Having a lesbian best friend is becoming a thing for the millennial crowd such that they've coined a term for it: the lesbian bestie. What do you think?

Unabashedly lesbian, Chavela Vargas was the legend of Latin American song who sang the traditional, macho Mexican music of rancheras and made it her own.

While lesbian Chinese still have to fight for acceptance in China, they also have to deal with the patriarchal tradition of inequality among the sexes.

Data from a long-running nationwide study of nurses notes that the bisexual and lesbian diet has a higher diet quality as compared to heterosexual women.

All the world's a stage! Here are seven lesbian plays (or plays about lesbians) that were produced on stage, ranging from The Color Purple to Fun Home.

Jeff Sessions is the man of the hour as President-elect Donald Trump's DOJ nominee is set to face confirmation hearings at the Senate this week.

Despite being busy in TV and movies, actress Sarah Paulson has always done it her way, whether her career or how her relationships are perceived in public.

Looking for someplace to go this year? Why not check out GayTravel.com's list of winners of the first Gay Travel Awards for picks and recommendations?

History has shown us that you can't keep a good woman down, like Hatshepsut and Deborah Sampson, who both dressed like men to persevere during their time.

The Chinese LGBT market is set to expand with Chinese companies willing to be LGBT-friendly. However, LGBTs working in these companies are still wary.

In what could be a sign of things to come, a Texas judge has ruled against health care regulations that would protect transgender health rights.

What are you reading for 2017? If you're always looking for good LGBTQ books, why not sign up for the subscription service of the Queer Library?

Obama dropped hints of his administration's accomplishments like LGBT progress in achieving equality as he prepares his final address before stepping down.

The New Year gets off to a bumpy start with Mercury still retrograde until January 8, 2017. But not so fast! We really won’t be out of the woods with Mercury until at least a few days after that.

Here are five of the best 2016 LGBTQ TV shows appearing on mainstream or cable TV that we saw on the small screen. Is your favorite TV show on the list?

We need to remember that something good always come out of anything bad. That's why we're come up with 2017 New Year Lesbian Resolutions list.

They're more than just about the music as sisters Tegan and Sara have set up the Tegan and Sara Foundation to help fight for the rights of LGBTQ women.

Mark January 21 on your calendar next year with the national Women's March in Washington, DC massive protest scheduled after the Trump inauguration.

Though President-elect Donald Trump is yet to be sworn in, the Republican-held Congress is set to push the anti-LGBT FADA bill with the support of Trump.

The US Department of Health and Human Services cited its major accomplishments in 2016 to push for better LGBT health care and fight discrimination.

Here is our list of best lesbian movies that we watched for this year, ranging from The Handmaiden to The Firefly. Is your favorite on this list?

The HRC has identified LGBT-friendly states for the year 2016, and which states have been targeting the LGBT community with discriminatory legislation.

The poet and spoken word artist Kate Tempest has a lot of devotees, thanks to her ability to weave words and music to challenge sensibilities.

Bisexuals and lesbians have two separate sexual worlds. But what happens when some lesbians realize they're actually bisexuals? What happens then?

There were great queer partnerships that changed the world, and there were great romances like the one between bisexuals Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker.

Let’s take a lesbian quiz to know if we’re really one, based on how doctors in the past knew as collected in Dell Richard's book, Lesbian List. .

Given that it's almost the New Year, why not quit smoking for 2017 for the sake of your health and the peace of mind of your loved ones?

Color us rainbow-interested in ABC's upcoming LGBT docudrama, 'When We Rise', which is set to show by 201 and is based on LGBT activist Cleve Jones' memoir.

With the victory of President-elect Donald Trump, groups are already organizing the LGBT response to Trump and his anti-LGBT administration.

From Go Fish to American Psycho to The L Word, Guinevere Turner has become well known in the lesbian community and in the movie/TV world.

As the globe marks World Human Rights Day, it's hard to believe that it wasn't long ago that LGBT rights weren't officially considered as human rights.

We all have our own lesbian love story to tell. But some left a mark on our world, from the Daughters of Bilitis to the Guardianship of Kowalski.

More businesses in the US are instituting LGBT-friendly work policies, according to the HRC Foundation in their annual Corporate Equality Index report.

When given an HIV diagnosis, it's not the end of the world yet. Here are a few things to remember not only to keep yourself alive but to also have a life.

In keeping with her promise to support the LGBT community, Lady Gaga visited the Ali Forney Center to cheer up homeless LGBT youths and listen to them.

Incumbent NC Governor Pat McCrory lost his re-election bid as North Carolina voters showed their unhappiness over his support of the anti-LGBT law HB2.

Mercury Retrograde in December presents challenges with communication, new ventures, travel, and technology, but can be trying during the Holidays.

With the UN ready to take the cudgels for global LGBT rights, we have to ask: who is Vitit Muntarbhorn, the new independent LGBT rights investigator?

For World AIDS Day, we remember Mina Meyer, a lesbian activist who tackled not only issues involving LGBT rights but also the treatment of AIDS patients.

For World Aids Day 2016, we look back at the research and progress we've made in fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well as the search for a cure.

A Harvard study noted that LGBT living in states open to same-sex relationships are more willing to come out versus those living in states that aren't open.

Are lesbian spaces disappearing-- or evolving? Where and how are future generations of queer women finding themselves in the face of mainstream acceptance?

With the anti-LGBT stance of the incoming Trump administration, it's now up to the UN to defend global LGBT rights with their new independent investigator.

Cathy DeBuono has been around, and we mean that as a compliment. You could say she’s one versatile lesbian: athlete, actress, and radio talk show host.

Lesbian relationship advice are a dime a dozen, but there’s nothing like nuggets of experiential wisdom like older couple lesbian relationship advice.

In a time when activism is needed once more to protect LGBT rights, we remember Sidney Abbott, the lesbian activist and feminist writer who fought for us.

Reports of the San Antonio Four exoneration have come out just in time for a happy story this Thanksgiving, as the Texas court ruled in their favor.

Studies from different parts of the world have revealed this common fact: kids in lesbian families are just as happy as their heterosexual counterparts.

Wondering who our new sisters-in-arms are this year? We've compiled a list of celebrity lesbians who came out in 2016. Welcome them with open arms.

Donald Trump's choices for his new administration seems to be a who's who of anti-LGBT appointees, given the track record of these personalities.

As the world marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, groups and personalities issued statements of hope and support for the transgender community.

If relationship arguments are normal, what more lesbian relationship arguments? Here are a handful of reasons why lesbian partners fight with each other.

For Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember Christine Jorgensen, who broke down barriers and was proud of it.

If you're in the mood to listen to lesbian podcasts for some great conversation, here are four active podcasts hosted by queer women that you can check out.

Despite wider public acceptance of gays and lesbians in the past few years, bisexual public acceptance is still at a neutral phase, according to a study.

Reports of post-election hate crimes erupted across social media networks in the wake of Republican candidate Donald Trump's victory last week.

A quiet battle was being waged at the UN last week as a group of nations want the newly-created position of LGBT human rights watch blocked.

It’s hard to disassociate Jenny Shimizu from superstar actress Angelina Jolie, but the Japanese-American lesbian supermodel is a celebrity in her own right.

With so many lesbian celebrities who've come out, the community can now follow a number of celebrity lesbian fashion trends. Are you following any of these?

With the election victory of Donald Trump, it may not be surprising to realize that some of us may be suffering from post-election depression.

With the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November 8 elections, what can the American LGBT community expect under a Trump presidency?

With the elections results in, it's time to de-stress. Since it's the second to the last month of the year, how about a little November Netflix and chill?

In November the Sun travels through the magnetic, mysterious, and magical Sign of Scorpio, eventually giving way to jovial Sagittarius on November 22, 2016.

On the eve of the elections, here's a look back at the progress made by the LGBT and Obama administration in the fight for greater LGBT rights.

It’s easy to think that Jill Soloway being a lesbian could have leaked over to her TV shows like 'Transparent.' But Jill's stories aren't about her.

To diversify the sites of the US National Parks, more LGBT historical sites are being considered for national status by the National Park Service.

The HRC and LPAC are pushing to get the lesbian vote out for Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton in a last-minute drive before November 8.

Lesbian fans of the Netflix TV show Black Mirror were in for a nice surprise with the fourth episode of the show’s latest season, 'San Junipero.'

The National Institute for Health has designated the LGBT people as a 'health disparity population' to push research on health issues of the community.

LGBT Republican supporters like the Log Cabin are in disarray over whether to endorse Republican Party nominee Donald Trump in the presidential elections.

From vampires to psychos, what is it with how horror movies depict us in that we're always seen as lesbian horror movie villains?

If you and your partner still have no idea what Halloween costumes to wear, we've come up with a list of lesbian fictional couples that you could go as.

In the face of discrimination while traveling, LGBT travel groups want to create wider inclusiveness around the world by traveling more rather than less.

If there was great love story among the Lost Generation writers, we believe it was the long relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

Kitty Genovese became famous as a victim, left to die while her neighbors ignored her cries for help in a New York neighborhood. She was also a lesbian.

A new study has revealed that Gaétan Dugas was not the HIV patient zero who supposedly triggered the AIDS pandemic in North America in the 1980s.

Looking for some good bisexual movies that portray bisexuals in a positive, if not, honest light? Check out our list and see if your favorite is among them.

The LGBT vote will need to make their presence felt again during the November 8 elections to ensure the community will be heard by the next administration.

We've been crushing on Kate McKinnon, an out and proud lesbian, ever since she played the role of Jillian Holtzman in the new version of Ghostbusters.

Being lesbian moms to a child can be hard, given how people can be intolerant of diverse families. Here are a few ideas on how to create a happy family.

Though Fannie Benjamin Johnston and Mattie Edwards Hewitt made their mark in photography, all that was left of their relationship were their love letters.

Though 'Fingersmith' author Sarah Waters writes lesbian fiction, her fiction is also about lesbians as characters that are solidly integral to the story.

To mark Asexual Awareness Week, here are four asexual celebrities who have proudly proclaimed this sexual orientation. Are your favorites on our list?

Knowing who are the single queer celebrities today isn't as hard as it was back then. Here are four who we'd want to hook up with. A girl can dream, right?

An HRC report noted that 60 LGBT-friendly cities got perfect scores in pushing inclusive policies and practices despite increasing anti-LGBT state measures.

In terms of being lesbians and their music, twin sisters Tegan and Sara can't do anything wrong with their fan base, both LGBT and straight.

Lesbian News was in Los Angeles last September 24 to attend the LA LGBT Vanguard Awards and the event was definitely a night to remember.

While other women were supposed to marry well and become quiet housewives and mothers, the Ladies of Llangollen decided they wanted to live their own lives.

Before and during World War 2, the Nazi regime went after gays using Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code. The persecution continued after the war.

There are certain lesbian health issues that you should be concerned about. Know what they are, watch out for them, and get yourself the proper healthcare.

Despite today's era of openness where we can proudly proclaim a National Coming Out Day, a lot of us are still hiding in the closet, afraid to come out.

Police in India conducted a raid that shut down nine call centers and arrested 70 involved in an Indian IRS scam that cost American taxpayers $47 million.

Despite the passage of years, author Rita Mae Brown-- who wrote the seminal lesbian novel Rubyfruit Jungle-- is still as opinionated as ever.

Tomboy fashion? Butch fashion? Which one is for you? It’s only natural that there would be different types of clothing preference, even for lesbians.

Two of the more famous pirates were women-- Anne Bonny and Mary Read-- and both of them were actually more ruthless than their male counterparts.

The National Bullying Prevention Month is celebrating its 10th-year anniversary with events to raise awareness on bullying and how to prevent this.

Though the relationship between lesbians and alcohol goes a long way back, this relationship has some terrible consequences.

Mars has entered the sign of Capricorn, which is good news for everyone wanting to make some headway with work and projects this October.

The high court's review of a transgender rights case involving a school and a transgender high school student also involves questions of big government.