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.
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.
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.
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.
In a field dominated by men, Joanna Russ broke the glass ceiling as a science fiction writer, radical feminist, and out lesbian.
Edith Windsor helped paved the way for same-sex marriage when she sued the government for real estate taxes she inherited from her late wife’s properties.
Sofia Kovalevskaya is regarded as the first major Russian female mathematician, breaking gender barriers during her time. She was also a secret lesbian.
Novelist and prolific writer Jeanette Winterson is noted for her ability to infuse her writing with her passion as a lesbian and a feminist.
Despite being a 19th century woman, Anne Lister could be considered a modern lesbian: an adventurer, a landowner-- and a woman who loved women.
Parity encouraged the clergy to remind Americans that there are LGBT who are Christians via the Glitter Ash Project during Ash Wednesday.
If this is the first time you've heard of Abby and the Myth, sit back and let us tell you about our favorite lesbian Buddhist multi-instrumentalist.
TV and movie actress Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out as a bisexual in a time when bisexuals don’t have a voice or a face to represent them.
We've always wondered what it would be like to have queer siblings as well. Here are some thoughts on the matter by LGBT people who who had one.
When it's February 14 and you're out of plans, here are some spur-of-the-moment ideas for a lesbian Valentine date.
Behind a successful lesbian is another successful lesbian. That's the case for Kate Clinton and long-time partner Urvashi Vaid.
Lesbian identity or queer identity? Should sexual identities change with the times, or remain committed in this day and age?