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Sapphic soccer moms: Kristie Mewis and Sam Kerr to welcome first child

No word yet on which minivan these ultimate soccer moms will drive to games and PTA meetings.

Portraits of Pride: New York City Edition

Pride is always really about people who are willing to live their lives openly. Meet a few of them from this weekend's New York City Pride.

17 Monsters Who Came Out of the Closet

Film, literature, and fiction has several notable supernatural LGBT characters who lived and loved openly.

Gay in the red states

Living in the buckle of the Bible Belt isn't always easy for these GLBT Oklahomans, but they're determined to live openly, make a difference, and save their home state from itself

Olympic Diver Robert Paez Comes Out

Robert Paez, a Venezuelan athlete, penned a moving coming-out letter, which stressed the importance of living openly as gay.

Rep. Salmon's Gay Son Struggled With Reparative Therapy

Rep. Matt Salmon's son said he had experienced years of reparative therapy before finally deciding to live as an openly gay man.

WATCH: Gay Man's Grandfather Came Out to Him at 90

Five months before he died, artist Grant Rehnberg's 90-year-old grandfather decided to live openly and came out of the closet to his grandson.

Robert DeNiro: Donald Trump 'Is Totally Nuts'

The legendary actor, whose father lived openly as a gay man, compared the Republican presidential nominee to the character he famously played in Taxi Driver: Travis Bickle.

Dominican Cardinal's Homophobia Underscores Need for Global Equality

A Catholic cardinal's antigay comments about the gay U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Wally Brewster, only goes to prove why it matters that LGBT diplomats live openly, says the U.S. State Department. 

Dude! California Is Way Better Than Jersey If You're Trans

While one governor laughed at how he made it harder to live openly as a trans person in his state, another put his pen to paper today to make life easier for transgender citizens.

A Married Life From k.d. lang to Chely Wright

k.d. lang did the unimaginable in 1992 by coming out in The Advocate. Her bravery paved the way for stars like Chely Wright, who can now live openly and, in some states, marry freely.

Affairs to remember

Farley Granger bedded Ava Gardner, Shelley Winters, and Leonard Bernstein. In his autobiography, Include Me Out, Hitchcock's muse reveals how he lived as an openly bisexual actor in classic Hollywood and got away with it.

Why 'Openly Gay' Is an Offensive Term

News outlets routinely use this phrase to describe LGBTQ+ people, but they should stop and use a more prideful alternative.

Idaho's Gay State Representative Stands His Ground

The first out gay man in Idaho's state legislature says, "Sometimes for us, the win is in not losing ground."

Transgender Day of Visibility is the day to elevate the voices of the marginalized (exclusive)

As the world pauses to acknowledge Transgender Day of Visibility, it’s important to understand that representation matters.

Lawmaker Confronts Whisper Campaign by Coming Out

Maine congressman Mike Michaud says his opponents attempted to smear him as he runs for governor.

Millions of These LGBTQ+ Americans Could Be Missing in Population Estimates

The professional counting of queer people misses a huge segment of our community.

Ryan Russell Hopes to Rejoin NFL as an Out Bisexual Man

Russell, who hasn't played in the league since 2017, came out as bi today, and he says being out and being in the NFL shouldn't be mutually exclusive.