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As society’s understanding of diverse sexual identities and gender expressions has grown more inclusive, so has the acronym used to describe them.

Papi advises a letter-writer who feels their coming out was a total flop after it failed to elicit any response from friends or family. Silence is better than anger and rejection, but they were hoping for support, for positive reinforcement.

Apps like Grindr have become a popular way to meet, but their most vulnerable users must be protected from outing and potential harassment.

“Discussions of fashion and beauty norms often focus on ways in which they restrict us – and they can do, of course. But queer people have created their own visual codes over the years, with aesthetics providing opportunities for identity exploration and even political resistance”

Unprecedented legislative assaults aimed at trans people are underway, making 2021 the worst year for anti-L.G.B.T.Q. legislation in recent times.

Few states collect sexual orientation or gender identity data, so no one knows how many people in some communities are getting vaccinated.

LGBTQ people—particularly LGBTQ people of color and transgender people—were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ARPA’s investments are a critical first step on the road to recovery.

Unleashed LGBTQ, the virtual networking event beginning Thursday, March 25, offers a lineup of 30 presenters, ranging from elected officials to nonprofit leaders, from activists to entertainers. For more information and to register for the event, visit the website at UnleashedLGBTQ.com.

Some of us learned to make banana bread. Others made life-changing revelations.

In the eight years of his papacy, Francis has talked about and modeled more acceptance of LGBTQ people than his predecessors, writes Heidi Schlumpf. He sends signs and makes baby steps. But when it comes to actually changing church teaching, not so much -- as with a new ruling that leaves LGBTQ Catholics out of the sacramentality of marriage. That needs to change.

I feel like an outsider in the LGBTQ community, and lots of autistic people feel the same way.

The online matchmaker recently launched its first ad with a lesbian couple.

The team behind the first BAAITS Powwow sought to de-gender traditions and bring Two-Spirit people, those who do not identify within the gender binary, together. They did all of that and more.

How can you tell when you’re really clicking with a person? Is it when you uncover some mutual obsession? Is it when you accidentally-on-purpose brush against their shoulder and your insides go all glittery?

“For Playboy to have a male on the cover is a huge deal for the LGBT community, for my brown people community and it’s all so surreal,” the cover star said.

We are pleased to announce our first #ILoveGay Today series of interviews edited into a longer form short-form documentary about LGBTQ+ bars and how they have adapted during the pandemic has been accepted into the Palm Springs Cinema Diverse LGBTQ+ film festival.

These artists, activists, entrepreneurs and mentors have been leading the way and opening doors for other LGBTQ people of color for more than 30 years. And they have no plans to stop.

Brand|Pride is proud to announce the official launch of Pride in a Box! Pride in a Box is an at-home Pride kit that guarantees to bring fun, joy and unicorn love into your home! For 20 years, Brand|Pride has been guiding brands on LGBTQ+ promotional items and helping brands show their support for the LGBTQ community. 

The Equality Act passed the House for a second time in February, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

At least 28 state legislatures are weighing measures that would bar transgender youth from participating in sports or receiving medical treatment. Some have already been passed.

The study from the Public Religion Research Institute comes as the Senate wrestles with legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The COVID pandemic gave many people the space and quiet to examine their gender and sexual identities more deeply and come out to themselves and others.

The site promises to deliver “model legislation” to policymakers designed to keep trans youth from accessing medical care and participating in athletics.  

Decades in the making, the Equality Act has broad support in the House but will likely face opposition in the Senate, where it will need at least 10 Republicans to vote in favor of the bill.

So much progress has been made relatively quickly in recent years, but LGBT rights advocates have a list of areas where they’d still like to see more advancements for their cause.