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We all know how this ends: Death is not a failure
Tuesday, May 2, 2017Obituaries start with phrases like so-and-so "lost their battle with..."? Why do we start the memory of their life with a supposed failure? -
Conversion therapy pioneer Joseph Nicolosi won’t be hurting any more gay kids
Friday, March 10, 2017The leader in the discredited movement to "convert" people from lesbian, gay, or bisexual to straight has died. -
Judge William Norris, who wrote groundbreaking opinion on gay soldiers, dies
Saturday, January 28, 2017Judge Norris wrote an precedent-setting opinion in 1988 calling the U.S. Army's ban on gay soldiers unconstitutional, comparing it to a ban on interracial marriage. -
Mary Tyler Moore, TV icon, dead at age 80
Wednesday, January 25, 2017She turned the world on with her smile, and rightfully earned the title of America's sweetheart. -
One day after daughter Carrie Fisher’s death, actress Debbie Reynolds dies at 84
Wednesday, December 28, 2016"She's now with Carrie and we're all heartbroken," said her son, Todd. -
Singer George Michael dies ‘peacefully at home’
Sunday, December 25, 2016"It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period," his publicist said. -
Now that Fidel Castro is dead, will LGBT Cubans gain more civil rights?
Monday, November 28, 2016Fidel Castro maintained a steel grip, jailing dissidents and gays, controlling freedom of travel and expression and declaring activities outside his control to be illegal. -
To the end, Cuban leader Fidel Castro remained a polarizing figure
Saturday, November 26, 2016Love him or hate him, there was no denying that Fidel Castro played an outsize role on the world stage for much of the 20th century. -
2016 is the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans
Wednesday, November 16, 2016This year has set a new record for transgender homicides, with 24 reported, two more than in 2015.
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