series.
October 15, 2024
How Wayne Brady found the courage to come out: 'I finally dealt with all those demons'
The Emmy-winning star of The Wiz opens up about how family support and finding self-love allowed him to come out as pansexual at 50.
May 16, 2024
'We Are Family' Singer Found Dead
Sister Sledge's Joni is dead at age 60. Her song, "We Are Family," became an anthem for LGBT people.
March 12, 2017
Apple's 'Little America' Spotlights Gay Muslims & Found Family's Power
Stephen Dunn and Amrou Al-Kadhi, writers of "The Son," discuss bringing a gay Syrian's story to life on the new Apple TV Plus series.
January 17, 2020
Trans woman Darri Moore found dead in Missouri and family and friends want answers
Police say they've ruled out foul play, but her loved ones want further investigation.
May 28, 2024
Missing South Carolina Transgender Woman Found Dead. Her Family Has Questions
Police don’t suspect foul play, but the family wants to know more about the mystery man who was with her when she disappeared.
November 17, 2023
Suspect Found Dead as Family, Friends Mourn Death of San Francisco Trans Woman
Police have revealed little about how Taja DeJesus, an active member of her local trans community, came to be in the stairwell where she was murdered.
February 9, 2015
Body of Missing Child Found After Mother Drove Family Off Cliff
Authorities identified a body found in the ocean as one of the children missing since one of their mothers drove the family SUV over a cliff in California in March.
April 17, 2018
Esther the Wonder Pig and Her Gay Dads Are Getting A Feature Film
The movie will tell the 650-pound social media star's story of love, acceptance, and found family.
March 3, 2019
The Rocky Road: Three LGBTQ+ Interviews Inspired by 'Uncle Frank'
Griffin Matthews, BenDeLaCreme, and Ross Mathews share stories of coming out, road trips, and found family.
November 19, 2020
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Gender-Affirming Care Department Passes Internal Review
Allegations made by a former employee whose dubious claims were previously disputed by patients and families have been found to be unsubstantiated.
April 27, 2023
On Being an Extrovert in the Time of Social Distancing
Queer people have often turned to found family and groups of people for stimulation. Here's how one gay extrovert is coping.
March 27, 2020
Hunter Biden convicted on all 3 charges at federal gun trial
The conviction marks the first time a president’s immediate family member has been found guilty of a crime during their father’s term in office.
June 11, 2024
Council of Dads' J. August Richards on Black Gay Visibility's Power
After coming out, the actor talked to The Advocate about how Hollywood has changed, found family, and the importance of representation.
April 28, 2020
13 Russian Kids Finally Reunite with Parents
With Russia still banning adoptions by couples from any country that supports equal marriage, 13 families finally found a closure that continues to elude thousands.
August 30, 2014
Looking for Grandma
Babysitters and nannies are one thing, but what happens when the relationship transcends that? This is how our parenting writer, Frank Lowe, sought out and found an unexpected family member.
May 7, 2014
20 Great Gifts for Kids of All Ages
Queers have long been making our own kind of families, so it's not surprising many of us have found unique ways to expand those families. Whether you've got kids or fur babies, you'll find something to fill those stockings here.
December 18, 2015
U.S. social conservatives take their message to Poland
Many prominent U.S. conservative groups--including Focus on the Family, founded by James Dobson (pictured)--are shifting their attention overseas this week, attending a conference in Poland that will decry Europe's liberal social policies and portray the host nation as a valiant holdout bucking those trends.
May 10, 2007
Dobson defends limited protections for same-sex couples
James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based antigay religious group Focus on the Family (pictured), has found himself the target of other far-right leaders after voicing support for a Colorado measure that would provide limited rights to same-sex couples.
February 18, 2006