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PHOTOS: The Love Is Love Project Shows the Love in the Middle of the Country

Mitch Kitter and Shalem Mathew have tapped into the power of beautiful images with their crowd-funded series of couples portraits. Take a look at these great images from the middle of the U.S.

Richard Blanco on How to Love a Country (and Write a Poem)

The first gay, Latinx, and immigrant inaugural poet reads from his new book, How to Love a Country, and provides a lesson in writing.

Men Make Love in New Country Music Video

A touching and steamy new video from Indiana Queen depicts kinky chemistry from a real-life couple.

WATCH: George Takei's TED Talk on Being Betrayed

In a moving new video from the TED conference series, actor and activist George Takei shares how his views of patriotism were shaped by his time spent in a U.S. internment camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII.

Op-ed: Why Can't I Love My Partner In My Own Country?

The so-called Defense of Marriage Act makes same-sex binational couples invisible by literally making them disappear from America, as this writer and his partner were forced to do.

Gay Rep. Robert Garcia praises Kamala Harris's kindness in DNC speech

“Real American patriotism is loving your country so much that you want to help the people in your country,” he said.

Life in Portugal

Portuguese is a romance language -- appropriate given how easy it is to fall in love with the country and its people.

WATCH: Sweetest Celebration of Marriage Equality

Same-sex couples from across the country share their love with viewers in a touching tribute to marriage equality. 

Poem by Richard Blanco: 'El Americano in the Mirror'

President Obama's gay inaugural poet shares a work from his book How to Love a Country, which is also an apology to a boy he once bullied.

15 romantic gay movies with happy endings & how to stream them

Not every gay romance movie has to end with heartbreak.

Grindr’s 2024 in review from tops to bottoms and from daddy culture to Charli XCX

The gay hookup app has some sexy data on its users. Check it out.

What It Means to Be a 'Patriot'

It's OK to love someone or something imperfect.

Proposed Immigration Rules Would Devastate LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

Make your voice heard before the Trump administration makes a terrible move.

Kacey Musgraves, 'Drag Race' Judge, Wins Album of the Year at Grammys

The country star is a vocal ally of the LGBTQ community.

Why Pride 2020 Is All About Black Lives Matter

This moment calls on all marginalized people to come together in support of something bigger than ourselves.

This King's Speech Makes Us Want to Move to Norway

"Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and girls and boys who love each other," said the 79-year-old king of Norway. 

Out Country Singer Begs Genre to 'Condemn Bigoted Laws'

The singer said country musicians need to take a stand for the LGBT community and oppose bigoted laws.

Kacey Musgraves's 'Rainbow' Music Video Is an Ode to Queer Youth

The country star followed up her Grammys triumph with a moving tribute for LGBTQ fans.