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Julie Johnson Running to Be Texas's First Out Member of Congress

Johnson, currently a Texas state legislator, is so far the front-runner in the 32nd Congressional District.

Oscar Pistorius Dropped From S.A.'s It Gets Better Campaign

The Olympian was dropped from South Africa's It Gets Better campaign after being charged with killing his girlfriend.

Get Inspired by This Black Gay Journalist's Triumph

Lawayne Childrey escaped abuse, racism, drugs, and homophobia to become of the nation's most respected journalists.

WATCH: This Trans Christian Is Fighting for Miss. Equality

In a possible first for trans visibility in a televised public education campaign, Blossom Brown shares her story with HRC's 'All God's Children' series.

STUDY: Yes, Talking to Voters About LGBT Issues Fights Bias

A new study shows that having direct conversations with LGBT people and their allies helps voters be less prejudiced against the LGBT community. 

Legendary 1970 Gay Dance Party Honored by Chicago Pride Concert

Renaissance One will showcase of-the-minute artists in an event paying homage to the city's first public same-sex dance.

Op-ed: No, the South Isn't a 'New Frontier' for LGBT Rights

Framing the South as a backward, dangerous place is not only wrong but also demeaning to the LGBT people who have lived and worked decades for equality there.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg: Nation Ready for a Gay Millennial President

The South Bend, Ind., mayor tells The Advocate why he launched a presidential exploratory committee today.

The Trans Ban Ruling Shows the Right Wing's Long Game Is Working

Evangelicals and conservatives banded together to vote for a man they likely found repellent. That coalition will pay them dividends for generations.

Buttigieg Speaks on His Historic Cabinet Role, Proposing to Chasten

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg discussed Buttigieg's nomination to be the first out gay Cabinet secretary.

Despite legal protections, gay life in South African township is difficult

At an informal, unlicensed bar at a house in a remote corner of Soweto, South Africa, men and women sip lukewarm beer, mingle, flirt, and sometimes dance to driving and monotonous Kwaito rhythms. The bar is one of the places where young black gays don't have to hide who they are, where they can talk openly and find companionship and a safe haven in an often hostile township.

Chasten Buttigieg Would Be the Best 'First Lady' of Twitter

On Twitter, the "First Gent of South Bend" is both a proud supporter of his spouse's presidential run and a genuinely hilarious presence.

South Dakota Revives, Passes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, Sends to Governor

The bill, which would keep trans girls out of girls' school sports, appeared to be dead in committee last week.

Capital of Alabama Elects First Black Mayor; Once Defied Roy Moore

Steven Reed was the first judge in the state to issue same-sex marriage licenses in defiance of an order by homophobe Roy Moore.

'Mayor Pete' Tells a Story of Politics, Love, and Making History

The personal and the political intersect in Jesse Moss's new documentary out today about Pete Buttigieg's campaign for president.

Rachel Weisz to Play Elizabeth Taylor In AIDS Activism Biopic

A Special Relationship focuses on Taylor's friendship with her gay assistant Roger Wall and on being a pioneering ally for people with HIV and AIDS. 

Sweet Home Alabama (and Georgia and Mississippi, Too)

Author and activist Khafre Abif helps young bi and gay black men address HIV in the Deep South -- and in their own lives.

Op-ed: Helping Families from Mississippi to Alabama

Southern states have the highest proportion of LGBT couples with families, but the fewest legal protections in the country.

The Secret Weapon Against the South's Assault on LGBT Rights

A scrappy young organization called the Campaign for Southern Equality is beating back the intolerance spewing from the nation's most conservative region.