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A gay couple was turned away by a Christian wedding vendor. Their 90-year-old grandma had the best response

One coupling is letting their 90-year-old grandma lead by example after a transportation company refused to help bring her to a "groom plus groom" wedding.

How a Group of Grandparents Is Mobilizing to Push Back Against Moms for Liberty

Grandparents for Truth, a project of progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, is working to fight book bans, right-wing school boards and what it describes as authoritarianism in the nation’s schools.

My Grandparents Created PFLAG

Avril Swan on the legacy of love and acceptance her family built 45 years ago.
 

Dear Grandparents: Gay People Exist, Deal With It

An NYU graduate student has composed a perfect letter to her grandparents regarding her father's homosexuality.

Gay Republican George Santos Lied About Grandparents Fleeing Holocaust

George Santos is already facing calls to resign before he's even sworn into office over allegations he's fabricated parts of his biography. 

Victory for Trans Teen After Judge Awards Custody to Supportive Grandparents

The 17-year-old boy has been subjected to cruel treatment from his father, who told him to kill himself.

George Santos Doesn't Rule Out Plea Deal, Still Insists His Grandparents Survived the Holocaust

The embattled GOP lawmaker George Santos tried to explain his seemingly never-ending web of lies he's spun about himself in an interview that premiered Sunday.

Florida Football Coach Uses Slur, Calls Homosexuality 'Disgusting'

Johnnie Saunders said he may quit coaching youth football if he's asked to "abandon the morals and values that we were raised on by our good parents and grandparents."

Op-ed: Why We're Going to Win Marriage in Ireland

Christine Quinn, the former speaker of the New York City Council and current adviser to Gov. Cuomo, tells us why she's confident the nation of her grandparents will get equality right.

Kansas B&B owners to keep rainbow flag despite local opposition

A 12-year-old son's gift of a colorful flag he found while staying with his grandparents in California has put his parents in the middle of controversy in the small town of Meade, Kan.

Out San Bernadino Congressman: Reject Fear

The parents and grandparents of out congressman Mark Takano were interned during World War II. He urges all Americans — including LGBT people, who know a thing about discrimination — to not go down the dark path of intolerance.

 

Kristofer Eisenla Does the DNC

Long before Kristofer Eisenla became deputy chief of staff and communications director for U.S. representative Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), he campaigned for Clinton marching around the living room of his staunchly Republican grandparents' home with a sign he'd crafted himself. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine 16 years later he'd be so actively involved in the planning of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Say Uncle: Gay Uncles Face Off

As parents now wait until their 30s and 40s to start families, so too are modern grandparents finding themselves making this "career change" later in life -- often well into their 70s, when they may not exactly be in their prime for the job's demands. And thus marks the rise of the gay uncle -- the guy who spoils you rotten, answers all those questions you can't ask your parents, and has you home in time for dinner. But this modern-day guncles phenomenon presents a major question: What exactly is it guncles are supposed to be doing?

Parents Sue to Take Trans Teen Off Hormones Against Medical Advice

Although the teen boy's medical team says his life depends on his ability to live as transgender, his parents are suing to stop him from getting therapy and treatment.

WATCH: Christian School Rejects 8-Year-old Tomboy

An 8-year-old cisgender girl has been pulled from her local Christian school after being told she acts too much like a boy.

Op-ed:Are LGBT Families 'Post-Gay?'

LGBT families might be the norm on television and even in real life, but when they get together it becomes an empowering moment.

Less Crying, More Marching

This Women's March attendee is turning heartbreak into action. Follow her lead.

George Santos Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty in Donation Fraud Scheme

The guilty plea from Samuel Miele adds to the legal troubles for the embattled gay New York congressman. Miele is the second former Santos aide to plead guilty to criminal charges.

Club Q: Judge Warned of Potential Danger of Suspected Gunman

The 2021 case against the alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, was dropped.