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Pentatonix's Scott Hoying shares an exciting family update

Could the handsome frontman be entering a daddy era?

Sean Hayes Wishes He Came Out Sooner, But We're Just Happy for Him

The Emmy-winning actor embodies a remarkable transition from closeted dodger to confident advocate.

LGBT Dallas Rallies in Response to Hate Crimes

A protest organized on Facebook drew about 100 people to show solidarity with LGBT residents of the Big D.

Omar Sharif Jr: COVID-19 Has Super-Charged LGBTQ Marginalization

Vulnerable communities suffer the most during crises like this.

NFL Player Carl Nassib Reflects on a Year of Publicly Being Out

Currently a free agent, Carl Nassib said he wanted to "own the story" and share his truth on his own terms. 

Op-ed: Don't Mention Aaron Schock's Belt Ever Again

Aaron Schock's rise and fall shows that even gay people still cling to gay stereotypes.

ALOTO's Lea Robinson on Queer Family and What Connects Us

By playing Max Chapman's trans uncle in A League of Their Own, Lea Robinson shows a Black trans man thriving.

The Last Labor Day When LGBTQ Workers Have Rights?

The White House is gunning to let us be fired for who we are, but there's hope on the horizon.

The Out Year in Sports So Far Is Truly Inspiring

A closeted soccer player in Germany made headlines when he wrote an anonymous column about why he's afraid to come out publicly. But others this year have boldly stood up, with the latest a boxing star.

Melissa

Rock's great dyke hope

Coming Out 2006, part 2

Our readers tell us about coming out to family and friends--and to the nation. Part 2

Frat Boys Still Have a Homophobia Problem

A recent incident at the University of Memphis reminds us of how far we've come, but still how much work still needs to be done.

Q&A: Tommie Watkins

The Reverend Tommie Watkins knows discrimination. After the aspiring pilot was pressured to quit the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 for being gay, he was refused ordination as a deacon by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2000. Now at age 31 the Miami Beach, Fla., resident heads the Watkins Group LLC, which helps faith- and community-based organizations reach out to men of color. And he has published Living Out Loud, a book about overcoming homophobia in and out of the black community.

WATCH: LGBT Ugandans In Hiding, Suicidal After 'Jail the Gays' Law

Since President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law in February, LGBT Ugandans are living in fear -- going into hiding and even contemplating suicide, say activists on the ground.