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NFL Coach Kevin Maxen Comes Out as Gay

The Jacksonville Jaguars strength coach is believed to be the first out male coach in professional men’s sports.

Op-ed: I'm A Gay Man with NFL Season Tickets

One writer explains why a football stadium can feel more welcoming than his neighborhood gay bar.

Op-ed: What Gay Men Could Learn from the OWN Network

Oprah teaches one very important "V" word.

Op-ed: Navigating the Gay PDA

Sometimes when one faces bigotry head-on, the best thing to do is hold hands and keep on sparkling.

Op-ed: Phone Dating, Shame, and Healing

A writer contemplates insecurity and masculinity after downloading a gay dating app.

Parsing the Log Cabin Republicans' Congressional Endorsements

The gay GOP group's PAC has released its first round of endorsements, backing nine congressional hopefuls. Just how LGBT-friendly are they, and can they win?

Results: 30 LGBT Races to Watch

Read up on the queer candidates who ran for their political lives.

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Transgender Student Athletes' Success Stirs Uproar in Connecticut

Some parents and students contend that trans girls shouldn't compete against cisgender girls unless they've taken hormones.

Study Finds 24 Percent of Southern LGBTQ People Live in Poverty

Disparities found nationwide in number of poor LGBTQ people compared to their straight, cisgender counterparts.

Putin Claims 'Gay Nazis' Behind Ukrainian Unrest

The Russian president takes a page out of a notorious antigay American evangelical's playbook and claims that gay people are the cause of the current conflict in Ukraine.

Trump Judicial Nominee Has History of Antigay, Misogynistic Writings

Among other things, Steven Menashi accused the Human Rights Campaign of exploiting Matthew Shepard's murder. 

In Oklahoma, a bathroom law and other policies endanger transgender residents

The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.

Neil Gorsuch Appears to See Marriage, Abortion as Established Rights

In the second day of his confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court nominee suggests he wouldn't want to overturn those rulings.

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Can the Catholic Church be saved?

While most gay Catholics agree that the new pope is likely to be conservative, some find hope in a groundswell of support for gay equality in the parishes of Western nations

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

Meet the Point Foundation’s Class of 2017

These lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer students are in for a great year ahead! 

50 States, 50 Heroes

Fifty current queer leaders tell us who their state's LGBT hero is. Who's yours?

Find The Best LGBT-Friendly Hospitals In Your State

A record-breaking 464 hospitals nationwide were named LGBT healthcare leaders in the Human Rights Campaign's 2013 Healthcare Equality Index.