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Tegan Quin exposes the dark side of stan culture

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan & Sara paints an absorbing and shocking portrait of the pitfalls of superstardom that hide in plain sight: "Our society is f*cked."

WATCH: Fox Asks What If Ray Rice Had Hit a Gay Man?

Leave it to Fox News to find a way to connect a cultural conversation about domestic violence with antigay attitudes.

Activists Create an 'Authentic Caucasian' Halloween Costume

Two queer activists are flipping the script on the conversation about culturally appropriative costumes in an eye-opening way. 

WATCH: Ronan Farrow's Trans Military Debriefing

The MSNBC host continues his focus on trans issues, this time taking on the military and welcoming discharged Navy cryptologist Landon Wilson and TransMilitary's Fiona Dawson to bring the cultural conversation ever closer to critical mass.

These Trans Women of Color Will No Longer Accept the Status Quo

Merrique Jenson is bringing together trans women of the Midwest to first commiserate, then conquer.

Publisher of Pro-Gay Christian Book Severs Ties With Christian Media Group

The publisher of God and the Gay Christian has resigned from the National Religious Broadcasters.

How Coming Out as a Gay Teacher Helped My Students

Being out only endeared this teacher to his adolescent charges. 

Gay Lawmaker Wants Tampons for Female Inmates

Florida female inmates have reportedly traded sex for hygiene products in prison.

Exploring Masculinity's Fragility Through Dance

The latest production from award-winning trans choreographer Sean Dorsey, premiering Thursday in San Francisco, centers trans, queer, and non-binary perspectives on male life.

Georgia Church's 'God Loves Trans Kids' Sign Vandalized

Someone defaced the "God Loves Trans Kids" sign to make it read "Pedos Love Trans Kids."

Charlie Carver, Boys in the Band's Resident Hustler, on LGBT Identity

The out TV star discusses his new Broadway production and what it says about gay life. 

Op-ed: That’s What I’m Talking About

How far have trans people come in terms of fair and proper media representation? Maybe further than you'd think.

Laverne Cox Schools Critics Disappointed in Kylie Jenner Response

The trans actress says she was taken by surprise Sunday when asked on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live to comment on white stars 'culturally appropriating' black culture.

Queer Author Jonathan Alexander Says It Doesn’t Necessarily Get Better

The writer speaks with fellow queer author Alex Espinoza to discuss his book Dear Queer Self: An Experiment in Memoir.

General Mills Defends Marriage Equality as 'Business Issue'

In shareholder meetings Monday, General Mills defended its opposition to the Minnesota anti-marriage equality ballot measure, which seeks to amend the state's constitution to define marriage solely as the union of one man and one woman.

LoveLoud 2019 Will Celebrate LGBTQ Youth and Commemorate Stonewall

Dan Reynolds and Tegan R. Quin discuss planning and expanding the music festival benefiting LGBTQ young people.

Jon Stewart Takes on Anti-Trans Legislation and Politicians

"What? Did trans people storm the Capitol?" Stewart jokes in the season premiere of his show The Problem With Jon Stewart.

Saving Two Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Youth

Friday is Native American Heritage Day -- protecting queer Native young people must be part of the conversation.

SNL's 'Wells for Boys' Nails the Loneliness of Queer Kids

The hilarious and heartbreaking skit presents a fanciful toy for "sensitive" young hearts. 

Who Created Trump? Blame the Publicists

A "recovering publicist" has a reckoning with his field's responsibility in creating monsters.

 

Meet Brielle Harrison, Apple's New, Inspiring Transgender Programmer

Brielle Harrison helped Facebook introduce 58 gender options for users. Now she's making the tech industry even more trans-inclusive.