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Arlington Pride cancels 2026 celebration after city council rescinds LGBTQ+ protections

Arlington Pride has suspended its 2026 events after the city council revoked antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people.

The Ali Forney Center finally owns a shelter—and a witchy fundraiser helped

The opening of Casa Cecilia, named for the late trans icon, Cecilia Gentili, marks a new turning point for the nonprofit helping at-risk LGBTQ+ youth, which has been helped by a Halloween fundraiser.

Giselle Byrd is taking center stage — and helping others do the same

The activist and educator is creating space for other queer and trans people of color in the theater world.

Stars Help L.A. LGBT Center Open Campus for Youth and Seniors

Lily Tomlin, Kathy Griffin, and others helped celebrate the opening of the Anita May Rosenstein Campus.

Houston LGBT Center Raising Money to Help Those Affected by Harvey

The Montrose Center wants to raise $100,000 for LGBT people harmed by Tropical Storm Harvey.

WATCH: Donors Help LGBT Youth Center After Sandy

Spurred on by Ally Sheedy and others, donations have been rolling in to the Ali Forney Center after Hurricane Sandy devastated its West Chelsea drop-in center, but more money is needed.

At This Hospital, Trans Women Get Makeup Lessons With Their Surgeries

A program at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center helps patients confidently transition with makeup workshops.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Join 'Mothers and Sons' on HIV/AIDS Fundraiser

The 'Same Love' singers have teamed up with Terrence McNally's Broadway play to help build medical centers for people with HIV or AIDS.

Banksy Promises to Help Turn Oscar Wilde's Prison Into an Art Center

The Irish writer and poet served two years in the British prison after his relationship with Alfred Douglas was exposed.

NYC's Ali Forney Center Expands Reach to Kentucky, Arkansas, Poland

Through a new program, Ali Forney is advising groups in other cities how to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

How Lily Tomlin Became a Lifelong Advocate for the L.A. LGBT Center

Lorri L. Jean, CEO of the center, discusses the impact of the lesbian actress and her role in the organization's 50th-anniversary celebration, Hearts of Gold.

Head of Nation's Largest LGBTQ+ Group to Retire

Lorri L. Jean will retire from the Los Angeles LGBT Center in July 2022, but the center is already beginning a search for her successor.

How an HIV Testing Van Helped Recruit Ariadne Getty as an LGBTQ Ally

Variety's Philanthropist of the Year shared the remarkable story of how she came to support LGBTQ causes.

Los Angeles LGBT Center Announces Major Expansion

A $6.5 million gift from philanthropist Anita May Rosenstein launches the Los Angeles LGBT Center's historic fundraising campaign for a major expansion that would provide housing for LGBT seniors and youth.

Planned Parenthood Helped Raise This Gay Man

Kenny Neal Shults found his calling through Planned Parenthood and is now working to advance its mission during the Trump years.