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This queer author is teaching kids to be kind: 'There is nothing political about kindness'

Jackson Cooper tells The Advocate about his new book, A Kids Book About Kindness, and its universal message everyone needs to hear.

30 Queer-Friendly Books for Young Adults, Kids, and Familes

From adventerous fantasy novels for young adults, to self help manuals for LGBTQ families, to meditation books for children -- we got you covered.

Gay People Have Been Taught to Be People-Pleasing Push-Overs

Our love and sex columnist offers advice on how to start making yourself priority number one.

Two Ways to Start the Year Off Right

Make 2012 your best year yet with this pair of websites.

ESPN Columnist Comes Out, Is Engaged

The sports journalist is engaged to partner David Kitchen.

Snapchat Rolls Out Offensive Lenses for International Women's Day

The social networking app has had issues with offensive lenses in the past, and despite efforts toward sensitivity, its Women's Day Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, and Marie Curie filters missed the mark. 

Op-ed: We Are Not Gay, We Are Human

Democrats not only missed an opportunity to help on immigration reform, they missed the point, argues Kerry Eleveld.

18 Self-Help Style Books LGBTQ Readers Will Love

Love yourself a little more by reading how these authors did it. You won't regret it. 

Walt Whitman's Guide to a 'Noble' and 'Manly' Physique Is Rediscovered

Written by one of America's most revered poets, a long forgotten self-help guide series titled "Manly Health and Training" has been rediscovered.

Op-ed: A Small Step for the Vatican, a Giant Leap for Gays

Here's why one Catholic LGBT group says the recent Vatican document is a small but monumental step forward for the slowly evolving church.

Coming Out Is Good Business

Think coming out at work is trivial in 2017? Think again, says UCLA professor Samuel A. Culbert.

Baseball as a First Love on the Way to Gay Self-Love

The characters from the series A League of Their Own and recently out pitcher Solomon Bates show the power of baseball as a lifelong love.

A 'Xena' Reunion Is on Its Way

Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor on screen together again? Be still our gay hearts.

Why LGBTQ+ youth have high rate of mental health struggles and how to address them

That's among the informaton contained in the new Youth Mental Health Tracker, released Wednesday.

All The LGBTQ Books We Loved in 2019

From queer romance novels to self-help, antiracism to scientific query, this year we read them all. Here are some of the best.

29 Great Gifts for Mother's Day

It's not too late to get your one-of-a-kind mom something fun, inappropriate, or selfish (like a self-help book on not smothering your kid). Here are 29 suggestions.

Smallville's Allison Mack Exploited Marriage Equality to Enslave Actress Nicki Clyne

The Smallville star pleaded "not guilty" to sex trafficking for a cult, but it's now confirmed she married a woman to keep her in the country and in the cult. 

Alanis's 'Flavors of Entanglement' Could Use A Bit More Spice

There's enjoyment to be found on the musician's latest work, but Louis Virtel wishes Alanis stretched herself further and delivered something fresher

Op-ed: 5 Life Lessons From Jinkx Monsoon

What Anthony Armstrong learned from Drag Race fave, Jinkx Monsoon