LGBTQ Nation Heroes

“Jenn is my role model,” a 12-year-old girl said of Burleton. “She inspires me to be a better person and also to be an advocate for transgender rights.”

LGBTQ Nation readers voted for the heroes who inspired them most. Here’s who you all picked.

Voting for the LGBTQ Nation Heroes awards is almost closed and your favorite can’t win without your vote!

Lil Nas X didn’t even get mad, he just wanted the haters to do better: “It’s a much better angle.”

Bowen Yang joined the show as a featured player just two years ago. Now the LGBTQ Nation Heroes Award nominee is a member of the cast full-time.

The pair have a song together on Lil Nas X’s debut album MONTERO and a new ad campaign, too.

We’re more than halfway through the voting period for the LGBTQ Nation Heroes awards, but your favorite can’t win without your vote.

“I’m really happy that we got the win on the day that kind of made a little bit of history,” the modest star said after ripping through the rainbow barrier – and helping secure his team’s victory, too.

LGBTQ people have long become a part of football, and it’s in no small part to these trailblazers, just like the one that Nassib is becoming.

The Buttigieg family included a black and white photo of Pete and Chasten each holding one of their children on social media.