20 years after being killed in an anti-gay hate crime in Wyoming, Matthew Shepard will be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral. Shepard's October 1998 death became an important symbol spotlighting the discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ community.

20 years after winning the first season of Pop Idol (American Idol‘s British precursor) at age 23, singer Will Young is sharing the hardships of being openly gay in ’00s Britain. In a recent interview with Metro, the singer described the experience following his reluctant coming out. “It was more ju

The Winter Olympics begins on February 4. Check out a video below about Kenworthy’s Olympic journey and why coming out was so liberating for him. In it, Kenworthy’s mom reveals that she “always knew” her son was gay so it wasn’t a shock to her when he finally came out.

A stunning short film by Terry Rayment, presented by Kodak, and shot by cinematographer Kate Arizmendi, shows a teen’s journey after he is discovered by his sister kissing a boy in his bedroom. And yes, it has a happy ending. In 3 Minutes, Kodak Captures the Ache of Gay Love; Dread of Coming Out; a

For being gay, Justin is excommunicated from the church he grew up in and estranged from his community. www.imfromdriftwood.com Is a compilation of true stories by gay people from all over in an attempt to help LGBTQ teens feel not so alone. Please pass the link along to anyone who might benefit fro...

Charlie Carver opens up about how having a gay father influenced his own journey. Teen Wolf and Desperate Housewives star Charlie Carver says he was 11 when he learned of the reason behind his parent’s divorce: his dad had come out as gay. Despite that, Carver didn’t come out until his late teens, a

Elizabeth Taylor accepts the Vanguard Award from Carrie Fisher at the 11th annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2000. For more information about GLAAD visit: http://glaad.org

When Tennessee Williams first met Frank Merlo, a handsome, athletic, working-class Italian-American from NJ at a Provincetown bar in 1947, he was already the celebrated playwright of The Glass Menagerie. What began as a one-night tryst turned into a 14-year romantic partnership, which they also enjo...

In Ancient Greece and the Roman empire homosexual relationships were an accepted and common practice. In this hyper-masculine society the male form was revered for its physical perfection while women’s virtue was jealously guarded to ensure the legitimacy of children. In Greece romantic and sometime

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...