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Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how

Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.

Living With HIV for 35 Years—and Just Getting Started

HIV-positive writer and activist Mark S. King has used his life to morph pain into purpose. 

Mommy Melissa

Melissa Etheridge talks about her new album, the Joplin movie, narrating After Stonewall, touring with children, coparenting with Julie, and finding her true purpose in life: motherhood

LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report

While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.

Meet the Iranian-Born Manager Uplifting Queer Models

Ali Kavoussi, a managing partner at The Lions Talent Management, has found his purpose. 

Former Lambda Legal Lawyer David Buckel Dies After Self-Immolation

Buckel, an advocate for marriage equality and LGBT youth, left a note protesting environmental destruction.

Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS During Church Talk

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton used a Thursday appearance in Lake Forest, Calif., at one of the nation's largest evangelical churches, to sketch a broad agenda to take on disease around the globe, calling it ''the right thing to do.'' The centerpiece of a speech laced with biblical references and reflections on her own faith was a call to spend billions of dollars to combat AIDS and other infectious diseases at home and abroad.

Mychael Patterson on Having HIV in Prison

In prison, Mychael Patterson learned the true meaning of rehabilitation.

As a Gay Bipolar Man, I've Learned to Live With Suicidal Thoughts

Writer David Rabadi says "this too shall pass" is one of the most important lessons he ever learned.

Tyler Clementi's Mom Reacts to Leelah Alcorn's Death

The mother of a bullied gay youth who committed suicide in 2010 calls on society to 'celebrate and accept every life'

Indiana Town Launches Gay Panic Over Prom

Some parents, students and a teacher in Indiana are rallying for a separate high school prom banning gays.

The good Christian

A week of harsh encounters with intolerant Christians leaves our teen diarist disappointed, worried, and yet confident: If true Christianity is defined by love, then he remains a good Christian, whatever others might say.

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The Case for Spirituality as Mental Health Self-Care for Queer Folks

While the institution of the church has shut so many LGBTQ+ people out, spirituality and tradition still offer much solace for those who feel alone.