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Estonia Legalizes Marriage Equality

Despite the vote, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments remain in the Baltic country.

Growing Up Gay in the USSR (Video)

"I could tell from TV and movies and school discussions that I wasn't the only gay in the world."

NCOD Arrests Prove Putin Wants to Turn Back Time

Recent arrests of LGBT activists and political overreactions in Russia signal a disconcerting trend that harkens back to the days of the USSR. 

Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet President, Is Dead at 91

(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.

Most Russians Believe Gays Conspiring Against Country, Poll Finds

Nearly two-thirds of respondents say "gay propaganda" is at the heart of a plot to undermine the nation's values.

Former Soviet Nation Gives Same-Sex Couples More Rights

Estonia just became the first former Soviet nation to offer legal recognition to same-sex couples.

Gays Against Guns Sing Satirical Trump Songs at the Women's March

Gays Against Guns caught the attention of everyone by singing about "Donny the con man."

Leading Ukrainian LGBTQ+ Activist on a Possible Russian Invasion

"We need support, but what we don't need right now is anyone inciting panic. ... We ask the world to take concrete steps to put maximum pressure on Russia."

Four LGBT Projects You Could Give Money To This Month

Thanks to Kickstarter and IndieaGoGo, there is never a shortage of worthy LGBT projects seeking money. Here are a few we deem worthy this week.

Jerry Springer is the new David Hasselhoff

It's another celebrity-tears photo-op as Jordin wrests her "Now" from Blake's desperate hands and another season of American Idol goes out with a whimper...

Why Russia's Antigay Ways Didn't End With Communism

Russia may have adopted a few modern trappings, but this in-depth look examines how LGBT lives there have only gotten worse in the last several decades.

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Julia Lemigova Makes Queer History on 'The Real Housewives of Miami'

The popular franchise's first out and proud housewife is here, queer, and you're going to love her.

Russian Artist Slava Mogutin Backs Olympics Boycott

The artist has asylum in the United States, and he calls the Winter Olympics Putin's "pet project and propaganda vehicle."