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Covered California Targets LGBT Consumers

Covered California announces statewide partnership in targeting LGBT people to enroll in the Affordable Care Act.

Buttigieg and Biden Look to Shore Up Airline Consumer Protections

They want airlines to compensate passengers for more than just the ticket price if there's a preventable cancellation or delay.

Take My Advice and Don’t Come Out During the Holidays

At the very least, don't do it after consuming two bottles of wine.

Op-ed: LGBTs, Know Your Worth

LGBT Americans are estimated to spend at least $860 billion in 2014, so why aren't more businesses actively courting consumers?

Why Nate Cohn, Joe Scarborough, Steve Kornacki, and James Carville keep me up at night

I am consumed with worry and fret about the election, which means you must be too, writes John Casey

In Trump's Sights: Dismantling Equality in Lending

Protecting Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn't as sexy as saving Obamacare and marriage equality, but it's nearly as imperative.

Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?

Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group.

Rush Limbaugh Lights an Antigay Fire He Hopes Will Consume Buttigieg

The disgraced talk show host will not be leaving this world quietly -- or gracefully.

Mad Gay Men: Ad Agency is LGBT-Dedicated

Ogilvy & Mather has launched Ogilvy Pride, a division dedicated to marketing to LGBT consumers.

Op-ed: How My Life Improved By Dumping My Hookup Apps

Imagine what you can do when you're not consumed by Grindr and Tinder every waking moment.

Molson Coors beer company abandons DEI after fringe online conservatives complain

In response to the targeted attacks, the HRC has created an online portal allowing consumers to directly message corporate executives in protest.

'Gay Zombies' Face $104 Million Lawsuit for Crashing Pride Toronto

An antigay group is being sued for passing out homophobic pamphlets as the Gay Zombies Cannabis Consumer's Association in the LGBT parade.

Meet the Man Encouraging Queer Consumers to Invest in Ourselves

Jonathan Lovitz is expanding the notion of emotional investments through his work at the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. 

Uganda Among World's Top Gay Porn Consumers

Despite the county's antigay laws, Uganda is among the countries racking up the greatest number of internet searches for gay pornography.

Tucker Carlson: 'Dems Want to Consume Every Drop of Buttigieg... Yum'

The Fox anchor's take on the gay candidate was odd and, according to some, creepy.

STUDY: What's the Most Gay-Friendly Brand?

LGBT consumers voted, and the results are in for BrandIndex's annual list of companies most revered by our community.

Let Maddow Explain House GOP's 'Tidal Wave of Chaos'

The out MSNBC anchor tries to make sense of the 'total Republican mess' that's consuming Capitol Hill right now. 

This week on The Advocates: A drag queen running for office in New York City & diversity at the Oscars

Meet a young woman diagnosed with ALS and learn how to keep your social media consumption from consuming you.

Russia is in denial about mpox because of homophobic 'traditional values'

Anna Popova, the head of a Russian consumer protection agency, claimed the country is at no risk, implying it's because of the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.