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'Monsters' stars discuss empathy for Menendez brothers

The stars of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez ā€” Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Chloe Sevigny, and Javier Bardem ā€” speak with Out about how the series tackles homophobia, gender roles, and cycles of abuse.

15 Dating Dealbreakers for Gay & Bi Men

Where do you draw the line?

How Steven Universe's Chosen Family Helped Him Heal His Abusive One

An important lesson for parents of LGBTQ kids!

Pat Robertsonļæ½s Theodicy on Haiti's 'Pact to the Devil'

Religion-based bigotry has been the mainstay of Rev. Pat Robertson's bully pulpit. While scientists explain Haitiā€™s recent natural disaster as an earthquake due to a fault it sits on along the border between two large tectonic plates that slide past each other, Robertson explains the disaster as ā€œSomething [that] happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it.ā€

Haiti and Hateful Rhetoric

Writer and lesbian culture guru Diana Cage explains how you can make a donation to the Haiti earthquake relief via the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization the Rainbow World Fund. But she goes a step further in elucidating how the Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh use tragedy for political and personal gain. She encourages those of us with brains not to tune out the right wing nuts including Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and Michelle Malkin.

Op-ed: Martin Luther King's Expansive Dream

King's vision of inclusion and community is far wider that we might have once imagined. And his vision always included lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

ā€˜Chuckyā€™ Slices Up A New Queer Horror Classic

Don Manciniā€™s latest creation offers plenty of chills, thrills, and a ton of heart. Itā€™s also super, unapologetically gay ā€” and we canā€™t get enough.

Portland Area Lesbian Activist Dies in Cycling Accident

Lesbian activist Bonnie Tinker, 61, died Thursday in a cycling accident at the Virginia Tech University campus. She was director of the Portland, Ore. Love Makes a Family and a member of the P.O.'d Grannies.

Trump or Hitler: Who Said It Better?

Let's play the worst game ever,

What Does the ContraPoints Controversy Say About the Way We Criticize?

Despite legitimate issues, recent controversies surrounding transgender YouTuber ContraPoints demonstrate some people's inability to create constructive conversations and criticism.

Op-ed: The Spirit of the SeasonĀ 

One lesbian feminist explains her love of Christmas!

Book Excerpt: Beautiful Wreck by Stephanie Schroeder

As part of our effort to profile more authors within the LGBT community, we present Stephanie Schroeder.

Holiday Gift Guide 2012 - For the Gay Girls in Your Life!

Gifts for the lesbian in your life.