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Rod Sorge (1969-1999), ACT UP Needle Exchange and Amador Vega, ACT UP Latino Caucus. Circa 1991.

History Capturing the Wild Sadness of the AIDS Crisis at Its Height It was not until decades later — after drug advances and cultural changes had dulled the sharp edge of the AIDS crisis, after the disease and those who fought it became something that many

Newsfeed The Internet Is Swooning Over the Happiest Photos of Justin Trudeau Ever at the Pride Parade Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to provide the Internet with a steady fix of Justin Trudeau. And when it comes to celebrations, Justin Trudeau is all in. He was ready to champion

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Ideas Neil Gorsuch’s Dissertation Opposes Same-Sex Marriage If Judge Neil Gorsuch is confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, he would play a decisive role in the future of same-sex marriage in the United States. The Court held in its 2015 Obergefell

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Politics Why the North Carolina Governor's Election Is Such a Big Deal for LGBT People n Monday, Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory conceded a tight election to Democrat Roy Cooper, in a contest that was—more than any other high-profile race this year—a referendum on LGBT issues.

Politics LGBT Group's Ad Asks How Anyone Can Support Donald Trump The nation’s largest LGBT rights group on Tuesday began running stinging ads that ask voters who know a gay person how they can possibly vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Ideas The LGBTQ Community Will Vote for Those They've Lost to Hate—And Those Still Suffering Matthew Shepard would have turned 40 this year. Today, eighteen years after his murder, it’s hard not to imagine the promise and possibilities that his life held. It’s difficult not to

Quicken Loans Arena is decorated to welcome the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 11, 2016.

Politics GOP Wrestles With Change on LGBT Positions Before Convention Republican insiders debated religious freedom laws, gay parental rights and bathrooms while crafting their party platform in Cleveland, while Democrats were eager to show off the contrast with their own platform.

Ideas The Surprising—and Welcome—Social Advance Embedded in the Orlando Attacks The cliché holds that technology changes much faster than culture, but Orlando shows just how fast culture can change, too. Not long ago at all, there would have been anguished debates in

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