Jane Castor is one of the few LGBTQ individuals who stepped up and ran for elected local positions. Now she's the first LGBTQ mayor of Tampa, Florida.

Joan Biren helped to document the lives of LGBT individuals for more than thirty years, gathering awards and accolades along the way.

A legend in the lesbian community, Judy Grahn is a long-time activist, a highly-awarded poet, and a scholar whose work is known around the world.

Daphne du Maurier was a successful writer, loving wife and mother to three children. But she also loved women, despite refusing to called a lesbian.

Lori Lightfoot made history last week by becoming the first African-American woman and openly gay person elected as mayor of Chicago.

Photographer Donna Gottschalk holds the distinction of not only capturing the memorable moments of LGBTQ history, but of also being part of history with one image.

The Lesbian Herstory Archives, housed in a small brownstone in New York City, is the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians.

Canada, with Portugal and Sweden, have been voted as most LGBTQ-friendly countries for travel, according to the gay-oriented Spartacus Travel Guide.

Erin Moore, an LGBT rights activist, is running for the Dallas City Council Place 9 this year. Here's her stand on issues.

Kodie Shane and a whole slew of performers are set to turn the 5-day Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend into the best summer in 2019 you'll ever have.

There's a new LGBT encyclopedia coming out courtesy of academic publisher Gale, which can help us learn something new about the history of our community.

Disney is celebrating the first-ever official LGBT Pride event in June of this year with "Magical Pride," but you have to fly all the way to Paris, France.

New Jersey has adopted a law requiring public schools to teach LGBTQ history, becoming the second state in the US following California.

Another warrior of the LGBTQ community passed away with the death of marriage equality activist Diane Olson at the age of 65 due to brain cancer.

The world lost a literary light with the passing of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. With her death, she left behind a beautiful legacy.

Domestic abuse doesn't just target straight women. LGBTQ domestic violence occurs in our relationships at similar or higher rates.

The LGBTQ community lost one of its staunchest advocates this year with the death of LGBTQ activist Connie Kurtz due to liver cancer.

The playwright María Irene Fornés was a Cuban-American queer woman with a 40-year career had influenced other writers even as she blazed a trail of her own.

Actress Clea DuVall wanted to see more LGBTQ stories and characters on screen, so she decided to create her own by writing and producing LGBTQ movies.

A recent Tumblr crackdown on adult content has managed to take away safe spaces for members of the LGBTQ community as part of collateral damage.

Jinx Beers, founder of The Lesbian News and a community activist for more than 40 years, died on October 4 at the age of 84.

Lesbian mom Angie Craig was elected to Minnesota's 2nd congressional district after defeating incumbent Republican Jason Lewis. This is her story.

The Welsh artist Gwen John is not as well-known as her other male contemporaries. Fortunately, John is now receiving the recognition due to her work.

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Kate Brown was re-elected to the position of Oregon governorship, reinstating her position as the first bisexual governor of the United States.

Sharice Davids made history when she won the race for a Kansas congressional district against incumbent GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder. But who is she really?

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recent accident shows the importance of her standing in a Supreme Court that may soon be filled with conservative justices.

A study noted that even with healthcare insurance coverage, lesbians, gays, and bisexuals in California are delaying health care concerns.

The first LGBT video game was made in 1989, thanks to a computer designer named CM Ralph who made "Caper in the Castro," and featured a lesbian detective.

Cheryl Dunye was part of the 1990's "queer new wave" of young film and and video makers, documenting both the present and the history of lesbians.