It used to be that the LGBTQ coming out was a rite of passage. Nowadays, it can be as simple as posting a Facebook status message.

Adrienne Rich is considered one of preeminent American poets. But she's also well-known for her political stance as feminist and activist.

While lesbians were part of the women's movement, their issues were invisible in the movement-- which gave rise to lesbian activist groups.

Be inspired by the story of Elaine Noble, the first out lesbian elected to state legislature in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1974.

When it comes to male gaze, there’s nothing like porn-- specifically lesbian porn-- that excites straight men the most. Here's the reason behind it.

Golfer Babe Didrikson was one of the greatest all-around athletes of all time, during a period when gender discrimination was quite normal.

Formed in 1992 to concentrate on vital lesbian issues, the Lesbian Avengers grabbed the public's attention with their media-savvy tactics.

Just when you thought that the Republicans in Congress had had enough of President Donald Trump's AHCA, it's now back in the limelight again.

In Lucy J. Madison's make-believe satire series of unlikely lesbian romances, can close friends Nicole and Reese find Happily Ever After

Margarethe Cammermeyer was a nurse and a soldier who spoke out against the discrimination that made LGBT people serving in the US military invisible.

Queer baiting is the newest form of homophobia wrapped up in gold and sprinkled with glitter that we can watch on TV and movie screens.

Jane Addams won the Nobel Prize for her social work. But her philanthropic efforts was also tied up to her relationship with other women.

YouTube recently brought down a hailstorm on itself when it seemed like they targeted LGBTQ video content. Was it accidental or intentional?

Considered the mother of LGBT history, Dr. Lillian Faderman wrote a number of LGBT history books sourced by many scholars and academicians.

Toto Koopman lived a number of lives: a model, a spy, a socialite, and an art-lover. She also loved whoever she wanted, both men and women.

The ALA reported the 10 books that were challenged the most across the US for 2016. The top 5 in their banned book list all had LGBT characters or content.

Though Trump's American Healthcare Act is dead in the water in Congress, that hasn't stopped analysts from examining the bill to see why it was problematic.

Samira Wiley made the world sit up and take notice of her: first for her role in Orange is the New Black, and second for her marriage to Laura Morelli.

Despite her successes, the novelist Carson McCullers was a frustrated lover of women whose marriage to her husband was quite tempestuous.

The Human Rights Campaign has released their annual HRC healthcare index on US healthcare facilities with LGBTQ-inclusive policies and practices.

Roberta Kaplan, together with Edie Windsor, entered the history books in 2013 when the Supreme Court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act.

Relationships are the same, but there some differences between straight and lesbian relationships. Here are 5 areas where they differ.

The Swinging Sixties wouldn’t be complete without singer Dusty Springfield, with her blonde bouffant and her powerful voice rocking the airwaves.

While there have been many discussions on the health issues of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers, there are not as many for transgender health issues.

In this make-believe satire series, author Lucy J. Madison creates unlikely lesbian romances with Hollywood’s A-Listers for a game of Happily Ever After…Or Not?

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel just doesn't draw comic strips, she writes insightful social and human commentary about her life as a lesbian-- and ours.

Despite facing ostracism and stigmatization, computer engineer Lynn Conway recreated herself after making the transition and finally coming out.

While being an icon in the music industry, singer Tracy Chapman has kept most of her life private, especially about being an out lesbian.

Cécile Chaminade had once been the most popular of her time. But because she was a woman, she had been forgotten by most of the world.

Before Keala Kennelly was a world-class DJ, she was-- and is still-- a world-class surfer who broke barriers in the sport for women.