Independence Day

Let’s take a break from the news today and focus on who really matters.

Feeling a little ambivalent about celebrating America this year? Give the national anthem a rest and celebrate the LGBTQ nation instead.

The one name that we kept coming back to may be a bit surprising to you.

True acts of patriotism — not those hijacked or censored by racists or those in power — courageously dissent against popular beliefs and rituals.

America’s need to showcase her nativist spirit of patriotism comes at the expense of fundamental freedoms and protections.

This is the dude who deserves the credit, and we bet you never heard of him.

Remember that it’s your country too, and the rights we have fought for and won, for the LGBTQ community and others, cannot be rolled back.

The reason given was that the Encircle: LGBT + Family & Youth Resource Center is a political advocacy group. Um, no.

A fireworks show of tweets from Ellen, RuPaul, Janet Mock and even Joan Rivers awaits you.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: we are all created equal, but we have not been treated as such.