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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.

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.”

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at White House for the first time

It’s been a big 2024 World AIDS Day for the world’s largest ongoing community art project.

WATCH: 'Hardball' on the 'Ex-Gay' Movement

Host Chris Matthews and guests Wayne Besen and Laura Berman are glad the movement's diminishing.

This long-term HIV survivor says testosterone therapy 'saved my life.'

Nelson Vergel's been on a lifelong mission to educate people about hormone therapy since it helped him survive the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New Hampshire GOP Gov Signs Transgender Rights Bill

Plus one banning the use of conversion therapy on minors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Texas Gay Dems: #WeDontNeedFixin

The state Democratic platform responds strongly to Texas Republicans' endorsement of 'ex-gay' therapy.

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.

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. 

'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.