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When kindness costs nothing, why are we still paying in prejudice?

It's time ignorance was given society's side-eye, writes Cain Turner.

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As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us

The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.

Lesbian couple Robin Tyler and Diane Olson are joined in marriage the first legally recognized samesex marriage in Los Angeles County at the Beverly Hills courthouse June 16 2008 alongside book cover heroic stories of marriage equality

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Reflecting on 10 years of marriage equality: Frankie Frankeny on the stories behind the movement

"These aren’t just love stories. They’re blueprints. They’re battle cries. They’re reminders that when we tell the truth about our lives, we change the world," photographer Frankie Frankeny tells The Advocate of her book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality.

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Amazon's Alexa Now Knows a Whole Bunch of Pride Facts

A collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign makes queer history easier than ever to learn.

HRC Cannot Be Trusted Until It Answers for Alphonso David Firing

In this op-ed, Duane Cramer lays out how the Human Rights Campaign's painful history connects to the recent firing.

When kindness costs nothing, why are we still paying in prejudice?

It's time ignorance was given society's side-eye, writes Cain Turner.

Poland's first-ever LGBTQ+ museum opens: 'For you and about you'

QueerMuzeum opened in Warsaw Friday, becoming the first LGBTQ+ museum in Poland, the first in post-communist Europe, and the fifth in the entire world.

As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us

The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.

Bachmann Attacks Marriage Equality in Iowa

Franken Slams Antigay Minn Ballot Measure

John Lewis: Steve King's 'Somebody Else's Babies' Remarks 'Deeply Disturbing'

Lewis said King's statement must be condemned.

Despite claims it's 'too woke,' Cracker Barrel actually has a fraught LGBTQ+ history

The backlash over Cracker Barrel's new logo ignores the fact that the company once openly fired gay workers, sparking a decade of queer protests and shareholder activism that forced change.

Video The Speech You've Been Waiting For

Chad Griffin to Leave Human Rights Campaign in 2019

Griffin has led a major expansion of the LGBTQ rights organization.

Lafayette College Faced Its Antigay Past by Saving Its LGBTQ History

Once ranked the most homophobic institution of higher learning in America, Lafayette is now leading the way with its Queer Archives Project.

Welcome to the 'Fluidity Renaissance'

The growing number of people no longer identifying as straight or cisgender brings lots of possibility.

Obama Adminstration Makes Case for LGBT Rights at United Nations

Oped Why I Proposed Marriage Equality in Brazil

Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabian Gig to Support Women, LGBTQ People

Money is not enough to make rapper perform for homophobic Saudi regime.

WATCH: The Real Context of Log Cabin's Attack on Hillary Clinton

She was actually speaking against a federal marriage ban during a 2004 speech on the Senate floor.

Peter Thiel Shows Us There's a Difference Between Gay Sex and Gay

When you abandon numerous aspects of queer identity, are you still LGBT?

With Columbus Day Announcement, Trump Shows Off His Bigotry (Again)

The president says Europeans like Christopher Columbus made this country "great," but makes no mention of the slaughter or disease he brought to the Americas.

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"I’m not going to have gay sex," Luke Moody said of sex that gives his wife an orgasm but not a pregnancy.

A collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign makes queer history easier than ever to learn.

In this op-ed, Duane Cramer lays out how the Human Rights Campaign's painful history connects to the recent firing.

It's time ignorance was given society's side-eye, writes Cain Turner.

QueerMuzeum opened in Warsaw Friday, becoming the first LGBTQ+ museum in Poland, the first in post-communist Europe, and the fifth in the entire world.

The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.

"These aren’t just love stories. They’re blueprints. They’re battle cries. They’re reminders that when we tell the truth about our lives, we change the world," photographer Frankie Frankeny tells The Advocate of her book LOVE: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality.

Lewis said King's statement must be condemned.

The backlash over Cracker Barrel's new logo ignores the fact that the company once openly fired gay workers, sparking a decade of queer protests and shareholder activism that forced change.

Griffin has led a major expansion of the LGBTQ rights organization.

Once ranked the most homophobic institution of higher learning in America, Lafayette is now leading the way with its Queer Archives Project.

The growing number of people no longer identifying as straight or cisgender brings lots of possibility.

Money is not enough to make rapper perform for homophobic Saudi regime.

She was actually speaking against a federal marriage ban during a 2004 speech on the Senate floor.

When you abandon numerous aspects of queer identity, are you still LGBT?

The president says Europeans like Christopher Columbus made this country "great," but makes no mention of the slaughter or disease he brought to the Americas.