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How a cross-country road trip brought Will Ferrell closer to his trans bestie Harper Steele

Netflix's Will & Harper documents the journey that the longtime friends and collaborators embarked on after Steele's later-in-life transition.

Will Ferrell wanted to support his transgender friend after she came out, so they made a movie

One of the world's biggest comedians is uplifting his transgender friend in a new documentary, Will & Harper, for an "intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America."

A Cross-Country Journey for Equality

Frank and Joe Capley-Alfano recall the personal and painful pilgrimage they made in the name of LGBT rights. 

Dad Killed on Cross-Country Walk Memorializing Gay Son

Joe Bell was killed by a truck driver Wednesday evening in Colorado while walking across the country to commemorate his gay son, who committed suicide earlier this year.

Father And Son Bike 1,800 Miles To Protest Boy Scouts

Idaho man takes his son on a cross country bike ride for gay equality.

Athlete Emily Scheck Rises Above Parents' Rejection for Being Gay

Emily Scheck, a cross-country runner for Canisius College, is bouncing back from being disowned and left with a family Discover Card bill. 

Reaching out to the middle

With a visit to Kansas, the Human Rights Campaign's new president jump-starts the group's cross-country tour into rural and suburban America. The hope is to change hearts and minds about GLBT equality

Uganda's Most Wanted

Victor Mukasa crossed a line in his home country. He came out -- once as a lesbian, once as trans -- and decided not to stay silent about it. Now he fears the worst.

Twenty-one arrested at last stop on Equality Ride

Twenty-one gay rights activists--participants in the cross-country Equality Ride--were arrested Wednesday on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., after staging a protest against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't ask" policy regarding gay service members.

LGBT activists challenge 'don't ask, don't tell' policy at West Point

The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., planned to deny entry Wednesday to a busload of gay rights activists as they completed their cross-country tour of 20 conservative Christian and military colleges with a challenge to the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy they say keeps gay cadets closeted.

How Polish & Hungarian Activists Are Helping Queer Ukrainian Refugees

Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes to neighboring countries as Russia's invasion of the country continues. 

Out country music personality Cody Alan on Beyoncé busting the genre’s barriers for other Black women

Beyoncé has already made history in the music industry, now she's the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country chart.

Gay Athlete Rejected by Parents Says Family Is 'Something You Find'

After receiving over $100,000 in donations, Emily Scheck is encouraging her supporters to give to LGBTQ organizations.

Your LGBT Olympic Update, Three Days Before Opening Ceremonies

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Judge Rules West Virginia Trans Girl Can Try Out for Girls' Sports

The federal judge blocked the state from enforcing its trans-exclusionary school sports law against 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.

Harper Steele: Trans people can't be sacrificed in political debate

Steele has had it with those who are blaming transgender people for Democrats' election loss.

Gay at the Games: Olympic Dad Cries 'Bias,' IOC on Defense

Belle Brockhoff's father cries foul at some of the treatment his daughter and her Aussie teammates have received.