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Trans Soul Singer Jackie Shane, Dead at 78, Had Groundbreaking Career

Trans Soul Singer Jackie Shane, who died at her Nashville home in February 2019, insisted on performing and living life on her own terms — until she suddenly vanished. Back in...

There’s No Medal for What Gus Kenworthy Won for LGBT People Worldwide

Not many will ever know how it feels to medal at an Olympic Games. Fewer still will know what it’s like to stand in the glare of a global media swarm. Gus Kenworthy knows...

Two Gay Candidates Are Competing in Kansas to Defeat an Anti-Gay Republican

This is happening in Trump’s America. Two gay men are independently vying to become the first openly gay members of the Kansas Legislature....

Gay Athletes vs. the Trump Administration: Kenworthy Is Winning the Media War

What an Olympics it’s shaping up to be, as several gay olympic athletes have already won medals, and none of them is backing down from the anti-gay Trump regime. Fireworks...

Adam Rippon Lets It Rip, Besting Pence and Bringing Home the Bronze

U.S Veep Mike Pence is getting a little conversion therapy of his own at the Winter Olympics, as an out-and proud figure skater, Adam Rippon, has now won a bronze medal....

War Vet and Senator Tammy Duckworth Takes Down the President

The current Oval Office occupant is having yet another meltdown tantrum — but this time someone gave back as good as they got....

HRC Gala Speakers Prepare Their Constituents for War in Midterm Elections

The first thing a good field commander does when he’s preparing to take them to war — be it on the battlefield or the Super Bowl— is fire up the troops....

Liberty Counsel Loses Lawsuit Over Being Labeled a Hate Group

It would be so nice if you wouldn’t point out how bigoted we are while we’re busy spreading mistruths and trying to disenfranchise you....

Report Finds Last Year Was the Deadliest Year in LGBT American History

What a difference a year makes. A new study finds that 2017 was the deadliest year for LGBTQ people in the United States since record keeping began....

Wed in the World: Troubles Abroad

Despite good news from Malta, there’s bad news in Tanzania and trouble in Romania. Australia The long road to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Australia continues. As we...

What’s It Like to be Imprisoned and Gay? Unlocking LGBT Life Behind Bars

Rarely is someone of Rich Dyches’ stature charged with murder: a 45-year-old professional with a doctorate and a distinguished author with a national reputation in his field....

Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes for Historic Homophobia

It’s big news in the age of Trump when our neighbor to the north apologizes for the mistreatment of its LGBT citizens....