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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."

Gabbi Tuft, WWE Star Behind 'Burning Hammer,' Comes Out as Trans

The former wrestler says she's "unashamed, unabashedly" transgender.

The NYT Kicks Trans People When They Were Down

Publishing a nihilistic piece on trans identity -- without listing mental health resources or a rebuttal -- is dangerous.

Desperately Seeking Divas

Haven't we had enough of ditsy disappointments masquerading as divas?

Brittney Griner to Publish Memoir on Wrongful Detention in Russia

The WNBA star will explain in vivid detail what it was like to be wrongfully detained as a political pawn in Russia without speaking the language.

HIV as thread not fabric

The author describes how HIV has woven in to his plots and into his life.

Why Gays Will Go Gaga for 'La La Land'

The film is about a straight couple, but don't be deceived. There's much for LGBT viewers to fall for in this musical movie.

Minnesota Senate Leader: Sexual Assault, Bad Parenting Make People Gay

Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, who once sent a child of his to Marcus Bachmann's clinic, made the claims to a televangelist.

Op-ed: The Harm and Shame of Negative Labeling

Growing up Catholic left one young man with a label that restricted him for years.

As the mother in ‘An Early Frost,’ Gena Rowlands helped fight the stigma of AIDS

Through her role in the 1985 film and in a public service ad, Rowlands showed a compassionate face to something that was so dreaded and feared at the time, writes John Casey.

Kansas GOP Proves Republicans Are Now a Hate Group

Party leadership looks the other way as the Kansas Republican Party votes to "oppose all efforts to validate transgender identity." Take it as a sign.

Evangelical Leader: We Must 'Fully Accept' Gay Couples

Tony Campolo now compares excluding gay couples to other evangelical 'mistakes,' like supporting slavery and banning women from teaching roles.

Whitney Houston and Aaron Hernandez: The Costly Trauma of the Closet

Exploring the role of homophobia and biphobia in the lives of two troubled legends.

Trevor Project-Contracted Agency Lays Off 988 Suicide Crisis Counselors

The contracted employees who are out of a job say they’re upset about the timing and the way the layoffs were announced.

Can You Be Gay and Happy?

There is too much emphasis on physicality and self-medicating and not enough credence paid to therapy and self-reflection, according to this writer.

A Brief LGBT History of 'Saturday Night Live'

Here are all the LGBT milestones and moments that any SNL buff should know.

Op-ed: Why I Unfriended My Mother

After years of trying to abide, this Advocate editor could no longer accept his right-wing mother's 'mild homophobia.'

Chronicling the LGBT Familes Who Used the Court System for Change

Author Carlos A. Ball chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood in this excerpt from The Right to Be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood.

Lutheran Bishop Comes Out at Youth Conference

After decades in the closet, Bishop Kevin Kanouse came out in an emotional sermon to hundreds of young people.

Bloody Good

Theater queens can relax. Tim Burton's adaptation of Sondheim masterpiece Sweeney Todd is everything you hoped it would be.

Why We Need Will & Grace Now More Than Ever

The unbridled enthusiasm for the NBC revival shows viewers need a dose of dopamine in a turbulent political time.