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These Are the Best LGBTQ Films and Series of 2019

As the year winds down, we’re taking a look back at queer stories on the big and small screen in 2019. The abundance of new filmmakers, screenwriters and performers promises...

This Is What Rita Moreno Really Thinks about Coming Out

You may be surprised to learn what Rita Moreno thinks about coming out. It’s an opinion she’s developed over nearly eighty years of working on stage and screen....

This Is Why Queer Women Make More Money Than Straight Women

Across the industrialized world, queer women earn – on average – nine percent more money than straight women. Here’s why. Queer Women Earn More By Working More...

This is Worth Hearing: History’s Most Famous Gay Composers

It should come as no surprise that many classical composers were LGBTQ. Like today’s rock stars, successful composers have always had women and men throwing themselves at...

This Is What LGBTQ Heads of State Look Like

Many heads of state throughout the ancient world were openly LGBTQ. Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, Asia Minor, and what’s now Italy all had LGBTQ leaders. But...

This Is Why Gender Hurts Some People

If you think redefining gender is a 21st century phenomenon, think again. On the contrary, notions of gender are really artificial constructs that have changed over time. So why...

This is the Mystery Girl Who Helped Create the Rainbow Flag

Not many know how a straight woman helped make the rainbow flag an LGBT reality. Now Lynn Segerblom is finally getting some long-deserved recognition for her part in bringing the...

This Is Why the Future Will Be Queer

More than half of Generation Z (age 13 to 20) does not identify as strictly heterosexual. Whereas 65% of Millennials consider themselves completely heterosexual, only 48% of Gen Z...

These Are The Best 24 Lesbian Web Series

There are plenty of amazing web series made by, for and about queer women around the world. Here are 24 of the best — including newer picks and some you may have missed. 30 30...

This Is Why More Christians Now Support LGBTQ Relationships

Research done by the PEW Research Center on Religion shows 54% of all church-going Christians now believe society should accept LGBTQ relationships. Here’s how that...

Did These Big Screen Latin Lovers Secretly Love Men?

Hollywood’s original Latin lovers influenced decades of filmmaking. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that some of the best known may have been LGBTQ. Tall, Dark and...

Here Are 12 Wicked Mothers that We Love to Hate

Is it better to have a bad mother or no mother at all? The jury is still out. But when it comes to entertainment, bad mothers can be a blast. So – in honor of mothers...