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Hot Tips on What Not to Say to the Trans Person in Your Life

Cisgender people say the darndest things to transgender people! 

Report: Just One Accepting Adult Can Save an LGBTQ Young Person's Life

Acceptance is shown to dramatically reduce the risk of a suicide attempt, according to the Trevor Project.

Op-ed: Why We Need Sports

Participating in a team sport can instill responsibility and confidence in a young person. It can also save that person's life.

Juan Gabriel’s Alleged Boyfriend Is Given the Tabloid Treatment

Weeks after Juan Gabriel's death, tabloids are reporting on his personal life and his alleged boyfriend.

Barry Manilow Opens Up About Coming Out and His Journey to Broadway

In a candid interview the legendary musician discusses his personal life, career, and the debut of his Broadway musical, Harmony.

How the Americans With Disabilities Act Helps People Every Day

Kayley Whalen of the National LGBTQ Task Force tells how the ADA has improved her life as a person with "invisible" disabilities.

Coming Out? Here Are Some Resources to Help

“The most powerful act of resistance as an LGBTQ+ person is to live our life loudly in a world that tells us to be quiet,” says HRC President Kelley Robinson.

Catholic hermit in Kentucky comes out as transgender man

In the Roman Catholic Church, a hermit is someone who leads a quiet life engaged in prayer. Christian Matson is believed to be the first trans person in this bishop-approved position.

JD Vance's trans ex-friend: Republicans don't hate trans people, they're just 'engaging in opportunism'

"I know that because [Vance] was very loving and respectful of a trans person in his life, and is now choosing to use trans kids as a political ploy," Sofia Nelson said.

The Real Vincente Minnelli

Film biographers have long ignored the real Vincente Minnelli. But with his new book, Emanuel Levy delves into the complex personal life of the flamboyant Oscar-winning director ... also known as Liza's dad.

Queen Latifah Tells Us About Her New Talk Show

Queen Latifah on Oprah, Jada, her journey from hip-hop star to Hollywood, and why the second time around (as a talk show host) is the charm. Just don't expect her to talk about her personal life.

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A Pioneer in Paddling

Internationally known kayaker Tanya Faux is competing this week in the Teva Mountain Games competition in Vail, Colo. The pro athlete shares her experiences on the kayaking circuit as well as some insights into her personal life.

Bisexual and booted from the classroom

When sixth-grade students asked their new teacher whether he was gay, he told the truth, then changed the subject. But the other teachers and the school administrators kept the focus on his personal life from that point on

Paper Trail: Just your average gay psychic

What's it like for a gay man with a special gift to glean the secrets of his clients as a means to help them get their lives in order? A new memoir offers a first-person look at the life of one of the nation's leading professional psychics

As she releases her memoir and her first new album in five years, the popular Heartland entertainer talks to The Advocate about her personal life and contemplates what her revelation will mean to her conservative fan base.

Love Stories John Manelski and Jordan Brusso

Brusso and Manelski's relationship involved a child from the start--their 6-year-old daughter, Camille. Manelski, her biological dad, shares custody with Camille's mother. "I always knew it would have to be somebody very special before I'd make the commitment to bring that person into her life," Manelski says.

Methodist leaders in Minnestoa approve of same-sex marriage

Leaders of the United Methodist Church in Minnesota have approved resolutions in favor of ordaining gay clergy and performing same-sex marriages. "We are asking the general church to be more inclusive of gay, lesbian persons in the church's life," the Reverend Bruce Robbins (pictured) of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis said.