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Lavender marriages: What queer unions and relationships can teach us about love and safety

Historically, lavender marriages refer to unions — often between two consenting LGBT+ individuals — formed as a way of concealing same-sex attraction in a society where being openly queer could mean social ostracism, career ruin or even criminalization.

Gay 'Boots' star Miles Heizer says he's in the Out100 for playing 'a bald teenager on TV'

"There are people on this list that have dedicated their lives to advocating and fighting for our community," Heizer said at the Out100 gala.

Susan Powter says she's a 'huge lesbian,' gives her biggest bit of dating advice

1990s fitness icon Susan Powter is now a "total lesbian" having "great love affairs, many girlfriends, big fun."

All about anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Clay Higgins, the lone vote against Epstein files release

He's echoed Trump and Vance's lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets, among other things.

Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge

“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.

U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge

The announcement came Monday morning.

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Nancy Pelosi, retiring from Congress, leaves a record as a champion of LGBTQ+ equality

Pelosi has been one of the leading advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.

Is marriage equality at risk? Understanding Kim Davis's Supreme Court appeal

The justices will meet privately this week to decide whether they will hear the former Kentucky clerk's latest appeal.

Gay Republican John Reid loses Virginia lieutenant governor race after scandal-marred campaign

His Democratic opponent, Ghazala Hashmi, made history as the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the U.S.

Dick Cheney, former Republican vice president and supporter of marriage equality, is dead

Cheney held very conservative beliefs and was a war hawk, but he did not back a constitutional ban on marriage equality.

Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case

The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.

Gavin Newsom accidentally crashes wedding of 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' stars

Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon were posing for wedding photos outside San Francisco City Hall when Gavin Newsom happened to walk by.

Nancy Mace, who often touted her vote for marriage equality, now says, ‘Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’

“As the loudest and proudest transphobe in Congress, Nancy Mace will never stop pointing out the fact that there are only TWO genders,” her campaign spokesperson told The Advocate.

Former Trump adviser claims Dems are exaggerating threat to marriage equality for political gain

"Hyperpartisan liberals are working overtime to try to sow fear and discontent," David Urban wrote in a USA Today column.

Texas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples

“It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief,” the Texas Supreme Court ruled.

SCOTUS will decide whether to take up the Kim Davis marriage case, and here's what it will mean

Opinion: There might be two conservative justices with the social and emotional investment in a right that now runs wide and deep in communities and neighborhoods across the country, writes John Casey.

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether to revisit marriage equality

The justices will privately decide whether to hear a challenge to same-sex marriage brought by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.

Aide to N.J. GOP governor nominee states opposition to marriage equality and to 'taking money from Jews'

Ibrar Nadeem, candidate Jack Ciattarelli's executive director for Muslim relations, made the remarks at a recent event.

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Is Cheryl Hines being publicly forced to curb her enthusiasm for RFK Jr.?

Opinion: She needs to ditch her brain-wormed husband, take the money, her integrity, and a one-way flight to a country with functioning health care, writes John Casey.

Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community for 'discrimination and harassment'

“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm, and pain," presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveitat said.