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Regardless of corporate retreat from Pride, queer businesses are still here for LGBTQ+ communities

Opinion: "When our representation depends on a quarterly risk report to shareholders, we must recognize that we are line items in their marketing budgets, not living, breathing human beings deserving of dignity, visibility, and respect," writes David Lauterstein, CEO of Nasty Pig.

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The huge banner of a glaring Trump in front of the USDA is a literal sign the U.S. has lost its democracy

Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.

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Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's trans daughter, calls out Christian writer for 'anti-queer' op-ed about her

Vivian Wilson is calling out a Christian ex-gay for his transphobic op-ed about her.

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Op-ed: The Scare

This is what happened after one particular Thanksgiving break hookup.

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Op-ed: Would You Pass This Autistic Woman's Dating Test?

Sometimes dating can be tough with autism, but it helps weed out the wrong people.

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Hundreds of Kids Stuck on Waiting List for a Bed

Some parents kick their kids out into the December cold for being gay. Here's your chance to help them.

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Op-ed: Privilege and Advocacy

Learning about the true depth of one's own privilege.

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Op-ed: The Gift of Adoption

Adoption is a process that is still inaccessible to many, leaving countless children without families.

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Op-ed: To Sperm or Not to Sperm

How an average gay man made peace with his looks and embraced his basic appearance.

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Op-ed: At Disney, Be a Lady, Not a Tramp

Gay Days Disneyland is no place to be supercalifragilisticexpialislutty.

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Op-ed: Objectivity Is a Privilege

Objectivity is a luxury of those who don't have to fight to be seen and heard. And as queer people, we often can't afford to be impartial.

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Op-ed: On Pride and Progress

As we celebrate Pride, let's also celebrate all we have to proud of.

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Op-ed: In the Wake of Windsor

A year after Edie Windsor's case helped ring in federal recognition of same-sex relationships, full equality is only becoming more tangible.

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Op-ed: The Virtual Closet

What your headless torso really says about you.

Op-ed: #YesAllWomen/#NotAllMen
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Op-ed: #YesAllWomen/#NotAllMen

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Op-ed: In Defense of 'Faking It'

MTV's newest teen-targeted show could be seen as problematic, but that's a surface-level reading at best.

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Op-ed: Discrimination Is Not a Game

An abrupt ejection from a basketball game in Florida illustrates the extreme ignorance that has stuck around about HIV.

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Op-ed: 26 And In A Coma

As one writer has experienced with the drug-related fall of a friend, we should never be too scared to help loved ones when they slip up.

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Op-ed: Investing In Equality

Have you ever wondered whether your investments are also good for LGBT equality? One new option works to ensure just that.

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Op-ed: No One Is Invincible

One young man who's in a bout with cancer explains why no one should scoff at affordable health care.

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Op-ed: In Defense of 'Looking'

Some may say Looking was boring, but it strikes at the core of something many of us dare not mention.