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Get ready for Roller Jam: the LGBTQ+ skating spectacle

Gays are going feral over the new reality show Roller Jam and host Jordin Sparks.

The Nations With the Highest Levels of LGBT Acceptance (and Lowest)

The U.S. doesn't rank that high, according to the Williams Institute.

Veteran Activist William B. Kelley Dead at 72

The Chicago resident worked for LGBT rights for 50 years, making an impact on the state, local, and national levels.

Erie, Pennsylvania, Declares Itself LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City

The city vows to stand up against any anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed at the county, state, or national level.

California Not Tracking LGBTQ+ Pandemic Data Despite Promise

State Sen. Scott Wiener says he's willing to take the issue to a national level if the state won't address it.

How Activist Kamora Herrington is Helping Amplify Queer Black Voices

With Kamora's Cultural Corner, the activist and advocate is creating spaces that center queer Black artists and is doing necessary local work on a national level. 

Film Festival Seeks Conversation on LGBT Issues in Evangelical Church

Organizers of a Pasadena, Calif., film festival hope to start a conversation about LGBT rights in evangelical Christianity.

The Effort to Stop Gayborhoods From Being Carved Up in Redistricting

Drawing political boundaries in the middle of areas with significant LGBTQ+ populations is a wily way for conservatives to hold on to power.

Nikki Haley Calls Trans Inclusion in Sports 'Attack on Women's Rights'

The former governor and ambassador joins the right-wing chorus of alarmist rhetoric on trans female athletes.

Victory Fund Asks Gov. Newsom to Appoint LGBTQ+ Replacement for Harris

There has never been an out LGBTQ+ senator from California.

Maryland's Out Candidate for Governor Ready for Battle With Trump

Rich Madaleno, who kissed his husband in a campaign ad and said, "Take that, Trump," wants to lead the resistance at the state level.

A Revolution in Trans Political Power

The LGBTQ Victory Fund's Annise Parker on the extraordinary victory of Christine Hallquist and what it portends.

Equality Wars Coming to your state

For the next four years, work in Washington, D.C., may be limited to stemming the damage. But real progress can continue on state and local levels, especially if average LGBT citizens are prepared to get involved

Tori Cooper's Work Is Trans Liberation

This Advocate of the Year knows all LGBTQ+ people deserve health and happiness.

These HIV Groups Are Leading the Way

Ten HIV organizations get funding to empower poz leaders.

Meet First Out Trans Swimmer on a U.S. College Men's Team

Harvard freshman Schulyer Bailar is making waves competing against other swimmers who share his gender identity.

Oklahoma Mayor: I Loudly Endorse the Equality Act

Mayor Breea Clark of Norman stands with 350 other mayors in demanding a federal LGBTQ nondiscrimination law.

HRC's Sarah McBride, Who Made Trans History at DNC, Running for Office

McBride -- the first openly trans person to speak at a major political convention and currently the press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign -- throws her hat in the ring.

Op-ed: Is ENDA Just History Repeating Itself?

The fight for ENDA might end up looking familiar to those who lived through the Clinton administration.

Draft Republican Platform Ratchets Up Defense of Marriage

Platform language advancing in Tampa reaffirms the party's support for a federal constitutional amendment and blasts the "open defiance" of the Obama administration against DOMA.