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'Sancta' opera stirs controversy with lesbian sex, bloody on-stage piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

18 traumatized audience members required medical treatment in one weekend of the German opera, which includes the most sacrilegious use of a crucifix since The Exorcist.

Martina Navratilova Hospitalized, Forced to End Kilimanjaro Climb

Tennis great and breast cancer survivor Martina Navratilova was forced to prematurely end her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro and is now recovering in a Nairobi, Kenya, hospital. The openly lesbian tennis champ was leading a team of 27 climbers to raise funds for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation charity. The sports superstar was helped down the mountain by porters and driven to the nearby Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center for treatment.

Federal Court Favors Transgender Inmates

A federal court in Wisconsin Friday overturned a state law barring access to hormone therapy for transgender inmates. Three male-to-female transgender inmates, each diagnosed with gender identity disorder, challenged the law in 2006.

How to Contribute to Lesbian Filmmaker JD Disalvatore's Cancer Fund

Anyone who’s ever attended an LGBT event in Los Angeles or has likely met and been impacted by filmmaker, activist, writer, blogger (who created and curated The Smoking Cocktail), photographer and social butterfly JD Disalvatore, who always stands out with her signature silver hair and glasses. JD, the out lesbian producer of films in the LGBT canon including Elena Undone, A Marine Story, Shelter and Eating Out 2, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

Karl Schmid Makes History Again With World AIDS Day Message In The Nude

The advocate who's HIV-positive talks the naked truth in his latest PSA: "See me, not my HIV."

Janice Dickinson Rushed Out Of The Jungle Into Hospital

Supermodel Janice Dickinson was temporarily removed from the Costa Rican set of NBC's sumer reality TV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! this past weekend for undisclosed reasons. Dickinson is not the first cast member to make a trip to the emergency room. The Hills star, Heidi Montag was recently hospitalized and treated for a gastric ulcer prior to her and hubby Spencer Pratt leaving the show for good.

HIV 101: Does Being HIV-positive Mean I Also Have AIDS?

Everyone has questions when they find out they are positive. In this series of posts, here are several of the most common, plus straightforward answers to help you navigate this new life of yours.

Even Oreos aren't exempt from angry conservative boycotts for supporting LGBTQ+ rights

If it’s not Bud Light, Target, or Disney, conservatives will find a new company to boycott. This time, it’s Oreo.

Iowa Lesbian Couple Sues Over Child's Birth Certificate

A same-sex couple legally married in Iowa in 2009 has filed suit against the State Health Department after officials declined to name both women on their child's birth certificate. Heather Lynn Martin Gartner, 38, the biological mother, and Melissa McCoy Gartner, 39, filed last week on behalf of their daughter Mackenzie.  The couple also has a son, Zachary, 3. 

25 Movies That Honor the Ongoing Fight on World AIDS Day

We’ll never forget those lost.

Australia Elects First Intersex Mayor

Melbourne Mayor plans to attend Victoria’s upcoming pride march in full mayoral robes.

Crazed 'Idol' Fan Attacks Extra's Terri Seymour

Terri Seymour -- Simon Cowell's ex -- was assaulted and choked outside the Nokia Theatre after attendingAmerican Idol finale. A 33-year-old woman, Janice Thibodeaux, is being held on 52,700 bail for assualting Seymour.

Terminally Ill Lesbian Seeks Marriage Recognition in Indiana

Niki Quasney, who has stage IV cancer, and wife Amy Sandler want the state to immediately recognize their marriage.

LGBTQ+ Contestants on ‘ANTM’ Detail Shocking Manipulation Tactics

Isis King says producers backed her into a corner to do her t-injections on camera.

Billy Porter Opens Up About Being HIV Positive

The Emmy-winning Pose star talked to The Hollywood Reporter about when he was first diagnosed.

5 Things That Pissed Us Off This Week: Rand Paul Wants to Duel Maddow, 'Rape-Proof' Underwear, and More...

Welcome to SheWired's weekly round-up of the most infuriating bits of news from the past seven days, where we provide a retrospective on the most heinous, crazy-making bits of anti-LGBT news that came across our radar last week. Our hope in doing this isn't only to darken the skies, but also to sound the alarm about the kind of idiocy that passes for "legitimate commentary" these days.

Bea Arthur Leaves $300,000 to Homeless Gay and Lesbian Youth

Bea Arthur, the former Golden Girls star who died in April, left $300,000 in her will to the Ali Fornay Center, an organization that aids homeless gay youth. Arthur, a long-time champion of LGBT rights, was a generous supporter of the center. They plan to name one of their transitional residences in honor of Arthur.

One Year After Texas Attack, Lesbian Shooting Survivor Still Misses Her Girlfriend

A teenage lesbian who was shot in the head while out at a park with her girlfriend near Corpus Christi, Texas, last year, has made a "miraculous recovery," say her doctors. But she's still struggling to come to terms with the unsolved attack that took her girlfriend's life, reports NBC News.