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New Jersey Families Evacuated From Drag Queen Story Hour Event Amid Bomb Threat

The threat to the well-being of the kids was not the drag queen reading a story.

Emilio Delgado, Sesame Street's Luis and LGBTQ+ Ally, Has Died

Delgado was a social justice activist who had recently joined the board of the Bayard Rustin Center.

Historically Black Colleges Need to Help LGBT Students

Resources for LGBT students are severely lacking at historically black colleges and universities. Finally, something is being done about it.

Black Trans Women Like Me Are Dying in Texas Due to Political Games

Misinformation about transgender people threatens our lives, but Lone Star State politicians keep lying.

The Best LGBT Documentaries of 2017

Here are some of the year's best films about true LGBT stories.

LGBTQ+ Activists, Allies Raise Funds for Black Trans Lives

Obama, Biden, Taylor Swift, Hayley Kiyoko, Katy Perry, and more joined forces for this year's Stonewall Day. 

Take a Tour of the Nation's Historic LGBT Landmarks

Take a virtual tour of the sites where Truman Capote, Bayard Rustin, the Furies Collective, and more made LGBT history.

Black LGBTQ+ Pioneers You Should Know

The groundbreaking work of these artists and activists needs to be celebrated.

Out100: The Activists Who Shaped 2013

The LGBT lawyers, doctors, activists, thinkers, and homecoming queens who changed the world.