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Op-ed: How the NFL Is Tackling LGBT Issues

The NFL still has no active out players, but a former player says it's not for lack of trying.

Lord of illusion

Author and former Advocate columnist Norah Vincent on Self-made Man, her engrossing new book about passing as male for 18 months

Daniel Radcliffe Chats With Trans, Nonbinary Youth in Trevor Project Series

Longtime ally Radcliffe meets the group in Sharing Spaces, premiering Friday on Transgender Day of Visibility.

This Samoan Drag Queen Is Done Caring About What You Think

By embracing his femininity, 21-year-old Avi Pacheco turned his pain into purpose. 

The Difference Between a Welcoming Church and an Affirming One

A survivor of "conversion therapy" tries to find a church that doesn't just tolerate, but embraces.

In the City of Angels, Love Was Greater Than AIDS

The director of a new documentary about the AIDS crisis in Los Angeles in the 1980s — called Commitment to Life — talks about some of the courageous individuals who stepped forward in a fight for survival.

A Father Talks About Fighting Bullying After Losing His Son to Suicide

Steve Fehr lost his son to suicide on New Year's Day and is working now to help kids see beyond the bullying.

Famed Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler Has Died at 73

The designer is arguably one of the most referenced fashion designers of the past few decades.

Jeffrey Tomlinson's Ultimate HIV Lesson

Tyler Curry profiles a newly diagnosed educator with HIV, who learned of his diagnosis in an unconventional space -- a bathhouse.

Standing on the Right Side of History

For this activist, doing what's right means opposing a person who represents all that's wrong.

Dan Savage: Tony Perkins 'Sits on a Pile of Dead Gay Kids'

The founder of the It Gets Better Project had some choice words for Perkins, president of the antigay Family Research Council.

​Windows Shot Out at Orlando Gay Bar​

Police have distributed security footage of the shooting that targeted a complex with several queer venues.

WATCH: Dan Savage Debates NOM's Brian Brown

NOM president Brian Brown keeps his promise to have a debate with gay columnist Dan Savage, the founder of the It Gets Better Project. And it's all caught on camera.

High Schoolers Spell Out Anti-LGBTQ, Racial Slurs In Senior Photo

Escondido High School students are being roasted for serving homophobia at their senior barbeque.

How GMHC's Latex Ball Has Been Promoting LGBTQ+ Health for 30 Years

GMHC's Luna Luis Ortiz writes about the importance of ballrooms and balls for National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week.

Here's how to save the lives of Black LGBTQ+ youth

Opinion: What young people need isn’t more silence or shame, it's affirmation, Trevor Project's Jaymes Black and activist Quintessa Swindell write.

Every Gay Film Needs a Gay Diva: "Birthday Cake" Has Three

Jane Badler, Lee Meriwether and Helen Shaver round out the all-star cast that is "Birthday Cake."

David Archuleta Says His Mom Left Mormon Church in Support of His Queerness

The American Idol star discussed his mom's journey towards acceptance.