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Olivia Colman & John Lithgow star in queer family film 'Jimpa' with breakout nonbinary lead

"The stories we tell help us work out who we want to be, and this one is filled with warmth, humor, love, and joy," said director Sophie Hyde, whose nonbinary child Aud stars in the film.

Survivors Confront Club Q Shooter at Sentencing Hearing

“I hope for the worst things possible in prison, and even that won’t be good enough.”

Kentucky's 'Don't Say Gay' Law Brings Misery to LGBTQ+ Students

The law threatens gay-straight alliances and is causing other harms to LGBTQ+ youth.

Tech Pioneer Revives Mystery Around Gay Brother's Death

Internet guru Steve Johnson fought for years until his brother's death was reclassified by police from a suicide to an unsolved homicide. But he's still fighting for justice.

Outfest 2007

Advocate film critic Kyle Buchanan's reviews from the Outfest film festival in Los Angeles. Check back regularly for updated reviews and the latest in gay cinema.

Jury gives South Dakota lesbian life in prison for murder

A woman who killed an acquaintance and dismembered her body with a chain saw has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, after a jury in Sioux Falls, S.D., decided to spare her life.

Joe Biden, the human being, showed he was a loving father first by pardoning his son

“Throughout my life, my father was the perfect role model, and when Joe pardoned Hunter, I found another one,” writes John Casey.

Op-ed: Finally, Some Reliable Research on Trans Kids Like Mine

My child is a member of the first generation of kids allowed to live transgender lives from a very young age. Until now, we parents have been making it up as we go along.

Declared Unfit: How a Lesbian Lost Custody to a Convict

A new documentary called Unfit: Ward v. Ward examines the 1995 case in which a Florida judge revoked custody from a lesbian mother in favor of the child's father, a convicted murderer.

You Just Finished 'It's a Sin.' Here's What to Watch Next.

HIV has shaken the world for 40 years; it's also produced some incredible art.

Trans Sri Lankan Comedian D'Lo Finds Laughter in His Pain

Like any truly funny person, D'Lo knows how to mine hardship and turn it into mirth.

The Oscar Nominations Are Here and (a Little Bit) Queer

Kristin Stewart and Ariana DeBose are among the handful of LGBTQ+ folks to receive a nod at this year's Academy Awards.

Gun Rights Absolutists Are Going Off the Rails

Marco Rubio gets jeered, while Wayne LaPierre claims gun control advocates want to take away all individual freedoms.

Parents Start Petitions to Prohibit Trans Athletes from Competing

The track and field victories of Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood inspired an ugly response.

Minn. Paper Publishes Transphobic Ad -- Again

The ad is designed to stoke the unfounded fear that transgender athletes will take cisgender (nontrans) girls' places on school teams.