With just days left before the US Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8, AFER has compiled this look back at the last three years of working to attain full federal marriage equality. The American Foundation for Equal Rights is dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every American. As ...

Following in the tradition of The Celluloid Closet, this new five hour limited series for Apple+ chronicles the history of queer representation on the small screen, from the inception of TV all the way to the present. Featuring candid interviews from pioneers like Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey and ...

The Boxtrolls has been nominated by the Academy Awards 2015 as Best Animated Film. The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, fou

Kuntz sits down with SB Nation's Amy K. Nelson for his first on-camera interview to talk about the incident and what his life has been like since he was outed. Nelson also talks to his mom, the school's athletic director Stu Engen, people in Jamie's town, and some of his teammates. Writes Nelson: M...

Seven-year-old Amelia Anisovych came to the world's attention in a viral video of her singing Frozen’s Let it Go in a bomb shelter during the conflict in Ukraine She was invited to sing again on the National Lottery’s New Year’s Eve Big Bash, but little did she know she would be singing with the ori

In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

Three presidents of the United States of America: one message of unity.Watch Presidents Barack Obama, George Bush, and Bill Clinton's special message to President Joe Biden.

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’

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