A warrior for change. A lightning rod for controversy.
Gloria Allred has devoted 40 years to asserting and protecting the rights of women, overcoming personal trauma, media scrutiny, and powerful men.

Ellen praised President Obama for all he's done, and he had some very kind words in return.

In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, Daivd Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked...

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“We were the first ones to do that 19 years ago” said Smith. “It was a crazy experience back then but you’re right, look at every single show now, it’s pretty amazing. There’s always a gay storyline, or a lesbian storyline or whatever. I was talking to Casey [Cott, on Riverdale] and he’s playing pre

A hidden camera social experiment created by Spain’s State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, shows us what happens when an American gay couple on vacation in Spain stops to ask locals for directions and to translate a letter, given to them by their homophobic hotel owner. The

Xtra caught up with Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks to talk about homophobia in sports and the "You Can Play" Campaign

Harlan Gardner of Machias, joined by four generations of his family, talks about what marriage means to him and why it matters to the gay and lesbian people in his life.

In May, 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. But as Ireland moves towards greater equality, many other countries are moving in the opposite direction. Here is a snapshot of gay rights around the globe.

The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of 16, Nicholas Van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the apartheid regime. The threat of communism and “