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Google Doodle Honors Barbara May Cameron, Lesbian Native American Activist

It would have been the activist's 69th birthday.

Murphy Brown's Gay Indian-American Unicorn

Actor Nik Dodani brings the sitcom, and the conventions of stardom, into the 21st century.

Gay Indian-American to Become Top LGBTQ+ White House Staffer

Gautam Raghavan is moving up to director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.

Gay Indian-American Gets Key Personnel Post in Biden Admininistration

Gautam Raghavan, a veteran of the Obama administration, will be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.

Netflix Stars Reveal How Being LGBTQ Is a 'Superpower' in Pride Video

Laverne Cox, Ian Alexander, Ryan O'Connell, Nik Dodani, the Fab Five, and more were featured.

A life of two spirits

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be a gay man and native American. We were once revered on the reservation. Can we find the same respect again?

Gays help gays after Katrina

Gay couples are taking in other gays. Indian tribes are offering new homes on nearby reservations. And the NAACP has sent thousands of relief workers into black communities to help survivors of Hurricane Katrina. After the storm hit and even before, ethnic, social, and religious communities--from Greek-Americans to the National Association of the Deaf--scrambled to help their own.

GayWatch India

Big, bold and beguiling, India rarely fails to transform visitors with its sheer onslaught of sensory stimuli.  

Gay Okla. Couple Legally Married by Native American Tribe

Even though Oklahoma forbids same-sex marriage, members of Native American tribes are not beholden to state law.

How LGBTQ+ Life Has Changed in One of the World's Mega Nations

When India legalized gay sex three years ago, it was a harbinger. 

Over Half of Native Trans People Have Attempted Suicide

A new study indicates alarming poverty, abuse, and suicide among Native Americans.

Village People Cofounder Henri Belolo Dead at 82

Henri Belolo and Jaques Morali conceived of a costume group while frequenting New York gay bars.

Wash. Native American Tribe Recognizes Marriage Equality

The Colville Tribal Council voted Thursday to recognize same-sex marriages among members of its tribe.