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Panic at the disco: A new novel examines the queer mid-life crisis in a uniquely beautiful way

I Make Envy on Your Disco follows a gay man navigating an existential crisis against the lush, electric backdrop of Berlin.

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Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how

Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.

Queer Young POC group rainbow LGBTQ pride flag

News

LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report

While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.

World

Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS During Church Talk

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton used a Thursday appearance in Lake Forest, Calif., at one of the nation's largest evangelical churches, to sketch a broad agenda to take on disease around the globe, calling it ''the right thing to do.'' The centerpiece of a speech laced with biblical references and reflections on her own faith was a call to spend billions of dollars to combat AIDS and other infectious diseases at home and abroad.

purpose in life

Panic at the disco: A new novel examines the queer mid-life crisis in a uniquely beautiful way

I Make Envy on Your Disco follows a gay man navigating an existential crisis against the lush, electric backdrop of Berlin.

Mommy Melissa

Melissa Etheridge talks about her new album, the Joplin movie, narrating After Stonewall, touring with children, coparenting with Julie, and finding her true purpose in life: motherhood

Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how

Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.

LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report

While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.

Mind and Mood Open Your Eyes

Mind and Mood Open Your Eyes

Meet the Iranian-Born Manager Uplifting Queer Models

Ali Kavoussi, a managing partner at The Lions Talent Management, has found his purpose.

Former Lambda Legal Lawyer David Buckel Dies After Self-Immolation

Buckel, an advocate for marriage equality and LGBT youth, left a note protesting environmental destruction.

Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS During Church Talk

Mychael Patterson on Having HIV in Prison

In prison, Mychael Patterson learned the true meaning of rehabilitation.

Rubio exempts PEPFAR's HIV relief from Trump's spending pause

The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.

Rick Warren God Opposes Marriage Equality

El Paso Times Trying to Make It Right

As a Gay Bipolar Man, I've Learned to Live With Suicidal Thoughts

Writer David Rabadi says "this too shall pass" is one of the most important lessons he ever learned.

Will Nebraska Fire Antigay Coach

Indiana Town Launches Gay Panic Over Prom

Some parents, students and a teacher in Indiana are rallying for a separate high school prom banning gays.

The good Christian

A week of harsh encounters with intolerant Christians leaves our teen diarist disappointed, worried, and yet confident: If true Christianity is defined by love, then he remains a good Christian, whatever others might say.

The Case for Spirituality as Mental Health Self-Care for Queer Folks

While the institution of the church has shut so many LGBTQ+ people out, spirituality and tradition still offer much solace for those who feel alone.

The Great Los Angeles Man Hunt

Rick Warren Cancels Presidential Forum and Complains About Religious Freedom

Jeffery Self's A Very, Very Bad Thing Explores Head-Reeling First Love

Read an excerpt from the Search Party actor's YA novel about exciting, first, and forbidden love.

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purpose in life

I Make Envy on Your Disco follows a gay man navigating an existential crisis against the lush, electric backdrop of Berlin.

Melissa Etheridge talks about her new album, the Joplin movie, narrating After Stonewall, touring with children, coparenting with Julie, and finding her true purpose in life: motherhood

Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.

While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.

Ali Kavoussi, a managing partner at The Lions Talent Management, has found his purpose.

Buckel, an advocate for marriage equality and LGBT youth, left a note protesting environmental destruction.

In prison, Mychael Patterson learned the true meaning of rehabilitation.

The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.

Writer David Rabadi says "this too shall pass" is one of the most important lessons he ever learned.

Some parents, students and a teacher in Indiana are rallying for a separate high school prom banning gays.

A week of harsh encounters with intolerant Christians leaves our teen diarist disappointed, worried, and yet confident: If true Christianity is defined by love, then he remains a good Christian, whatever others might say.

While the institution of the church has shut so many LGBTQ+ people out, spirituality and tradition still offer much solace for those who feel alone.

Read an excerpt from the Search Party actor's YA novel about exciting, first, and forbidden love.