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Cynthia Erivo Shares Love of Queer Community Atop a Mountain With Bear Grylls

Tony winner and star of the upcoming Wicked movie, Cynthia Erivo shows support for queer folks who have a tough time coming out between rappelling into a cave and navigating an icy waterfall in an exclusive clip from Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge.

Queer Chef Kristen Kish Goes Far in 'Restaurants at the End of the World'

The Top Chef winner explores cuisine and culture at some of the world's most remote eateries.

Regarding National Geographic's Trans Doc: Reductive Comes to Mind

This was a movie made for cisgender people by cisgender people, Julia Williamson writes.

National Geographic Pressured Over Its Boy Scouts Special

A social media campaign and petition drive led to National Geographic sharing an essay about antigay discrimination on its website.

In Defense of 'Gender Revolution'

The controversial National Geographic documentary taught middle America about transgender people, Elijah Nealy writes.

WATCH: This Treetop Proposal Will Make You Swoon

National Geographic’s 'Campfire Stories' documented a proposal that might restore your faith in fairy tales. 

Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal Appears to Have Male Companion

A mixed-gender cardinal in Pennsylvania has intrigued bird-watchers and scientists.

WATCH: NatGeo's Insight on Trans Lives

Nat Geo TV will debut a special hour-long feature looking at the lives of three transgender people and their families called American Transgender. Airing Tuesday, May 1, at 8:00 p.m. EST, American Transgender offers an up close and personal peek into the daily lives of three trans people: Eli Strong, Clair Farley, and Jim Howley.

STUDY: Number of Married Same-Sex Couples Up by 50 Percent

By the end of 2013, there were an estimated 130,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S., a 50 percent increase from three years earlier, says a new Williams Institute study.

T.R. Knight Gives Life to a Gay Poet Taken by Nazis

The Genius: Picasso actor discusses why the life and death of poet Max Jacob matter today.

Russia's LGBTQ Conference for Families in Works Amid Homophobic Regime

Organizers and activists reached out to the international community to fund the Moscow gathering that flies in the face of the anti-LGBTQ regime.

Mike Pence Doesn't Want to Admit He Supports Confederate Monuments

The laughably inauthentic VP says there's a move afoot to "erase history."

Self-Important Hacker Leaks Orange Is the New Black

A hacker has stolen episodes of the most culturally diverse, queer, and women-centric series on TV.

'Fauci' Documentary Reveals a Man Touched by Two Pandemics

The doc, in theaters today, shows a compassionate and dedicated civil servant deeply affected by the tragedies of HIV and COVID-19.

Tucker Carlson Denounces Changing U.S. Racial Makeup

The Fox News host is getting blowback for the segment, which some are calling racist.

Empire State Building, Jujubee, & More Will Take Part in Spirit Day

Landmark buildings, scores of celebrities, TV networks, and others will go purple to stand against bullying and for LGBTQ+ youth.

Yes, Pope Had a Private Meeting — With a Gay Couple

The Vatican denies any private meeting with Kim Davis, but CNN reports that Pope Francis personally invited his former student, an out gay man, to the embassy.

Project Runway's Justin LeBlanc and the Strength of Disability

Project Runway's Justin LeBlanc and other LGBT people with disabilities on television are in the vanguard of a new generation of advocates.