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Arts & Entertainment

Here are the best shows on and off-Broadway of 2025

There were a lot of new shows that cycled in and out of the theater circuit this year, but here are my picks for the best shows of the year.

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Voices

Travon Free on His Oscar-Nominated Film and America's Violence

The bisexual filmmaker behind Two Distant Strangers discusses life in a country soaked in blood and hate.

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Crime

Gay Man Brutally Stabbed in New York City, Police Search for Suspects

The crime is being investigated as a potential hate crime.
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Voices

How Gay Dads Become Incidental Activists

Queer fathers are often asked by strangers about "Mom's day off" -- many turn it into a teachable moment.

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Arts & Entertainment

Milk producer takes on Oscars

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Voices

Op-ed: Till Death Do Us Part and Beyond

On the road to full marriage equality, same-sex couples also have to fight for their right to grieve.

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Arts & Entertainment

Robin Roberts Says Partner Amber Laign Has Paused Cancer Treatment

The Good Morning America anchor opened up about the "complications with the chemotherapy" that her longtime love is experiencing.

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Voices

Should Gay Grooms Or Lesbian Brides Dress Like Twins

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Crime

Gay Couple Attacked in NYC’s Times Square as Crowd Watched

It's not the first time LGBTQ+ have been attacked recently in the city.

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Naked and Afraid’ Features Its First Trans Woman

"I'm not a gender, I'm not a label, I'm just a human," she said.
Oscars
film

Oscars Snub LGBTQ+ Actors and Films Amid Other Wins in Representation

No out actors were nominated -- and several acclaimed queer productions did not make the cut.

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World

Hooking up, finding love

In a world where being gay has challenges all its own, finding love can be a difficult task. In this special report we asked readers to tell us where they met-or hoped to meet-that special someone. Was it just about sex? Or was there something more from the start?

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Voices

Op-ed: HRC's Chad Griffin Says Delaying Justice Is 'Maddening'

HRC president Chad Griffin toasts the states that extend the right to marry to all couples, but acknowledges many couples still seek equal justice.
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Voices

A Straight Woman Feels the Embrace of Our Community

While cycling 545 miles across California to raise money for HIV services, Susan Freed felt the joy of shared experience.

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Transgender

N.C. Conservatives Threaten to Repeal Charlotte Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Protections

Conservative lawmakers in North Carolina are threatening to repeal an ordinance that allows trans people to use public restrooms corresponding with their gender identity.

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Voices

Is Coachella a Queer Oasis or an Anti-LGBTQ Racket?

Alexander Modiano describes the queer conundrum of visiting the desert music festival.

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television

How 'This Is Us' Brought Dinner Scenes of Race & Class to Network TV

The writers and actors of "The Dinner and the Date" discuss the making of the hot-button episode.

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World

Tax Day 2008: The Cost of Being Gay

Find out all the hidden costs of being gay and what you can do to save money and protect you and your loved ones.

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Voices

Op-ed: The 6 Most Absurd Prop. 8 Briefs

The Supreme Court has managed to attract some of the most outlandish of arguments from some familiar antigay figures.

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Voices

At 50, passing isn’t the goal. Living is

Norbi Kamantigue reflects on beauty rituals, invisibility, and the performance of survival as a trans woman in a culture obsessed with authenticity until it gets uncomfortable.