Christopher Durang, gay author of 'Sister Mary Ignatius' and other plays, has died
The Tony winner was also known for Beyond Therapy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and more.
April 7, 2024
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Beyond Boy Erased: The Resilience of Conversion Therapy
Many 'ex-gay' leaders, like John Smid, have renounced the dangerous practice, but 'conversion therapy' is far from dead.
November 12, 2018
David Hyde Pierce to Direct David Burtka on Broadway
It Shoulda Been You, a new wedding-themed musical comedy cowritten by Pierce's husband, will open this spring.
October 31, 2014
Boy behind bars
The gay president of the Stop Prisoner Rape human rights lobby bares his soul in a remarkable new memoir recounting his four years in prison--beginning at age 17.
October 23, 2006
How Grammy-Nominated Singer Mary Lambert Found Radical Self-Kindness
"You deserve to move through life in a way that's easy for you encourage imagination because there are solutions there. We just have to find them.”
June 22, 2021
Donald Trump unleashes torrent of transphobic ads in last leg of 2024 election
Donald Trump is using fear of transgender people to try to win the election.
October 15, 2024
FDA Approves Gilead AIDS Drug for Hepatitis B
Gilead Sciences Inc. prepared to expand its reach further beyond AIDS drugs Monday after federal regulators approved the biotech drug maker's signature anti-HIV therapy as a hepatitis B treatment.
August 13, 2008
Remembering Leelah Alcorn, Cincinnati Takes Step Toward Conversion Therapy Ban
An ordinance banning use of the practice on young people was approved by a City Council committee Monday; the full council will take it up Wednesday.
December 8, 2015
Texas Gay Dems: #WeDontNeedFixin
The state Democratic platform responds strongly to Texas Republicans' endorsement of 'ex-gay' therapy.
July 1, 2014
Conversion Therapy Remains Far Too Common, Study Finds
While the harmful and discredited practice has been widely condemned and often banned, more action is needed, researchers say.
October 6, 2023
WATCH: Surgeon General Opposes Conversion Therapy
More officials within the Obama administration are stating their support for growing efforts to ban so-called conversion therapy on minors nationwide.
April 10, 2015
WATCH: 'Hardball' on the 'Ex-Gay' Movement
Host Chris Matthews and guests Wayne Besen and Laura Berman are glad the movement's diminishing.
June 22, 2013
Christian Ministry Cancels Conference for Fear of Conversion Ban
Summit Ministries backed out of California events as the state ramps up its ban on conversion therapy. Meanwhile, Hawaii just passed its ban on the anti-LGBT practice.
May 2, 2018
Trump Is Literally a Threat to National LGBT Health
Our mental and physical health can't afford a Trump presidency, argues Boston-area LGBT public health advocate D.A. Steward.
August 15, 2016
'Ex-Gay' Leaders Are Also Victims—Of Organized Religion
We can hate people like David Matheson, but their sins are borne from the homophobia of dogma.
February 25, 2019
Two Pulse survivors are now 'ex-gays' running a conversion therapy organization
After experiencing firsthand the carnage that anti-LGBTQ+ attacks can cause, Luis Ruiz and Angel Colon are attacking what they've dubbed the "identity pandemic."
June 14, 2024
New Hampshire GOP Gov Signs Transgender Rights Bill
Plus one banning the use of conversion therapy on minors.
June 8, 2018
As a Child, DeRay Mckesson Learned to Live in the Quiet
Before he was an activist, Mckesson worked to keep a history of abuse silent. Read about his struggle in an excerpt from his memoir, On the Other Side of Freedom.
September 12, 2018
Chris Christie Probably Wouldn't Sign 'Bathroom Bill'
Asked about a North Carolina–style law, Christie sings a different tune than he once did on the issue.
April 25, 2016
Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in a Missouri County Held by Democrats
Democrats hold seven of nine seats on the legislative body but couldn’t pass a ban on the harmful practice.
March 21, 2023
WATCH: Viral Video Star Testifies Against Reparative Therapy
The New Jersey teen who became a YouTube sensation after his coming-out video went viral urged a state Senate committee to ban gay conversion therapy on minors.
March 20, 2013