Heroes

“A lot of trans kids in Alabama can’t do their story and can’t share their voice, and so to be that voice is really important to me.”

Today is the last day of LGBTQ Nation Heroes, but there’s still time to make your voice heard.

Tell us who your hero was this past year.

Even in the face of rising intolerance, LGBTQ showed how resilient they are.

Who really made the world a better place?

We don’t need more lone heroes. We need more communities working together.

After a television producer outed him last week, Dekker said he would not be “robbed” of the joy of coming out.

The writer of her latest comic book says the Amazon Princess is queer in a culture of women that is “absent of heteronormativity.”

Do you consider Jason Collins a hero for coming out as the first professional gay male athlete? What about Ellen DeGeneres or Anderson Cooper, Neil Patrick Harris or Rachel Maddow? Are they heros? First, let’s be clear on the definition of the word hero. Dictionary.com defines the word hero as such: “a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.”

Soon-to-be iconic images — taken moments after the second blast on Monday in the bombing attack at the Boston Marathon — feature three Boston police officers coming to the aid of a fallen runner, one of whom is Boston PD’s LGBT community liaison.