A Double-Amputee Soldier Did Not Lose The ESPN Courage Award To Caitlyn Jenner
A rumor is circulating on social media that Army veteran Noah Galloway was the “runner-up” for the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, but ESPN confirms there is no such thing. On Monday, ESPN announced that...
View ArticleInternal Report: Major Diversity, Organizational Problems At Human Rights...
A “White Men’s Club,” the report calls HRC. HRC’s top officials acknowledged the report’s findings, pointing to more than 20 steps being taken to address the issues. The Human Rights Campaign...
View ArticlePeople Are Boycotting This Cosmetics Company After It Made An Ad Featuring...
The company has responded to the controversy, saying the commercial is about “addressing the various forms of love.” Brazilian company O Boticário recently released an ad featuring same-sex couples...
View ArticleFor Everyone Who Had A Crush On Miss Honey In "Matilda"
Those librarian glasses. Yes please. Matilda was one of those movies that everyone watched at least ten times as a kid. TriStar Pictures Though for me, there was really only one reason to keep on...
View ArticleGay Male Sex In Film And Television Has A Lube Problem
A few weeks ago, on a horny whim, my boyfriend and I rented L’Inconnu du Lac (Stranger by the Lake), a 2013 erotic thriller set on a nude beach that earned an X rating in France. The last gay movie...
View ArticleHere's The First Transgender Model To Be The Face Of A Cosmetics Company
She’s the new face of Make Up For Ever and she’s ~*giving face.*~ Back in April, the Make Up For Ever cosmetics company announced that transgender model Andreja Pejic would be the new face of the...
View Article20 Spectacular Pride Parades To Add To Your Bucket List
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Pride has the scoop on the cities with the greatest LGBTQ celebrations. Here’s a look inside. São Paulo, Brazil When: The Sunday following the holiday of Corpus Christi...
View ArticleThis Is How To Tell If Someone Is Gay
They’re everywhere. Can you spot a homosexual in this line-up? There are two raging homos in this group. Flo Perry / BuzzFeed Of course you can – it's obvious. All the other people are confirmed 100%...
View ArticleThis Is How 23 Countries Around The World Feel About Abortion
The results of a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos poll are in, including a snapshot of the world’s views on abortion. Among the findings: seemingly popular support in Ireland for changing its abortion laws. Stan...
View ArticleBarnard, An All Women's College, Is The Latest To Accept Transgender Women
Jennifer Finney Boylan, an English professor at Barnard College, advocated for admitting transgender students. Associated Press / Seth Wenig Starting in fall 2016, transgender women will be allowed to...
View ArticleA Bar’s Instagram Account Targeted Caitlyn Jenner With An Anti-Trans Post
“Sorry it doesn’t meet your high moral standards.” The bar has now apologized. El Furniture Warehouse, a restaurant and bar in Toronto, is under fire after posting this image to their Instagram...
View ArticleLGBT Celebrities Share Their Honest And Inspiring Stories Of How “It Got Better”
The second season of the online docuseries features Rosie O’Donnell, RuPaul, Portia De Rossi, and more. “This season, in particular, the stories became about so much more than just coming out,”...
View ArticleKiev Mayor Calls On LGBT Activists To Cancel "March Of Equality"
“I ask everyone not to play into the hands of the enemy, not to inflame hatred and create another confrontation in the center of the capital,” Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said. Kiev Mayor and former boxer...
View ArticleACLU Calls On Justice Department To Protect Gay Workers Under Existing Law
Supporting coverage of all LGBT people under Title VII “would be one of the most significant actions you could take during your tenure as Attorney General to advance the equal treatment of LGBT...
View ArticleThis Canadian Province Just Banned LGBT Conversion Therapy
And just in time for Pride. Bill 77, the "Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act," was made law Thursday. In addition to banning "conversion therapy" for anyone under 18, it also makes...
View ArticleTrans Women Are Creating Their Own Vanity Fair Covers With #MyVanityFairCover
“Admiration and praise for trans women shouldn’t only come if we fit a narrow definition of beauty.” Laverne Cox recently began a dialogue on her Tumblr concerning the beauty standards surrounding...
View ArticleFederal Judge Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Guam
A judge on Thursday struck down a law in Guam defining marriage as being between couples of the opposite sex. The ruling will go into effect on Monday at 8 a.m. local time. Loretta M. Pangelinan,...
View ArticleAir Force Takes A Big Step Toward Allowing Transgender Service
“Neither gender dysphoria nor self-identification as transgender is an automatic circumstance that generates involuntary separation,” the Air Force public affairs office announced Thursday. Secretary...
View ArticleAfter A Man's Post About Caitlyn Jenner Went Viral He Learned A Valuable...
“Irony makes you think.” On Monday, Vanity Fair unveiled its Caitlyn Jenner cover. The reaction to it has been overwhelmingly supportive, but some people have disagreed with calling her brave. Vanity...
View ArticleIreland Poised To Pass One Of The World's Most Progressive Gender Identity Laws
“At the core of it is self determination, not requiring a third party to tell you who you are,” said an Irish trans activist. Supporters react outside Dublin Castle after Ireland became the first...
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