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"I can't accept this award without thanking those who came before me, specifically the Black trans women who really fought for the space I'm in today," Consani said in her acceptance speech.
In the 1950s, Frank Kameny was fired from his job in the Army Map Service for "sexual perversion." Now he's watching an openly gay man run the very office once responsible for scrubbing gays from the government.
Sen. Barack Obama accepted his Party's history making nomination for president Thursday night with a speech that was also momentous for its inclusion of gays and lesbians.
The inclusive curriculum has finally won support - showing how far the school system has come since efforts in the early 1990s.
There are penis jokes -- but there's also a heartfelt coming-out story that might just break Hollywood's unspoken ban on gay characters in film.
This year's Best Foreign Film was also an LGBT milestone.
She was the first person incarcerated in California -- maybe the first in the U.S. -- to win the right to gender-affirmation surgery. But she never received it.
"Brazil is a vast country and all its diversity should be somehow represented in this event," said the model.
The Empire star becomes the first black gay man to be the face of the popular beverage brand.
Also: A best-selling author documents his mother's dementia journey, and Stacy London advocates for women's health.
For Women's History Month, we present women from our community who've broken ground in U.S. politics and government.
Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.
A total of 1,008 out candidates are seeking political office this year, exceeding 2020's record.
She took home a whopping $100,000.
