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Queer erotica author Chuck Tingle uninvited from Texas book event over face mask

Chuck Tingle says he was uninvited from the Texas Library Association's annual literature conference over the mask which he says helps him.

Discover Why Wanting in Arabic Is This Year's Best Transgender Fiction

The Lambda Literary Foundation named Trish Salah's first book, Wanting in Arabic, the best work of transgender fiction produced this year. Read an exclusive excerpt from the book below.

Historic Night at Golden Crown Literary Awards

Lesbian literary pioneers and first-of-their-kind moments made the 2015 Goldies a night to remember.

WATCH: Antigay Activists Arrested at Canadian University

U.S. right-wing activist Peter LaBarbera and Canadian Bill Whatcott were arrested after refusing to leave the University of Regina campus, where they were passing out antigay literature.

Op-ed: Finding 'Queer' Through Leslie Feinberg's 'Stone Butch Blues'

Memoirist Daisy Hernandez, in tribute to the late author and activist Leslie Feinberg, recalls the words and places that Feinberg's classic novel evokes for her.

'Gay Zombies' Face $104 Million Lawsuit for Crashing Pride Toronto

An antigay group is being sued for passing out homophobic pamphlets as the Gay Zombies Cannabis Consumer's Association in the LGBT parade.

Study: Succeeding generations of gays will have higher HIV rates

According to the results of a new study released at the international AIDS conference in Toronto on Thursday, HIV prevalence is set to skyrocket among Western gay men as they age.

Op-ed: Why LGBTQ Literature Matters

Because #LGBTQ shouldn't just be a marketing segment.

Homophobic Fliers Target Out Chicago Mayoral Candidate Lori Lightfoot

The fliers claim she would give all jobs to gay people and require churches to perform same-sex marriages.

School Bans Pride Flags, 50 Miles From Where Matt Shepard Was Killed

The action appears to say the items are as disruptive as racist and homophobic literature recently distributed at the Cheyenne, Wyo., school.

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Ohio Republicans Still Targeting Gays in Critical State Legislative Races

Ohio has passed both a law and a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, but that hasn't stopped the GOP from trying to stir up antigay sentiment in order to keep its four-seat advantage in the state house of representatives.

Vico Ortiz Slams Buenos Aires Government Over Gendered Language

The Our Flag Means Death star is vocally pushing back against a recent decision to ban the use of inclusive language in Buenos Aires schools.

Lesbian Socialist: Do We Really Want to Be Part of 'Traditional Marriage'?

Capitalism is both a gift and curse to LGBT people and others fighting for equality in America, says lesbian author and socialist Sherry Wolf.

Chinese Lesbian Dating App Disappears

Rela, a popular app for queer women, shut down amid political shifts in Asia.

Women Who Paved the Way: Author Nancy Manahan

Today's queer woman to know coedited the groundbreaking book Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence. 

Trans Billionaire Funds World's First Endowed Chair in Trans Studies

Jennifer Pritzker and the Tawani Foundation continue their pioneering philanthropy with a historic gift to a Canadian university.

Lounge Act

Long known for its in-air luxuries, Virgin Atlantic is now serving passengers with the same lavishness on the ground -- in its Clubhouse at London's Heathrow Airport.

LGBT activists challenge 'don't ask, don't tell' policy at West Point

The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., planned to deny entry Wednesday to a busload of gay rights activists as they completed their cross-country tour of 20 conservative Christian and military colleges with a challenge to the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy they say keeps gay cadets closeted.

Republican Leaders Asked to Skip Values Voters Summit

A letter asks Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan and others to decline an invitation to speak at the event hosted by the antigay Family Research Council.