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As the holiday season approaches, our team has been scouring the Internet for some cool and practical gift ideas for 2018.  We recently stumbled upon what is both one of the more practical gifts, with an edge of style and coolness thrown in as well.

I spent a day with Eva Tiamat Medusa, a trans woman who modified her body to become a dragon.

Mark Saltzman went viral for discussing Bert and Ernie. But he also revealed new information about out 'Sesame Street' performers, along with the show's treatment of AIDS.

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case in the Supreme Court was not just a showdown over gay rights and religious liberty. It also reveals an ongoing process of redefining US suburban life as more diverse.

Infinitely adaptable and easy to conceal, these toys were surprisingly appealing to gay men in the 1950s.

How can a young lesbian participate in queer culture when queer communities often mock, dismiss, or outright ignore lesbian feminist history?

Social media leaves little room for secrets, doesn't it? While Instagram, Twitter and Facebook certainly give us a slew of new mysteries—Who is that? How can

The 22-year-old breakout actress is also featured in the latest Ugg campaign.

The percentage of trans adults has doubled in the last 10 years. Looking to human anatomy and physiology alone doesn't explain the sex and gender changes rapidly occurring. Does culture play a role?

A government survey of 108,000 LGBT people suggests 68% avoid holding hands in public.

Panic! At the Disco singer's pledge will help launch Gender & Sexuality/Gay-Straight Alliance clubs across country

Has Pride been coopted? This year’s parade goers are wearing black in honour of the victims of serial killers

The Pride Parade’s focus on masculine white men often pushes the rest of the LGBTQ community to the margins.

From dating apps to sex clubs, queer trans masculine people are fighting for visibility in the places traditionally associated with cis gay men.

We're celebrating a Cult Classic icon by hatching a Limited Edition tongue-in-cheek parody collectible rubber duck- Dr. Frank-N-Feather. Take a look!

We’re in the middle of a ‘genderquake’ where the qualities traditionally associated with men are changing daily. So how do three LGBT guys define manliness in 2018?

The feature was designed by OkCupid employee Rowan Rosenthal, who uses they/them pronouns.

Asian parents tell their son that he is an embarrassment to their culture for being gay. What will nearby diners say?

Trauma and triumph have always been source material for queer performers. The difference now is that people with power are starting to pay attention: men, heterosexuals, cisgender people, white people—even the holy trinity of cishet white men. At the cutting edge of this cultural reckoning are comedians Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, and Cameron Esposito. All three are masculine of center (MOC) lesbians, comedians, and survivors of sexual assault and/or abuse.

Where are the safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in 2018?

“Essentially, we believe that further erosion of privacy is inevitable.”

The ways HIV and AIDS have been represented from the crisis to now have varied, something Dion Kagan decided to explore in his new book Positive Images.

At around 8 years old, when Anna Swartz first saw the made-for-TV movie Au Pair, she got a “painful good feeling” in her chest. At the time, she didn’t know if the emotion was brought on by the movie itself or its lead actress, Heidi Lenhart. “She had these glasses, and she wore these little ’90s business […]

If Mitchell made cult classic Hedwig and the Angry Inch today, would he be able to get away with it?