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Alabama decided to censor Arthur, the lovable aardvark. Deeming the long-running PBS Kids series' Season 22 premiere too controversial, Alabama Public Television refused to air Arthur on May 13 because of a same-sex wedding storyline, and APT reps…

Hair today, gone tomorrow. Grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness' Gay Of Thrones farewell to Game Of Thrones was the most fab end of an era — and much less divisive than the HBO series' finale itself, of course. "Say what you will about this beloved…

Marriage equality has slowly become a reality in more and more countries across the globe, and on Friday, the movement took another step forward. Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in a historic vote, becoming the first Asian country to do so — and…

A true role model, indeed: Cara Delevingne is The Trevor Project's 2019 Hero Award recipient, "for her commitment to supporting The Trevor Project’s mission to end suicide among LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning)…

Many states across the union still force transgender and gender non-binary people to misidentify themselves in terms of gender on official government forms of identification, but another state just joined the group that allows people to identify…

One of the best things about Doctor Who is that it's science fiction. So it feels like all rules get thrown out the window at all times. Like you know, characters who come and go, without much explanation. However, sometimes they make it clear AF…

Back in Cilla Black's day, things really were more black and white by nature as well as name. The iconic dating show Blind Date — which was relatively recently rebooted — helped a lot of straight people get together (or argue, more likely), but…

Transgender women of color face deadly levels of hate and violence, and another tragic incident in Texas on Friday proved exactly that. A black transgender woman was attacked in Dallas in what police are flagging as a hate crime, CBS News reported.…

Love is about to be in the air again. A Love, Simon TV series is coming to Disney+, the network's forthcoming standalone streaming service, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on April 11. Only this time, Simon (played by Nick Robinson in the 2018…

A Republican congressman from Florida has expressed his opposition to protecting LGBTQ rights before, and his views have only gotten more confusing. At a Tuesday hearing on the Equality Act, Rep. Matt Gaetz argued against transgender rights and…

One of the most prominent trans voices in the mainstream media right now is model and activist Munroe Bergdorf. She literally does the most. With style that’s out of this world and a bomb social media presence, she highlights how phenomenal the…

There's no arguing Little Mix are the biggest UK girl band out there right now. They are seriously doing the most. The four girls have become style icons and role models to their fans in their own right, and released their fifth album at the end of…

The last couple of days have really reminded me of what summer feels like (thanks, global warming). I long for the day I can pull my short shorts out of the bottom of the wardrobe, sit in a beer garden, and waste the day away. Summer also means…

A good piece of fiction can be an escape from reality. But non-fiction books are a little different. Instead of letting your mind wander, they aim to open your eyes up to what's going on in the world. This month's best new non-fiction books are a…

The Empire star who claimed in January that he had been subject to a hate crime is now in police custody. Early on Thursday morning, Chicago police arrested Jussie Smollett for allegedly filing a false police report, weeks after Smollett claimed…

The LGBTQ rights movement has made significant progress in recent decades, but every once in a while, something happens to remind America just how much progress still needs to be made. The most recent example came from West Virginia, where a state…

The start of February marked the start of LGBT History Month. I love this time of year, as it allows figures such as Christine Jorgensen, Audre Lorde, and Barbara Gittings (among so many others) to be brought into the spotlight. Without the work of…

The recent political news coming out of Poland hasn't been good for supporters of liberal democracy in the country. From the actions of the Law and Justice party that threaten the freedom of the judiciary to the murder of liberal Gdansk mayor Pawel…

February marks LGBT History Month here in the UK. I love this time of year. LGBT culture is brought into the spotlight, and there are events across the UK that celebrate LGBT causes. However, LGBT History Month is also a time to reflect on the fact…