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Aunts are a key source of support for LGBTQ+ youth, study says

Aunts often act as buffers between young people and parents, and they sometimes provide practical support in the form of housing, say researchers from Texas and California.

WATCH: How Does Bristol Palin React When Her Son Drops Antigay Slur?

Willow Palin, who got in trouble for using a gay slur on Facebook in 2010, is on the receiving end of it from her nephew Tripp.

Leslie Jordan on Going Gospel, Playing the Opry, and ‘Aunt Dolly’

The out entertainer became an Instagram superstar, penned a memoir, recorded a gospel album (with guest star Dolly Parton!), and played the Grand Ole Opry, all during a pandemic.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler's Out Nephew on His Aunt's Antigay Weeping

After his spot-on reply to his aunt crying on the House floor, Andrew Hartzler expounds on his relative's dangerous words.

Barack Obama's Lesbian Aunt Sparked His Evolution on LGBTQ+ Rights

In his A Promised Land memoir, the former president said he used to use antigay slurs, like the f word, without concern.

Hillary's Gay 'Nephew': ‘Aunt Hillary’ Helped Me Come Out

Hillary Clinton's gay "nephew" shared a personal note on Facebook about his supportive "Aunt Hillary" that has since gone viral.

WATCH: J-Lo Opens Up About Her Lesbian Aunt

Her show, The Fosters, was a winner at the GLAAD Media Awards, and Lopez says she owes that in part to her aunt.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler's Gay Nephew to His Aunt: You Have to Coexist

Andrew Hartzler calls out his aunt Vicky Hartzler, the anti-LGBTQ+ congresswoman who cried as she begged her colleagues to vote against marriage equality.

One Million Moms Boycotts American Girl Over Doll With Lesbian Aunts

The anti-LGBTQ+ organization's latest target is a 10-year-old doll and her happily married gay great aunts. 

Days of Our Lives Star Tweets Support Chick fil A

She happens to play the aunt of gay character Will Horton.

To Stop Trump, LGBTQ Americans Must Do More Than Vote

Throw an early voting party, find a phone bank, plead with your swing-district aunt; there's no shortage of options.

Mary Trump Sues Uncle Donald, Saying He Swindled Millions From Her

The president's outspoken lesbian niece says her uncles and aunt conspired to deny her tens of millions from her grandfather's estate.

My Mom Flipped When I Tried To Ask For Dating Advice

Memoirist Daisy Hernandez learned the ropes of dating men from her mother and aunts, but couldn't quite do the same when she started dating women.

11 Amazing Gifts for the Mother in Your Life

It's not too late to get your mom (or wife, aunt, grandmother, baby mama, or that favorite spinster professor from your college days) a kick-ass gift for that special day.

Patricia Clarkson

She seduced us as a German lesbian junkie in High Art, upbraided us as a prudish neighbor in Far From Heaven, and made us giddy as eccentric Aunt Sarah in Six Feet Under. Now she's messing with our minds as the wife of an unfaithful bisexual in The Dying Gaul. We caught up with the New Orleans native after she returned from a visit to her recovering hometown

Do the Antigay Duggars Have a Lesbian Secret?

Turns out Michelle Duggar, the mom on 19 Kids and Counting, has a lesbian sister.