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George Santos Audaciously Likens Himself to Black Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks

The disgraced congressman and serial liar has made one of his most outrageous remarks yet.

Would MLK Have Supported Marriage Equality?

Martin Luther King Jr. was never given the opportunity to be an advocate for his LGBT brothers and sisters, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.

Standing up for immigration reform

In struggling for a way to move forward on the issue of immigrant rights, the African-American community should reflect on the compassionate words of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin, who was both black and gay

Celebrating King's legacy

It's time to think deeply about racism and its roots--to think about what it would take to make a meaningful restitution to those affected by slavery

We too are patriots

As we celebrate our nation, we must not allow its core principles--independence, freedom, and justice--to become desecrated by bigotry and hatred. True patriots from Patrick Henry to Martin Luther King Jr. have always embraced difference and dissent.

Coretta Scott King dies at 78

King is being remembered as a tireless advocate for African-Americans, women, and gays and lesbians.

Hope and History

As a candidate Obama promised us a lot; as president he's delivered very little -- and many gay people are getting impatient. Does the outcry unmask this president's indifference, or reveal our own impotence as a movement?

Op-ed: The Evolution of LGBT Heroes

More than 50 years after Bayard Rustin and others picked up the equality mantle, we continue to stand on their shoulders, writes the author of a new book on queer activism.

The Rise of GetEqual

How the activist group GetEqual came to be.

10 Things to Know: Bayard Rustin

Here's a rundown on the man responsible for one of the largest peaceful demonstrations in American history.