Eric Fanning sworn in as Secretary of the U.S. Army, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military branch. The United States Senate confirmed Fanning's nomination on May 17, 2016 after many months of Senate obstructionism, on a unanimous voice vote. Fanning became the 22nd Secretary of...

Free & Equal’s newest video – narrated by movie star Zachary Quinto – exposes just how much LGBT exclusion really costs. Rates of poverty, homelessness, depression and suicide have been found to be far higher among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people than in the general population. But it’

In this clip of the 1992 movie Charlie (Matt Damon) provokes David (Brendan Fraser) with a racist joke and a fight breaks out in the shower room. An assemblage of young Hollywood actors poised for stardom marked this tale of anti-Semitism at a 1950s prep school. Brendan Fraser stars as David Greene,...

While the vast majority of Americans consider themselves unprejudiced, many of us unintentionally make snap judgments about people based on what we see—whether it’s race, age, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. This may be a significant reason many people in the U.S. report they feel discri

Some of the Founders and Framers of the Constitution did more than turn over in their graves... they actually resurfaced to sing “The Day Democracy Died.” That, plus they “dig those rhythm and blues! Featured are in order of appearance: George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, Thomas Jefferso

On a stage decorated with a model of the Eiffel Tower and the American and French flags, Cleveland officially closed the 2014 Gay Games on Saturday and handed its flag over to Paris, France, which will host the event in 2018. A delegation from Paris' Gay Games committee accepted the flag from Clevel...

In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his lon...

Bailar, who was the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team, has shared his transition journey on TV shows like 60 Minutes and The Ellen Show. .During Pride Month 2017, the International Olympic Committee Bailar profiled Schuyler in a series entitled IDENTI

In 2016, Stephane and his husband Kyle Kier conceived and developed a production with an LGBT focus, Airotic, and debuted it on an Atlantis Events gay cruise. Over the past two years, it has become the most popular act for Atlantis. Recently, Haffner partnered with Logo Founder Matt Farber to bring ...

Real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. These were the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and the U.S. was divided over how to combat the virus. Ron, now shunned and ostracized by many of his old fri...