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Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin

The public prosecutor is investigating it as a potential hate crime.

Texas Gay Dems: #WeDontNeedFixin

The state Democratic platform responds strongly to Texas Republicans' endorsement of 'ex-gay' therapy.

Source: GOP Platform Will Affirm DOMA, Marriage Amendment

This year's document will continue to express support for the Defense of Marriage Act and a federal constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, according to a Log Cabin Republicans official involved with the drafting process.

Anti-Trans Ads Against Biden Incite Fury

The ads make misleading claims about gender-confirmation procedures and say trans athletes will destroy girls' sports.

Democratic Platform Promises Bold Action for Racial, LGBTQ+ Equality

The platform is the first from either major party to mention trans women of color, nonbinary people, and much more.

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.

NBC, Megyn Kelly Defend Show With Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

They claim there's news value in interviewing Jones, who among other things has claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.

Chelsea Clinton Slams GOP for 'Child Abuse' of Conversion Therapy

"It was the most regressive, least inclusive platform in modern political history," said the former First Daughter.

GLAAD Honors Young LGBTQ+ Activists With 20 Under 20 List

This year's diverse list includes such names as JoJo Siwa, Ve'ondre Mitchell,  mxmtoon, Yasmin Finney, and Stella Keating.

Elon Musk’s X platform suspended more than 200 LGBTQ+ marketing accounts without explanation

Even accounts that engaged with the company were suspended, Pink Media’s president told The Advocate.

Net Neutrality is Vital to the LGBTQ Community

Open access to the Internet altered the course of history, including the fight for LGBT rights. That online freedom is now being threatened, writes GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis.

Gay Conservatives Disappointed in GOP Platform

"The final document is marred by outdated social conservative ideology," said the Log Cabin Republicans, which participated in the platform drafting process for the first time this year.

Rose McGowan Takes on Trump, Weinstein in Fiery Speech

Speaking at the Women's Convention, the feminist leader ripped the president's Access Hollywood tape and the culture of harassment in Hollywood.

New Campaign Wants to End Harmful Conversion Therapy

50 Bills 50 States has a lofty goal -- and an uphill battle considering the incoming administration. 

Frodo gets lost

The three-and-a-half-hour stage version of The Lord of the Rings, now running in Toronto, has Elvish music, lots of armpit stabbing, guys on stilts, and a too-short wizard. It's quite a sight to see, but don't expect to be moved

Can Rob Portman Get the GOP to Evolve on Marriage?

The Ohio senator, a marriage equality supporter and father of a gay son, is in a good spot to advocate that the party drop its opposition, says CNN's John King.

Australia police arrest 13 people in string of 'concerning' attacks on gay men through Grindr

Police in Melbourne said that the victims met their assailants on gay dating apps before they were “then allegedly assaulted, robbed, threatened and subjected to homophobic comments.”

Republican Platform Takes Stands Against Restroom Access, for 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

And it still opposes marriage equality, thanks to delegates like Family Research Council leader Tony Perkins.

Op-ed: Making Facebook's 'About Me' About Me

How a more gender spectrum-friendly Facebook came to be.