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After a dark week, we can all use some light and love from Shirley MacLaine

In a warm and engaging new book, the iconic actress takes the reader through her personal photo album, documenting an incredible life along the way.

Fidel Castro Leaves Legacy of Oppression, Say Many LGBT Cubans

Many point to the placing of gay men in labor camps and people with HIV in quarantine, while others say some of Castro's policies benefited the nation.

Watch Mariela Castro Confront Cuba's Bigotry (Video)

The niece of Fidel Castro takes on Cuba's dark history of homophobia in this powerful HBO documentary.

Op-ed: Cuba Finds Its Footing on LGBT Rights

For decades, Fidel Castro led a nation that was often cruel to LGBT people. Now the island nation is turning the tide.

Cuban-Americans Outraged by Mariela Castro Visit

Cuban-Americans are outraged that the niece of Fidel Castro is visiting the United States to talk about LGBT equality, given the history of repression in Cuba.

PHOTOS: Explore TransCuba

As Cuba emerges from decades under the repressive regime of Fidel Castro, the island nation's embrace of diversity is powerfully captured in photographer Mariette Pathy Allen's new book, TransCuba.

Mariela Castro Calls for Marriage Equality in Cuba

Castro, a longtime LGBT rights activist, said she'll make her push during Cuba's constitutional reform process.

Obama Ends ‘Wet Foot, Dry Foot’ Cuban Policy

President Obama has ended a policy that gave Cubans who escaped the island legal residency even without visas.

Mariela Castro Points to Progress on LGBT Rights in Cuba

At the Equality Forum in Philadelphia, she emphasized the work she and others are doing to improve conditions for LGBT people in the nation.

Bloomberg Campaign Tweets About Sanders Lusting After Putin

The satirical tweet is being called homophobic.

How Is Cuba's Government More LGBT-Friendly Than America's?

Christine Quinn, New York City's first female and first out council speaker, recently visited the island nation and witnessed an odd role-reversal.

Cuba to Host Mass Symbolic Gay Wedding With Religious Leaders in Tow

The progressive policies espoused by Mariela Castro, daughter of the president, are taking root.

Cleve Jones Responds: Letter to the Editor

Disheartened by writer James Kirchick's recent commentary 'A Friend to Gays and Antigay Dictators Alike,' Cleve Jones writes a letter to the editor in support of his friend Sean Penn, a man he says is a "tireless champion of human rights both in the U.S. and around the world."

Cuba Prepares to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

It's a huge change from the beginning of the Castro era.