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Queer Latina-owned lemonade shop in San Antonio gets a business-saving grant from HRC

The Human Rights Campaign's Queer to Stay grants are aimed at helping LGBTQ-owned businesses stay afloat.

'I'm Crying': LGBTQ+ Twitter Bursts Into Joy Over Biden's Victory

The tears and champagne are flowing after the win of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Twitter Is Tired of Hollywood's Gayface

The outraged reactions to the casting of a straight actor, Jack Whitehall, in Disney's first clearly gay role mark a turning point in what's tolerated.

NABJ tried to have a dialogue with Trump. Instead, it gave him a microphone

Why would a reputable association for Black journalists decide to platform a candidate with a history of disdain for the media?

On the Right, Some Excuses for Roy Moore, Some Realism as Well

Some are yelling fraud and conspiracy, but others realistically concede he was a terrible candidate.

The Mysterious Power of Green Suede

The guy who hates to say "I" hypnotizes Natalie Portman. Does that make him Darth Vader now?

Schlapp, Santos, Black Men, and a Chinese Balloon

A hovering white bloat is a metaphor for white, conservative Christians floating over people of color.

Black, LGBT, American: Laverne Cox

Threat or threatened.

She Still Bops

With Cyndi Lauper and a who's who of queer and queer-friendly talent, the True Colors tour is entertainment for all orientations and all generations.

Where film is king

In the mad, swag world of film festivals, Nevada City is a throwback to better days

Austerity Chic

How novelist and performance artist Mike Albo gets by in lean times.

And the Winner Is...

Christian. But you knew that already. Here's how it went down on the season finale of Project Runway

DEM DEBATE: Candidates Talk Flint Water, Donald Trump, and Racial Justice

Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon quiz Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders about the environment and the economy, facing Trump in the general election, and racism — the latter with a touch of Avenue Q.

Nikki Haley Falsely Connects Trans Athletes to Girls’ Suicide - Yet Again

The former governor made up false assertions about transgender girl athletes negatively affecting the mental health of cisgender teen girls at a CNN town hall event.

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Girl Scout's Cookies Are a Hit at West Hollywood Gay Bars

Siena, a scout from Glendale, Calif., found bar patrons eager to buy her cookies.

Shanghai Nightlife

Beijing, Shanghai, and provincial capitals nationwide have growing queer scenes where you'll find gay clubs, gay saunas, and even gay yoga classes. Shanghai even has its own bear bar (Chinese bears are affectionately known as "pandas"). What helps China's gay men and lesbians -- known as tongzhi, or comrades -- is that there is little antigay religious sentiment; gay bashing is almost unheard of. Even China's home-fostered religions, Taoism and Buddhism, are tolerant of same-sex love.

Rudolph wasn’t just for Christmas—he was my first gay icon

Through adversity and self-discovery, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer helped one writer in his youth find strength in being different and kinder to yourself and others.

CNN Flushes Hate Group's 'Bathroom Predator' Myth

On CNN's New Day, Cuomo takes down right-wing activist Peter Sprigg in a discussion of the new North Carolina law.

Austerity Chic

How novelist and performance artist Mike Albo gets by in lean times.