Sally Ride told her partner it was OK to come out 10 days before her death
“We had a wonderful relationship from the time we were kids until we became lovers,” Tam O'Shaughnessy said.
June 17, 2025
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Lego Honors Sally Ride and Other 'Women of NASA'
The toy company has made a figurine set depicting female astronauts and space pioneers.
October 18, 2017
Working Women Balance Life and Love in 'Freelancers'
This queer female-led comedy offers laughs and moans.
November 19, 2018
On Equal Pay Day, Inequity Persists for Women, Including LGBTQ+ Ones
President Joe Biden is calling for action to close the pay gap.
March 14, 2023
Lilly Singh Brings Bi Representation to the Super Bowl in Olay Ad
The host of A Little Late With Lilly Singh appears in an uplifting #MakeSpaceForWomen campaign.
January 28, 2020
Two Men Charged With Murder in Deaths of North Carolina Trans Women
Jaida Peterson (pictured) and Remy Fennell were shot to death less than two weeks apart in Charlotte.
April 16, 2021
Female Editors Reject AfterEllen, Other Sites' Anti-Trans Agenda
A show of solidarity against an iconic website's recent transphobia.
December 19, 2018
Transgender Jan. 6 Rioter Is Now in a Women's Prison. Did Far-Right Republicans Help?
Jessica Watkins had asked for help from U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan.
September 14, 2023
WATCH: Meet the Trans Woman Taking the BMX World By Storm
Chelsea Fietsgodin wowed the BMX scene when she first released footage of herself riding, and in a recent interview she has messages for her detractors and for other women in sports.
July 14, 2014
The Real Housewives of Gilead
Meet the women who want to bring us back to the Dark Ages -- or to a future envisioned by Margaret Atwood.
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June 27, 2017
Meet 3 LGBTQ+ Scientists Putting Pride in STEM
Three successful LGBTQ+ people in STEM discuss their roles and the importance of representation.
November 18, 2022
Fertility Research Opens Possibilities for Gay and Lesbian Couples
Research performed on mice to create sperm and eggs from stem cells raises possibilities for humans, with big implications for same-sex couples.
October 5, 2012
2 Studies That Prove Domestic Violence Is an LGBT Issue
Two studies refute myth that intimate-partner violence is not an LGBT crisis.
September 4, 2014
A Short Class on Clits
Your clitoris is much more than a "little penis." It's a divine source of pleasure, if you allow it to be.
March 23, 2018
Federal officials force transgender women into men’s prisons despite judge’s ruling against Trump’s order
It’s cruel and unusual punishment, advocates and at least one federal judge have said.
March 10, 2025
Israel Set to Grant Gay Men Adoption Tax Benefits
A vote in the Israeli Knesset will reveal whether the Jewish state is ready to recognize some rights for same-sex couples.
December 4, 2013