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David Mixner, veteran LGBTQ+ activist and presidential adviser, has died at 77

Mixner's advocacy spanned from the 1960s movements for civil rights and peace to the 21st-century fight for marriage equality and included notable involvement with Bill Clinton on the issue of gays in the military.

Harry Belafonte, Civil Rights Icon and Entertainer, Dead at 96

Belafonte died Tuesday morning of congestive heart failure.

McCain to officially announce candidacy for president

Republican John McCain--senator, ex-Navy pilot, and former prisoner of war in Vietnam--is casting himself as the most qualified person to lead the country in wartime as he officially opens his second presidential bid in Portsmouth, N.H., today and tries to succeed where he once failed.

Dana Delany

Dana Delany first hit the big time as a wide-eyed nurse on ABC's Vietnam War drama China Beach. Now she's back on the alphabet network, stirring up trouble on Desperate Housewives as a tyrannical new neighbor with -- what else? -- a deep, dark secret.

James Dean, Deceased Gay Icon, Will Star in a 2020 Film Via CGI

With the help of technology, the actor is set to star in Finding Jack, a period war drama that takes place after his 1955 death.

Pete Buttigieg to Fox News: Trump Has Been 'Disrespecting Military'

Buttigieg blasted Fox News for glossing over Trump's history of dishonoring the military. 

Many LGBT Troops Don't Get Veterans Benefits

Veterans in Chicago are calling on the government to keep its promise to those who served, regardless of sexual orientation or discharge status.

Rustin Instilled Power To The People

Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his birth, a new book shares the correspondence Martin Luther King Jr.'s right-hand man, Bayard Rustin, known as the "lost prophet" of the Civil Rights Movement.

Would Harvey Milk Object to His Name on a Warship?

The late gay rights activist's antiwar record is at odds with the honor recently announced by the U.S. Navy.

Ocean Vuong, Gay Poet and Former Refugee, Named 2019 MacArthur Fellow

The writer, who once lived in a refugee camp in the Philippines, is now the recipient of the prestigious Genius Grant.

Pete Buttigieg: Trump Faked A Disability to Avoid Vietnam

The Democratic challenger said Trump exploited his privilege so "somebody could go to war in his place."

Meghan McCain Says She Loves Joe Biden, Implies He Has Her Vote

The daughter of the late Republican Sen. John McCain says "it shouldn't take a rocket scientist" to figure out who she's supporting for president.

'Sticks and Bones' Won't Hurt Richard Chamberlain

The gay Dr. Kildare and Thorn Birds star returns to the stage this fall in an off-Broadway revival of David Rabe's Vietnam-era classic.

Activism Doesn't Just Happen in California and New York

Red State fighters like Ray Hill had a greater impact than many know.

Meghan McCain Blasts Trump's 'Cheap Rhetoric' at Father's Funeral

The daughter of John McCain, in her eulogy of him, delivered a forceful reproach of the president.

Roy Moore Says Marriage Equality May Spark Revolt

The antigay Alabama judge says the nation's founders 'would be incensed' at the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling.

Carlson, Lackey to a Draft Dodger, Suggests Buttigieg Is Fake Veteran

The Fox News screaming head declares the presidential candidate not a threat, then spends much of his show denigrating him.