At least 35 publicly out gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, pansexual and non-binary athletes will be in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, double the amount who competed in 2018, including the largest share of men. The athletes are competing in nine different sports from Feb. 4-20...

The FDNY has released its first ever “It Gets Better” video, in support of the It Gets Better Project. The Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth around the world that life gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to

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’

The latest Heritage Minute is also the first LGBT one. It recounts the story of gay activist Jim Egan and his battle for equality. Xtra is a Canadian channel for LGBT culture and news. For more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender news: https://www.dailyxtra.com/

Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, read an original work at President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. After Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Gorman read “The Hill We Climb,” building on a tradition of poets -- including Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Alexander and Rich

Sam Smith Performs At White House To Celebrate Respect For Marriage Act on December 13, 2022 when President Joe Biden signed it into law. Sam Smith was part of an important date for LGBTQ+ Americans this afternoon. On Tuesday, December 13th President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act wh...

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris participate in a ceremonial lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in honor of those lost to COVID-19. The incoming administration encouraged Americans to light a candle in their windows to join the commemoration.

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To commemorate World Pride, taking place in New York City on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in late June, the New York Public Libray has curated a stunning exhibition exploring the early fight for LGBTQ rights. The exhibit features the photographs of Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies—”

In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, Daivd Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked...