December 20, 2013 was an emotional, landmark day for the people of Utah and all over the world. It was announced that Amendment 3 in Utah was overturned and same sex couples were allowed to marry. People rushed downtown to be married, show their love, and show us what courage looks like.

UFO? Try top secret military aircraft. These are the most mysterious military airplanes, jets and space planes flying today, including the infamous Aurora black triangle, the Boeing X-37, the new Northrop Grumman unmanned RQ-180 stealth drone, the Blackstar space bomber, and stealth Black Hawk helic...

The Respect for Marriage Act official repeals the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which restricted marriage to exclusively being between a man and woman. It was trumped by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, which established same-sex marriage as a 14th Amendment right.

A gay wedding proposal on Italy’s Got Talent appears to be Italian TV’s first same-sex proposal. A member of acrobatic dance troupe Les Farfadais dropped to one knee and presented his boyfriend with a ring during the live competition. The boyfriend’s surprise proposal came just after the group perf

Beaches and birds are a natural pairing. But what kinds of birds are those squawking, soaring, diving creatures anyway? Graceful and acrobatic, gulls are hardly cautious around humans. They will not hesitate to swoop down and take a potato chip right out of your hand. You can find Florida's beautifu...

Breaking news: the plaintiffs in the Prop 8 case have filed their brief before the US Supreme Court. It's an incredible record of the case so far, and a preview of the argument they'll make next month when they appear before the court. Let's run through the brief and take a look at some of the highl...

Same-sex marriage became legal nationwide in the Netherlands (2001), Belgium (2003), Spain (2005), Canada (2005), South Africa (2006), Norway (2009), Sweden (2009), Portugal (2010), Iceland (2010), Argentina (2010), Denmark (2012), Brazil (2013), France (2013), Uruguay (2013), New Zealand (2013), th...

It was nearly four years ago when CrossFit star Alec Smith publicly came out as gay. In his emotional coming-out video, Smith says he used to “hate himself” for his homosexuality, and could never imagine embracing his attraction to men. But Smith is hiding no longer. He’s open about his life on soc

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Welcome to Quarantini, an LGBTQ+ book and movie club for the quarantine era. Join Dr. Eric Cervini, a Harvard and Cambridge-trained historian of LGBTQ+ culture and politics, as he discusses his favorite books and documentaries with his followers.