Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, is trying to provide comfort in this time of crisis. Ma has been posting videos of himself performing short pieces and encouraging other musicians -- of all levels -- around the world to join him in offering “Songs of Comfort.” Ma joi

The GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news. These are the images and stories that bring us closer to equality. The Awards also support GLAAD's work every day to grow accept...

The World AIDS Museum presents: SMARTRide 10. Hundreds of bikers participated in a 168 mile bike ride from Miami to Key West in November, 2013. Hundreds of other people also participated as volunteers including a medical team, ensuring the safety of the riders. SmartRide is the second largest A...

Sidney Crosby and Shea Webber talk about their opposition to Russia's anti-gay laws at the Team Canada Olympic press conference on Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Calgary: "For me growing up in Canada, my view has always been that way," Crosby said during a news conference Sunday to kick off Canada's Oly...

Watch the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope—the most powerful space telescope ever made. This mission is scheduled to lift off at 7:20 a.m. EST (12:20 UTC), Dec. 25, 2021, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. With revolutionary technology, Webb will observe a pa

Poli Genova started singing at the age of four at the popular Bulgarian children's music group Bon-Bon and later helped establish their label. She studied clarinet at a musical school in Sofia and then film directing at the Bulgarian National Academy for Theatrical and Film Arts. X Factor, Dancing w...

Residents of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, celebrated their country winning the Eurovision song contest on Sunday morning. As many predicted coming into this politically charged Eurovision final, held in Turin, Italy, Ukraine were the big winners as the international public seized the chance to show thei...

Through his bravery and with the help of Oprah, Danny Pintauro brought HIV back into the national consciousness. He’s had interviews with major media news stations, and has created a dialogue about HIV that has been missing since the early 90s. HIV Equal Online’s Stephen Lucin had the opportunity to

Jaymi Hensley, a member of the boyband Union J, which was formed to compete in this season's X Factor in the UK, came out of the closet over the weekend after consulting with his mentor on the show, Louis Walsh, The Sun reports: “I spoke to Louis about this and he said, ‘put it this way, both of my

The lights of the Eiffel Tower were turned off in tribute to the victims of two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead. "Our gun laws will change," Ardern promised in a news conference on Saturday morning, local time. She said the shooter had five guns, two s...