How the Supreme Court's Student Debt Ruling Affects LGBTQ+, Black Americans
They have a disproportionate amount of student debt and still face discrimination.
June 30, 2023
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The Heroes of ACT UP Are Dying
ACT UP’s Oral History Project celebrates a funding windfall while also mourning the sudden death of two of its most beloved longtime members.
March 20, 2023
Saving the Stories of San Francisco's ACT UP Heroes
A new oral history project will not only preserve voices of the '80s, it will help train the next generation of advocates.
August 18, 2017
Bush signs bill targeting Phelps's picketing at military funerals
Though many believe the law will be struck down, President Bush on Monday signed a measure that bans protests at the military funerals of fallen soldiers in an effort to prevent radical homophobe Fred Phelps from further upsetting families of service members.
May 30, 2006
U.S. Senate bill would bar Phelps from picketing military funerals
The U.S. Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would ban demonstrations, such as those led by antigay pastor Fred Phelps (pictured), that attempt to disrupt military funerals at national cemeteries.
May 25, 2006
Hope and History
As a candidate Obama promised us a lot; as president he's delivered very little -- and many gay people are getting impatient. Does the outcry unmask this president's indifference, or reveal our own impotence as a movement?
August 5, 2009
Massachusetts governor seeks IVF coverage for veterans in same-sex relationships
Maura Healey, one of the first out lesbian governors in the nation, wants to equalize coverage of assisted reproduction and provide other new benefits to Massachusetts veterans.
January 4, 2024
How Many Straws Will It Take to Break the Backs of the Unemployed?
Out SEIU president Mary Kay Henry on Republicans' lack of action and compassion.
July 30, 2020
Asteroid Named for Gay 'Star Trek' Actor
A piece of outer space named for George Takei is in kind of a rough neighborhood for somebody who steers a starship: an asteroid belt. An asteroid between Mars and Jupiter has been renamed 7307 Takei in honor of the actor, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series and movies. ''I am now a heavenly body,'' Takei, 70, said Tuesday, laughing. ''I found out about it yesterday.... I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky -- just like an asteroid.''
October 4, 2007
1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence
A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.
June 26, 2025
The first seven out of 569 miles
This Southern California soccer mom and lesbian is now on the road, walking the coastline from San Diego to San Francisco to raise LGBT visibility. This is the first of her dispatches from the road.
April 12, 2006
'We Were ACT UP': New Book Celebrates Unsung Heroes of AIDS Crisis
Sarah Schulman's Let the Record Show is a meticulously crafted history of the activist movement that rose out of the AIDS epidemic.Â
May 4, 2021
SCOTUS Conservatives Kill Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness
Another ruling made along ideological lines.
June 30, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files for moral bankruptcy
DeSantis, now a failed Republican presidential candidate, based his campaign on his bigotry. Look where that got him.
January 23, 2024
ABC's 'Nightline' Criticized for Airing Footage From Inside Pulse Shooting
The network said its half-hour special is newsworthy, but some survivors say it treated tragedy as entertainment.
June 1, 2017
Erotica Author Chuck Tingle on His Epic Governor Greg Abbott Troll
"I have seen devils do terrible things, being terrible is their bread and butter, but this is dang above and beyond."
March 3, 2022
Watch Colorado Sen. Honor Club Q Victims in Marriage Equality Speech
Sen. Michael Bennet invoked the names of the victims and heroes of the tragedy during a floor speech before the Senate voted on the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday.
November 30, 2022
A Friend to Gays and Dictators Alike
COMMENTARY: It's not surprising that Sean Penn, thanks to his star turn as Harvey Milk, is becoming a hero of the gay community -- likely to be showered with acting prizes, and deservedly so. But his outspoken admiration for the Castro and Chavez regimes should make everyone think twice.
December 9, 2008