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Vermont Bookstore Fights Book Bans with Pride Readathon for June

Organizers hope to raise funds for a summer camp for LGBTQ+ kids.

Gay youths: The movement's new ambassadors

The half-dozen lobbyists who crowded into a lawmaker's office in Sacramento recently didn't come bearing campaign cash or votes to swap. Instead, they recounted tales of high school torment as fresh as their faces.

Iowa Gay Marriage: American as Apple Pie

As gay and lesbian couples prepare to walk down the aisle for the first time in Iowa, Steven Thrasher looks back on a time when Iowa was one of the few states that would marry his black dad and white mom.

Plane crashes, near misses, smoked cabins as Trump rages about the delay with his gilded new Air Force One

While planes crash and near misses pile up, and the system crumbles under its own weight, Trump is focused on one making sure he has the best seat in the sky, writes John Casey.

Forty Under 40: Activism

Amy Balliett heads up an impressive list of out activists that includes Tony Biel, Brad Sears, Thai Pham, James Neiley, Christoph Babka, Katelynn Cusanelli, and Timothy Scofield.

Champions of Pride

We recognize amazing LGBT leaders from across the country.

Unlike Buttigieg or Sanders, Warren Won't Appear on 'Bigoted' Fox News

Warren sets herself apart from other Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.

Half The Country's AGs Ask SCOTUS to Rule on Marriage

Attorneys general from 32 states filed briefs Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a definitive ruling on marriage equality.

As Transgender ‘Refugees’ Flock to New Mexico, Waitlists Grow

Thanks to New Mexico's gender-affirming care protections, many trans Americans are seeking health care in its hospitals and clinics. But health care facilities say it's been overwhelming.

Alison Bechdel Inside Her Head

The lesbian author says of a new book about her mom: "I think people who are well-adjusted are not going to be interested in this story."

Vermont Bans Use of 'Ex-Gay' Therapy on Minors

Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law today.

LGBTQ Centers Band Together, Urge Congress to Up Financial Support

Over 160 LGBTQ centers are asking leaders not to forget the nearly 40,000 people they serve each month. 

50 States, 50 Heroes

Fifty current queer leaders tell us who their state's LGBT hero is. Who's yours?

Vermont Catholic Bishop Affirms Trans People; LGB Folks, Not So Much

The new bishop in the Green Mountain State has welcoming words for trans people but less affirming remarks about same-sex relationships.

Op-ed: Trans Health Care Victories Closer Than We Dreamed

Much has been achieved in the fight for transgender health care rights, but the director of the National Center for Transgender Equality says there is still work to be done.

The Ignorance Over Gay Lives Was On Full Display in Denver

As legislators consider banning "conversion therapy" in Colorado, religious homophobes aired their ugly notions about LGBT people.

View From the Hill: DADT Momentum

COMMENTARY: The issue of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" has been at a virtual standstill for months, but this week the dam started to give way to movement from both the White House and HRC.