Meet Brendan McFatridge, the gay pro hockey player awarded as a Gen Z 'changemaker'
McFatridge, the first out gay player in the Western Hockey League, is one of 10 winners of The Future is NOW! Awards for his work combating bullying.
May 29, 2024
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Listen to Daniel Beaty's Protest Poem 'Dear Future Ancestors'
The writer uses art to urge action in the face of racial injustice.
June 4, 2020
LGBT Youth Theater Group Honored at White House
Boston-based True Colors: Out Youth Theater is the first LGBT organization to receive the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
November 15, 2016
Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas Join North Carolina Boycott
North Carolina's new anti-LGBT law leads the young stars to boycott the state.
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April 25, 2016
Watch Pete Buttigieg Prove Why He's a TV Mainstay
The Transportation Secretary is the most requested campaign surrogate this midterm cycle, and his television appearances show why.
October 25, 2022
Without a Date: Being Poz at 67
At this age, I’m closer to death from old age than from HIV complications.
May 5, 2016
Why trans storytelling in film is more important than ever
Opinion: "When a community is under attack, the response cannot be silence. We must amplify. We must speak louder. We must create more," writes filmmaker Zackary Drucker.
November 6, 2025
20+ Pics to Celebrate Miami Dreamland NYE Party with Trixie Mattel
Check out these thirsty pics from last year’s queer art, music, and wellness festival from Jake Resnicow.
December 27, 2023
Poz People Can Still Have the Family They Always Dreamed Of
People with HIV can have biological children of their own, despite the stigma and misconceptions.
November 14, 2014
Sean Hayes Is the Last of the 'Will & Grace' Cast to Get a GLAAD Award
The actor joked about how the "gay one" is the "last one" in his speech for the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.
March 29, 2019
Joy Behar Quits 'The View'
The comedian and friend of the LGBT community will be leaving the daytime talk show when the current season ends.
March 8, 2013
Brian Sims Is Congress's Great Gay Hope
Don't let that mug fool you -- this Pennsylvania legislator is primed for battle against the Paul Ryans and Kim Davises of the world.
October 8, 2015
Thomas Dekker Pens Moving Coming-Out Letter After Bryan Fuller Outs Him
American Gods creator Fuller outed the actor during a talk at Los Angeles's Outfest.
July 14, 2017
Op-ed: B. Scott and BET's Transgender Problem
BET's reported decision to make B. Scott change his clothes to something more masculine in the middle of a broadcast showed poor form.
August 15, 2013
Margaret Cho, Charlie Carver to Headline Outfest's Virtual Fundraiser
The nonprofit, which supports LGBTQ+ filmmaking, will throw a holiday variety show, 'Twas the Night Before Give-mas.
November 24, 2020
Carol's Curse: Hollywood Won't Take Lesbian Love Seriously
Carol should win the Oscar for Best Picture this year. Here’s why it wasn’t even nominated.
January 14, 2016
L.A. Pride Postponed Due to COVID-19
Los Angeles "will not get through 2020 without a Pride celebration to remember," organizers promise.
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March 12, 2020
L.A. Dodgers Apologize, Reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night
It comes a week after the Dodgers caved to pressure to rescind a community award to the drag group.
May 22, 2023
A WeHo Walk With a Gay Russian Asylum-Seeker
Danny Fisk details his 'transformative' encounter with Vlad Slavskiy, an 18-year-old Russian LGBT activist participating in NYC's Uprising of Love: A Benefit Concert for Global Equality.
September 15, 2014