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One of the biggest assets the queer community has is how creative we can be. 

Sure, our wedding proposals can be major productions, but did you realize the role billboards have played in the movement?

A tsunami is coming for the ballot box. More Gen Zers identify as LGBTQ+ than Republican.

America now has more “non-religious” people than evangelicals. Young people are coming out at record rates. And the 2020 election saw the rise of “equality” voters who prioritized LGBTQ+ and women’s rights.

Texas legislator’s public takedown of rightwinger goes viral

Now this is how you do it.

Joe Biden gave Pete Buttigieg the best birthday present ever

“Pete turned 30 today,” Biden joked of his youngest Cabinet member.

Women are having babies with their gay best friends

Platonic co-parenting is a growing trend in America.

A school canceled a play about anti-gay bullying. This theater company put it on anyway.

Twenty-five years after the murder of Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming school said the play violated community standards.

Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes bill to repeal sodomy ban & anti-trans laws

While other states are attacking LGBTQ+ rights, Massachusetts is supporting equality.

Men get married at… checks notes… a rat hole

A new Chicago landmark has gone viral … and it’s not your usual tourist spot.

Lesbian couple rejected by wedding venue gets offered dream location for free

The new venue’s owner told them, “When something doesn’t work out, you were either being protected or promoted to something better.”

Maine legislators frantically working to make the state a trans refuge

The law would thwart activist attorneys general who are threatening parents and children with arrest.

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