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Meet the out lesbian boxer who won the first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team

Cameroon’s Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba is assured of a bronze medal following unanimous decision in a quarterfinal match.

WATCH: Calif. Sen. Barbara Boxer Will Not Seek Reelection

The four-term U.S. senator and LGBT ally announced today she will not run for reelection in 2016.

HBO Slaps Manny Pacquiao, But Won't Break Its Date

The cable network is going through with its April 9 welterweight pay-per-view telecast despite 'deplorable' remarks the fighter made about the LGBT community.

Another Antigay Jab from Manny Pacquiao

Barely a day after the boxer and Filipino politician apologized for comparing gays and lesbians to animals and lost his endorsement deal, he's unleashed a new rant.

Out Boxer Nesthy Petecio Dedicates Olympic Medal to LGBTQ+ Community

Petecio is the first woman from the Philippines to medal in boxing at the Olympics.

Senators Call on Obama to Act Against Discrimination

Democratic Senators from across the country called on President Obama for an executive order barring employment discrimination against LGBT people by federal contractors.

Meet The 10 LGBT People Who Most Influenced Me

For The Advocate's 50th anniversary, we asked LGBT notables to tell us the five LGBT people who influenced them most. Because I'm the editorial director, I cheated and named 10.

WATCH: Ellen Page Confronts Man Who Kills Gays

Ellen Page comes face to face with a man who says gay people are 'worse than animals.' 

Stars Fight Antigay Rants by Manny Pacquiao

The Filipino boxer has won himself new opponents in Magic Johnson, Jason Collins and wrestler turned actor Dave Bautista.

Olympic Medal-Winning Boxer Irma Testa Comes Out

Fear of judgment in her sport kept the bronze medal-winning Italian athlete from sharing her truth publicly -- until now.

Conservative Christian Groups Attack Gay Judicial Nominee

Two conservative Christian groups sent letters this week to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging them to oppose the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald, an openly gay nominee for U.S. District for the Central District of California.

20 photos from the grand opening of Palm Springs' older LGBTQ+ luxury community

LGBTQ+ older adults are finding more and more communities tailor made for them. A new one has opened in Palm Springs.

Is Angie over?

From playing with knives and kissing girls to saving the world and wasting away, Angelina Jolie has undergone an image 180. Has she lost her rabid lesbian fan base in the process? Chrisanne Eastwood ponders the once unthinkable.

Megan Rapinoe Dedicates Her Women of the Year Honor to Trans People

"They offer us a full view of what it means to be a human in the world," Rapinoe said at the Time Women of the Year gala.