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The Advocates 2024: Taiwanese trailblazer Nymphia Wind

The Drag Race season 16 winner broke new ground as the show's first East Asian winner, and her home country couldn't be prouder.

Shane Gillis, Who Spewed Racist, Antigay Slurs, Fired From 'SNL'

Casting officials and creator Lorne Michaels were not aware of Gillis's hateful past, according to a Saturday Night Live spokesperson.

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Q Television goes dark after failing to secure new funding

The gay cable channel Q Television has finally gone dark, after the network turned off the repeats it had been running from a hired master control in Texas on Thursday.

'One Last Stop' Is the Inclusive Romance Novel Queer Readers Deserve

"To me, [One Last Stop] is an Unbury Your Gays book," says author Casey McQuiston.

Meet 'The Advocates' of 2024

'The Advocates' list celebrates 10 artists, activists, and allies who are dedicated to making the world a better place for all.

A Taste of New York

Work up an appetite for the Big Apple.

Brandy Norwood Will 'Never Stop' Fighting For LGBTQ Equality

While promoting her new single, which celebrates mothers, the star touches on the growing visibility of LGBTQ artists in hip-hop. 

Bowen Yang's Unlikely SNL Character: Chinese Trade Daddy

As saucy Chinese trade representative Chen Biao, Yang skewered Trump's trade war.

Q Television on the critical list

Despite an e-mail Wednesday from Q Television Network chairman Lloyd Fan to employees announcing that operations were being shut down, an eleventh-hour e-mail sent Thursday announced that "last-minute negotiations" were under way with potential investors. Stay tuned.

Trans Actor Leo Sheng on J.K. Rowling, Racism & 'The L Word' Season 2

The L Word star talked to activist Amazin LeThi about the intersections of race and gender in our latest Instagram Live discussion.

Taiwan Chosen to Host WorldPride 2025

"This is the beginning of a 4-year journey that we plan to ignite change in Asia ... and to advance human rights in the world."

'No Asians' Is Not a Preference. It's Racism.

Sinakhone Keodara is considering suing Grindr for allowing racism on its app. Here, he and Hussain Turk explain how damaging anti-Asian sentiment is.

Nymphia Wind hopes to represent Asian excellence after winning 'Drag Race'

After making herstory, this crowned queen is ready to take on the world.

This soccer star just made history by marrying her girlfriend

Just five months after appearing in the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, defender Tran Thi Thu became the first women's professional football player to marry another woman in Vietnam.

Brunei Phasing In Antigay Law; Nears Death by Stoning

Despite a global outcry of opposition, Brunei will eventually punish gay sex and other 'offenses' with death by stoning under a law beginning its phase-in Thursday.

Congressman: Nearly 'Impossible for White Guys Not Gay' to Get Appointed as Judges

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman says straight white male judges have it really tough under President Biden.

Remembering Trans Teen Skylar Marcus Lee

The 16-year-old transgender boy, a fierce advocate for LGBT and racial justice, lost his battle with depression and took his life Monday.

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The Real Reason There Are So Few LGBT Executives

Trans entrepreneur Vivienne Ming on the queer brain drain in America's boardrooms.