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Why putting free period products in men's bathrooms is good for everyone

One in three low-wage women will miss work, school, and other events due to period poverty — and trans men experience it, too.

War of the Roses

The best time to discuss the end of your relationship is at the beginning.

7 images of ACT UP NY taking to the streets at a queer Palestine rally saying ‘SILENCE=DEATH’

As the death toll in Gaza continues to climb, the prominent AIDS activist group is using its platforms to demand an end to the violence.

Hawaii civil unions plan goes nowhere

Hawaii lawmakers effectively killed a proposal to create civil unions for gay couples by declining to vote on the legislation.

Mark Takano Becomes First LGBT Person of Color in Congress

Mark Takano has won the congressional race in the 41st Congressional District in California, becoming the first person of color in Congress.

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Musgrave puts same-sex marriage ban on hold

Antigay Republican congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado said she will put her signature federal constitutional marriage ban proposal on hold ahead of next year's difficult reelection campaign.

Linda Perry opens up in new documentary, premiering in June at Tribeca Festival

"I felt proud of how revealing it is," Perry says of Let It Die Here.

Hustle and grow

Texas gay candidate Tom Malin was undone by the revelation of his past as an escort. Why do so many young gay men turn to hustling? And why does sex work remain the unforgivable sin?

No, Steve Bannon, People Did Care That Trump Bragged of Sexual Assault

In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bannon says ordinary Americans didn't care that Trump claimed to grab women and get away with it. We beg to differ.

At Google a Transgender Gold Standard

The search engine giant has significantly increased its coverage of transgender health care for its U.S. employees -- and other companies are soon expected to follow suit.

Road Diary: Not-So-Straight-Talk Express

Writer Michael Joseph Gross joins a crew of 50 campaign volunteers from Boston (who traveled on a bus they dubbed "The Not-So-Straight-Talk Express") and about 100 Ohio volunteers to canvass for Obama throughout Columbus and finds that not all of the locals are receptive to Obama's promise of change.

A Day's Worth of Trolling Trump: Your Handy Itinerary

Elizabeth Warren has called Trump a thin-skinned bully, and he really appears to be. The more he's trolled, the more miserable he may make his staff -- and they may fight back. 

The Getty Goes Gay Cruising the Archives


Funded in part with a $50,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation and curated from the gargantuan collection of the One National Gay and Lesbian Archives, this eclectic, poignant, and most often whimsical exhibition is spread over three venues.

For LGBT People, Coming Out Doesn't Happen Just Once

With Pride on the horizon, author Laila Ibrahim thinks about all the times she's exited a different closet.

'Singing Is Not Your Skeez'

The first American Idol fan to interpret this Randy Jackson comment wins Dave White's gratitude for the next seven days.

Which Americans Are Responsible for Russia's Hate?

Where did Russia learn such bigotry? Take a look at our home-grown antigay activists.

See you next Tuesday

Simon finally applauds Taylor Hicks, and Elliott takes his Donny Hathaway CD collection home.