Police arrest Russian nightclub employees over drag show
Performers were stripped half-naked and forced to lie on the ground with patrons during the raid, which was caught on video.
March 21, 2024
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Lesbian New York lawmaker rankles gay constituency
New York City council speaker Christine C. Quinn, the city's most visible gay official, has come under fire from her gay constituency after she proposed last week that the city's 250 nightclubs be required to install security cameras at their entrances and exits.
August 14, 2006
Sir Lady Java, drag artist and activist who performed alongside the famous, has died
She appeared with celebrities such as Redd Foxx, Sammy Davis Jr., Richard Pryor, and Don Rickles, and challenged a law against drag performances.
November 20, 2024
Florida city removes rainbow crosswalk, following Sean Duffy's anti-Pride directive
But other Florida cities have shown no urgency is erasing their colored walkways.
July 18, 2025
Christian Man Recounts Year Pretending to Be Gay
Timothy Kurek pretended to be gay for one year in order to test his religious beliefs. The experience made him an ally.
August 20, 2015
Latinx LGBTQ+ Organizations to Benefit From New Grant Program
Latinx luminaries (from left)Â Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ricky Martin helped announce the Hispanic Federation project.
June 15, 2022
Alleged Bathhouse Pic of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Sells for Thousands
The naked shower pic fetched a pretty penny on eBay.
April 15, 2021
Club Q: Judge Warned of Potential Danger of Suspected Gunman
The 2021 case against the alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, was dropped.Â
December 19, 2022
Hate Is a Public Health Emergency
The Pulse shooting is the latest incident in an epidemic of violence — and the infectious agent is hate.
June 29, 2016
Athlete Turned Actor Alex Karras and His Gay Connection
Karras endeared himself to LGBT audiences as a tough bodyguard who comes out as gay in Victor/Victoria.
October 10, 2012
This Juneteenth, we celebrate the progress and power of Black Pride
While the first Black Pride happened in D.C., cities across the country now celebrate with events centering Black queer experiences.
June 19, 2025
New Report Sheds Light on Gun Violence in LGBTQ+ Lives
Every day, 69 hate crimes involve a gun.Â
October 11, 2022
Were Parkland and Pulse Victims All Failed by Inept Police, Security?
Jacob Ogles looks at how authorities responded to both Florida tragedies.
February 27, 2018
Pulse: Hate Crime or Terrorist Attack?
A year later, activists, politicians, and scholars debate Omar Mateen's motives.
June 9, 2017
Op-ed: John Kerry Needs to Do the Right Thing in Egypt
Promoting an economic summit in a nation jailing LGBT people is not living up to the self-stated ideals of the State Department.
March 11, 2015
No, transgender and nonbinary people are not frequently mass shooters
In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in Iowa, conservatives and far-right extremists have falsely peddled the claim that the LGBTQ+ community is dangerous, but data refutes that claim.
January 5, 2024
Brett Kavanaugh Is a Looming Disaster for LGBT, HIV-Positive People
Amid all the chaos, Trump and company hope they can slip this ideologue into the nation's highest court. HRC's Chad Griffin sounds the alarm.
July 31, 2018