Has Gavin Newsom really signed the most pro-trans bills of any governor?
The California governor made the claim in an interview this week. Read on for our fact-check.
December 12, 2025
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Biden’s campaign has become a series of competency tests and reality checks
Will every ensuing interview and speech be a test of Biden’s coherence and sense of reality?
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Transgender Day of Visibility: Looking to the past for inspiration - and a reality check - for what's ahead
Although the multifaceted opposition to trans rights appears relentless, it mirrors historical challenges encountered during the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, many of which were ultimately overcome.
March 31, 2024
'Jackass' star Steve-O cancels breast implants surgery after reality check from trans person
The Jackass star planned to get the surgery done as a joke, until he actually had a conversation with a transgender person.
September 16, 2024
Op-ed: We Can End HIV — So Why Don't We?
The stats on reducing HIV in the United States have barely changed in the last 15 years, and in some areas, it's gotten worse. It's time for a reality check.
September 26, 2014
Vatican Official Calls Irish Marriage Vote 'Defeat for Humanity'
The assessment came from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, who ranks second only to Pope Francis in the Catholic hierarchy.
May 26, 2015
No Guilt Over 'Built'
Don't miss the new Style Network show where construction workers are the eye candy.
January 28, 2013
Nonreligious LGBTQ People Face Discrimination, Stigma
Atheists, agnostics, and humanists suffer for their beliefs, but it's even more pronounced for those who are LGBTQ, according to a new study.
May 6, 2020
Reichen's return
Winning The Amazing Race got Reichen Lehmkuhl $1 million and a measure of celebrity. But can an openly gay reality TV graduate make it as an actor? His new project may tell
July 18, 2005
WATCH: United Nations Poses a Riddle to End Homophobia
The U.N.'s Office of Human Rights has a message for LGBT people around the world.
May 15, 2013
Vida's Ser Anzoategui: 'It's a Beautiful Thing' to Play a Butch
Nonbinary actor Ser Anzoategui beautifully brings to life an old-school butch lesbian in the breakout series.
July 22, 2019
Our readers' favorite blogs
When it comes to blogs, some gays like hard news; others want only hard candy. We asked our readers to tell us which blogs they visit regularly.
October 9, 2006
WATCH: Ted Cruz Lashes Out at 'Radical Gay Marriage Agenda'
The Texas Senator called marriage equality 'illegitimate' at his first stop in Iowa since announcing his presidential candidacy.
April 7, 2015
Editor's Letter: Thinking Back vs. Backward Thinking
Recent progress in marriage equality has been quick, but with starts and stops. And while a handful of states's officials balk at court rulings, they're being surpassed by the place they'd least expect.
November 3, 2014
Tyra Loves Gays Who Hate Gays
Tyra tackles gays who hate being gay, some 400-pound "ex-gay" tackles his gay lil' bro on Jerry Springer, and Dave White tackles the IQ points evaporating before his very eyes.
February 19, 2009
Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin in custody
Police identified a 22-year-old man from Utah as the person suspected of shooting and killing the right-wing commentator.
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Breaking Away
They didn't have the right equipment, but pedaling 275 miles in the AIDS ride proved Team Guinan had the right stuff.
November 16, 2007
Cops Tell Cleveland Gay Bar to Stop Calling In Hate Crimes
After at least six incidents where patrons were attacked by assailants using antigay slurs near a Cleveland gay bar, the local police have had enough -- of the bar's owner reporting the assaults.
September 12, 2013
The 18 Best Advocate Op-eds on HIV in 2014
Forced jailing, Vladimir Putin, and PrEP are just a few of the topics our op-eds hit this year when it comes to HIV.
December 1, 2014
Sean Spicer's 'Alternative Facts' Are No Match for the Truth
Donald Trump's press secretary is gaslighting America, but his lies don't hold a candle to the power of protest evidenced by the historic Women's March.
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