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Mickey Rourke's Homophobic Comments Toward Jojo Siwa Aren't Just Gross, They're Dangerous

Rourke's comments reference the idea that queer people — and lesbians specifically — can be “turned straight” through heterosexual sex.

The True Story of an Indiana Teen Barred From School Over His AIDS Diagnosis

Ryan White changed perceptions of the disease in the United States.

FBI Investigating Wave of Hateful Texts Telling LGBTQ+ People to Report to “Re-Education Camp”

Latinx people are also receiving racist texts after a previous round of racist messages were sent to Black people last week.

What It Means to Be 'Undocuqueer'

“You have to navigate being often excluded.”

Donald Trump, Avowed Transphobe, Will Return to the White House

What you need to know about his extreme anti-LGBTQ+ agenda for a second term.

LGBTQ+ Community Mourns Brooklyn Dancer Killed While Vogueing

“They murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends… His name was O’Shae and you all killed him.”

ACT UP’s Radical Activism Saved Lives During the AIDS Epidemic

The movement stood up to the president, pharmaceutical companies, and the CDC.

This New Orleans Fire Was the 20th Century's Deadliest Attack on Queer People

32 people died in the 1973 fire at the UpStairs Lounge.

The Target Pride Drama Represents the Problem With Rainbow Capitalism

Corporations are not our friends!
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Uganda Made Homosexuality Punishable by Death, Thanks In Part to American Evangelical Groups

The legislation comes after years of lobbying from American Christian groups.

How We Protect LGBTQ+ Youth While Centering Their Stories

“It simply is not safe for everyone to come out, to stand before a committee, to have their story published.”

Looking Back at Tucker Carlson’s Legacy of Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

From his anger about M&Ms becoming less sexy to victim blaming after the Club Q shooting.

Republican Politicians Are Pouncing on the Nashville Shooting to Spew Anti-Trans Rhetoric

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, and others are capitalizing on the shooting to spread disinformation and hatred.

Lil Nas X Says BET Snub Is Really About “Homophobia” in Black Community

“Y’all can sit and pretend all u want but imma risk it all for us.”

This Teen’s AIDS Diagnosis Changed History

Ryan White’s story both reinforced and challenged assumptions about the disease.

Lil Nas X Is Delightfully Queer, and it Seems to Be Rankling His Homophobic Peers

While he never named Lil Nas X, DaBaby's homophobic rant is a reminder of how present homophobia is in rap.

Dua Lipa Said She's "Horrified" at DaBaby's Homophobic Speech

"We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS."

Harvey Milk Brought LGBTQ Americans Into the Streets

“His whole point was that America had to see that we were everywhere.”

A White Supremacist Statue May Be Replaced With Billy Graham

A monument on Capitol Hill of a North Carolina governor may be replaced with one for Graham.

Outer Banks' Chase Stokes Apologized, Then Blamed Hackers For Racist Tweets

His old posts with racist, homophobic, and ablest language were resurrected.