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Rep. Adam Smith on Mental Health, Seeking Help, and Finding the Right Treatment for You

Marking World Mental Health Day, Smith talks about his battle with depression and urges anyone suffering to get treatment as soon as they can.

Black, Gay, Autistic, and Beautiful

Coming out at the intersection of three identities.

Op-ed: Ohhhh, Paula

When an n word falls alone in the woods, do you hear it?

I Am a Bisexual Survivor of Abuse, and I Am Here to Break the Silence

The statistics show that bisexual women are more likely to face abuse, sexual assault, and struggle with depression. Why isn't anyone talking about it?

Why We Need Bisexual Awareness Week

Part of Bisexual Awareness Week, which begins today, should involve a discussion of how disproportionately bi women are affected by violence. 

One Gay Man's Domestic Abuse Horror Story

Intimate partner violence is a serious yet oft-ignored issue facing LGBT people, says the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. To help break the cycle, Patrick Dati shares his experience.

Horrific Sexual Abuse of Gay and Bi Men, Trans Women Reported in Syria

Survivors of sexual violence during Syria's civil war detail their sufferings in a new Human Rights Watch report.

Hawaii Bans 'Ex-Gay' Therapy on Minors

The Aloha State is the 12th to do so.

Conversion Therapy Denounced by 28 U.S. Mental Health and Medical Organizations

Leading associations have joined forces to end the harmful practice of so-called "conversion therapy."

Op-ed: How We'll End 'Conversion Therapy' in Four Years Flat

Samantha Ames of the National Center for Lesbian Rights is determined to wipe 'ex-gay' and 'ex-trans' programs from the planet.

Queer Sexual Assault Survivors Need DeVos to Enforce Title IX

The Education secretary is failing victims of sexual violence, which includes no shortage of LGBT people.

Op-ed: The U.N.'s Collective Gasp on Conversion Therapy

Last week the United Nations demanded to know how the United States could permit conversion therapy.

GOP to Trans Youth: We Know You Better Than You Know Yourselves

How institutional rejection harms transgender youth.

Appeals court denies attempt to block Colorado’s conversion therapy ban

The court ruled the law regulates conduct, not speech, and let the 2019 law stand.

How Gay Former Basketball Star DeMarco Majors Found Self-Love

As part of Pride Media's Love, Me series, Majors shares his journey in fighting depression.

Two Pulse survivors are now 'ex-gays' running a conversion therapy organization

After experiencing firsthand the carnage that anti-LGBTQ+ attacks can cause, Luis Ruiz and Angel Colon are attacking what they've dubbed the "identity pandemic."

Don't Let Bernardo Almonte Die in Vain

Following the murder of Almonte at the hands of his partner, Broadway performer Marcus Bellamy, we must confront same-sex domestic violence.

Michigan Gov. Bans State and Federal Funding for Conversion Therapy

LGBTQ+ rights groups say Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's action is an important first step toward assuring young prople aren't subjected to the harmful practice.

Op-ed: Why The U.N. Must Consider The Cruelty Behind Ex-Gay Therapy

Conversion therapy isn't just snake oil. It's poison.

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