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New ad from LGBTQ Task Force and partners counters Republican anti-trans and racist rhetoric

"Black, white, or brown, native or newcomer, transgender or not, Americans show up for one another," the ad says.

Madonna Drops 'I Rise' Pride Anthem for Stonewall's 50th Anniversary

The Queen of Pop's new track is a tribute to her LGBTQ fans and all marginalized people.

Tracy Young, Madonna's Fave DJ, Is Breaking the Grammy Glass Ceiling

Young discusses making herstory as the first woman nominated in the Best Remixed Recording category at the Grammys.

Madonna Releases Powerful Video for Activist Anthem ‘I Rise’

The video pays tribute to social justice movements.

Where have all the girl groups gone? Why it took 24 years for a girl band to top music charts again

The success of the fictional Huntr/x from 'KPop Demon Hunters' could herald a resurgence of real-life girl groups on pop music charts.

Putin Signs Russian Ban on 'Homosexual Propaganda'

The law will impose steep fines on any individual, media, or legal entity discussing "non-traditional sexual relations."

Sonya Passi: A New Approach To Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors

Passi discusses the "national crisis" of domestic violence and the need to financially empower survivors. 

Here's why Trump's win is turning some straight women to political lesbianism

After a tsunami of misogyny, transphobia, and orange hair, some straight women are considering a more sapphic political point of view.

Jason Mraz on why he waited to come out: 'Being gay was like the punch line of a joke'

Despite first rising to fame in 2002, the Grammy Award-winning musician and Dancing With the Stars contestant would wait until 2018 to come out as bisexual.

The Joy of Sex After Gender Confirmation Surgery

Nomi Ruiz thought she was leaving pleasure behind, but her post-op experiences shook her mind and body.

Scott Turner Schofield: 'I Have Superficial Male Privilege'

The trans actor, known for his work on The Bold and the Beautiful, dishes on the downsides of visibility.

Transgender teens sue Kansas over 'harmful' gender-affirming care ban

Kansas' gender-affirming care ban "impermissibly infringes" on parents' "fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children," a new lawsuit asserts.

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly once again vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors

Senate Bill 63 sought to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria while allowing the same treatments to continue for cisgender minors with other conditions.

Vaccine Passports for COVID Discriminate Against Bisexuals, POC

Requiring proof of vaccination targets communities that have long been ignored and abused by the health care industry.

Republican Matters

While many have hailed Democrats' courtship of LGBT voters as one giant leap for gaykind, perhaps the movement's future progress lies on the GOP side of the fence

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI, a Staunch Anti-LGBTQ+ Pontiff, Dies at 95

The Pope Emeritus, who retired from the papacy in 2013, said marriage equality was the product of the Antichrist.

Couples to Admire

Can You Get the PrEP You Need? A Special Report

The first of a series on the complicated miracle drug changing the face of queer life and how its availability often depends on geography.

Texas Online Film Fests Offer Must-See Content for LGBTQ Viewers

The Thin Line Fest and Dallas VideoFest offer films and real-time Q&A's for those sheltering in place.