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The 1975’s Matty Healy Speaks Out Against Malaysia’s Antigay Law, Kisses Bandmate in Protest

The problematic singer has been known to speak out in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Op-ed: Rick Perry's B.S. on BSA

When did inequality, discrimination and hate become American values?

Europe Weighs in on the Upcoming Election

Making his way across Amsterdam and the U.K. to chat up Europeans and Americans living abroad on the upcoming U.S. elections, Christopher Lisotta finds that many people are more fed up than we are -- and nearly all see the potential for change in Barack Obama.

Thank You, Hillary

We will never forget Clinton's pro-equality campaign, one that advocated for the rights of women, immigrants, people of color, and LGBT people. 

What It's Like Reporting on the Inauguration While Queer

Covering gay Republicans, witnessing protesters twerk outside of Mike Pence's house, and interviewing queer women at the Women's March on Washington.

The velocity of Salma

Fresh from her fierce on-screen turn as bisexual painter Frida Kahlo, Salma Hayek talks about kissing Ashley Judd, seducing Saffron Burrows, and sharing intimate secrets with Frida's real-life lesbian love

What Happened While Trump Was Being Inaugurated

Queer protesters speak out about why they are attending the inauguration.

LGBT Twitter Responds to Election With Dark Comedy

We're all a feeling sick to our stomachs, so hopefully it's true that laughter is the best medicine.

Op-ed: Django, The N-Word, and The F-Word

When banishing politically incorrect language can hurt the dialogue of tolerance and acceptance.

Real Housewives' Garcelle Beauvais Doesn't Have Time to Flip Tables

The actress is a standout on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but her interests extend beyond shopping and parties to HIV causes and immigration activism.

Chaka Khan celebrates Whitney Houston's LGBTQ+ anthem 'I'm Every Woman'

Out chatted with the R&B legend backstage at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special , and Khan had nothing but praise for her friend and fellow icon Houston.

Jasmin Savoy Brown, Neve Campbell on Scream's Queer Story, Tough Women

The Scream stars along with Courteney Cox and Melissa Barrera chat with The Advocate about the franchise's history of strong women and diversity. 

Straight Acting in gay New York

Debuting his first documentary, a filmmaker returns to the city where he first came out--only this time he's got the support of a worldwide network of gay men who like to get dirty the old-fashioned way, on a muddy field.

Simone Sneed

Today's young gay leaders represent the largest cultural shift in a generation. Here are some high achievers who aren't hung up on their sexuality and are determined to make a difference

Kyrsten Sinema added to the Mount Rushmore of LGBTQ+ losers

She joins Navratilova, Jenner, Grenell, and Santos; however, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt this lot is not.

Op-ed: When Are We Getting Man on Man Pop Star Action?

Almost every young female musician flirts with bisexuality. Here's why the boys won't be following in their footsteps, at least anytime soon.

Op-ed: Hold Your Head Up, Young One

To the young LGBT kid stuck in a small town and feeling alone.

Can I Get a Witness?

Wild Reeds director Andre Techine's new film, The Witnesses, is a reminder of an epidemic that cinema sometimes forgets.

Murphy Brown's Gay Indian-American Unicorn

Actor Nik Dodani brings the sitcom, and the conventions of stardom, into the 21st century.

Pitch Perfect

At her Los Angeles audition for Making the Band, transgender contestant Jaila Simms wowed Sean "Diddy" Combs with her soulful voice -- even if he did notice that her range ran a bit lower than expected.