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Spam text messages tell LGBTQ+ people to report to a 're-education camp'

The offensive texts, which the FBI said it is investigating, even went to children in high school.

Spate of racist text messages goes out after Trump's election

"You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," says a racist message circulating in several states.

Mark Robinson, North Carolina antigay governor hopeful, condemned public spending while benefiting from it

He has denounced government assistance programs as a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” while his family's company has made money from administering one.

McGillis Takes on Little Foxes

Newly out actress Kelly McGillis heads a strong cast in the Pasadena Playhouse's excellent production of the Lillian Hellman classic The Little Foxes .

Scarlett Johansson Headlines Tennessee Williams Revival

Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker are set to play iconic characters Maggie and Brick in the latest Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams's classic drama about mendacity.

The Honeymoon Phase

Marriage is more than a lifetime commitment -- it's the perfect excuse to take a romantic getaway. Whether you and your betrothed are looking for the hustle of city streets or the privacy of an island cabana, one of these holidays will suit your persuasion.

Nonbinary Florida 12-Year-Old Beaten for Displaying Pride Flag

The anti-LGBTQ+ incident happened on school grounds. 

Isaiah Washington says racism a factor in his firing

Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit television series after he twice used an antigay slur.

Out Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Makes Broadway History With Slave Play

Harris also wrote the queer-themed Daddy, which starred Alan Cumming. 

Op-ed: It's Time to Rethink Religion

A devoted Jewish cantor found solace in the same religion he felt slighted by as a young gay man.

'Lover of Men' explores the gay side of Abraham Lincoln

While historians have argued over the nature of the revered president's relationships with men, a new documentary concludes that they were indeed romantic and sexual.

A Virginia college bans transgender students — based on language from the year 1900

Sweet Briar College's founder's 1900 will stated that Sweet Briar would be a school for girls and women, and the college must abide by the understanding of gender at that time, administrators say.

WATCH: CNN's Cooper, Lemon Explore Their Roots in Special Program

Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon both deal with some grim family history in Roots: Our Journeys Home.

Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important

First celebrated in 1866 in Texas, it's now a federal holiday.

No Building Has Been Damaged More by the Unrest Than the White House

Trump has sullied the People's House -- and his stain and stench may never be fully excised.

Op-ed: The Mythical Big Black Man Kills Romance Abroad

There's one racist question that black men seem incapable of escaping at home, but especially abroad.