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Remembering the AIDS Caregivers as They Age

We don’t often talk about those who endured so much, survived, and watched their loved ones slip away.

From AIDS to Assassinations, Sen. Feinstein Was Always There for Us

David Mixner, Dianne Feinstein's friend and colleague for over 40 years, shares thoughts about her strength of character.

For These Lesbian Moms, Marriage Rights Didn't Cure Racism, Homophobia

The difficult job of raising Black boys as a same-sex couple persists even as LGBTQ+ rights advance.

How Grammy-Nominated Singer Mary Lambert Found Radical Self-Kindness

"You deserve to move through life in a way that's easy for you encourage imagination because there are solutions there. We just have to find them.”

But All I Can Think About Is You on World AIDS Day

The unequal responses to two national tragedies trigger a flood of memories for one man recalling a dear friend he lost to the AIDS epidemic. 

An Ice Age for Bigots

Is Trumpism a warning shot or a last gasp?

If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know

“There’s really no harm in ever affirming or loving our kids when they share with us who they are,” Dr. Kade Goepferd said. “The harm really can only come if we refuse to listen or acknowledge the truth that they’re sharing with us and how vulnerable they’re being.”

Happy Pride: What Do We Have to Be Proud of?

Racism remains rampant, including in our own community, writes Zaylore Stout.

The Immigration Ruling Is Another Hit Against Queer Latinos

For Yosimar Reyes, last week's Supreme Court ruling is directly connected to the horror in Orlando.

Matthew Shepard's Murder Remembered 25 Years Later With a Renewed Call to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

Matthew Shepard died 25 years ago today after an antigay attack. How do we honor his legacy and that of less well-known hate-crime victims?

John Fetterman on House Republican 'Dopes,' Pride Flags, and Mental Health

In a wide-ranging conversation, the Pennsylvania senator talks Pride flags, House Republican "dopes," the importance of mental health, Mitch McConnell, and his devotion to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This Writer Will Be Forever Connected to Matthew Shepard

Fate brought Leslea Newman to Laramie, Wyo., just as Matthew Shepard was leaving this world.

Mixed Messages

Weeks before he was brazenly killed by his teenage crush, 15-year-old Lawrence King was encouraged to be himself. Did that lesson help send him to his grave?

New Book Debunks the Pink Swastika Myth

The male bonding of stormtroopers before World War II was recast as sexual by Hilter and his cronies to fuel German social panic and justify a bloody power grab.

Eulogy for a Doomed Vaccine

What happens when an HIV vaccine not only fails to prevent infection but may actually help cause it? Sean Kennedy assesses the second major vaccine study to go belly-up -- and his own participation in it.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

Here are the 28 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.