If these are just football matters, why are we seeing all the headlines about these men being cut for supporting gays and lesbians? It's simple: Because people still want to believe that the NFL hates gay people.

During an interview with "Meet The Press" on Sunday, former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, who works closely with Athlete Ally, said ...

Actress Kathy Najimy, beloved for her turns in "Sister Act" and "Hocus Pocus," recently discussed her longtime lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...

GLAAD recently propelled its "Coming Out For Equality" public service announcement series in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LG...

Through HelpUsAdopt.org Becky Fawcett gives out grants up to $15,000 to help families with the expenses associated with adopting children, and she wants more gays and lesbians to apply. "It drives me crazy that we don't get more LGBT grant applications," Becky wrote to me.

Even if you cannot stand up and speak out for gay rights, you can fight the same fight for life. We each hold the ability and carry the obligation of impacting our world for the better.

LGBTQ. The letters stand for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer. While many millenials are championing distinctions within the LGBT communi...

Beloved long-time LGBT ally Kristin Chenowethdoes not let her Christianity get in the way of her unwavering support for marriage equality. In an in...

Aside from remarks here and there, I had never directly taken up this issue with my mother. I had never had the provocation to do so until just last month, when a gay relative contacted my sibling to share that my mother had written him with a heavy-handed dose of spiritual advice.

Anyone who encourages someone to express himself or herself truly and wholly is to be commended, never condemned. Our adult allies, whether LGBT-identified or not, are the ambassadors who allow diversity to germinate and flourish, and who give hope to our LGBT youth.

Seattle-based hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, known for their same-sex marriage anthem "Same Love," have released a public service announcement...

I look forward to when my students ask me about my sexuality in response to my involvement with our GSA, or because I often discuss gay and lesbian issues, because it allows me the opportunity to discuss the need to support all civil rights issues.

In support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, Venice is seeking to cut ties with its sister city St. Petersburg, reports ...

An LGBTQ youth support group known as The Place in Modesto, Calif. recently released a video that will have you smiling, tearing up and even laughing ...

Carrie Underwood spoke out again in favor of marriage equality in the February 2013 issue of Allure magazine. "I’m in favor of acceptance," the G...

Whoopi Goldberg will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign as the 2013 recipient of the organization's Ally For Equality Award, which is "given to a...

Amid a year full of anti-LGBT rhetoric from people, organizations and businesses (One Million Moms, Chick-fil-A, and Kirk Cameron, among others, sprin...

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins is endorsing same-sex marriage in a new editorial. The former Black Flag frontman-turned-television host and actor ha...

How will non-gay America learn about our country's gay community? Why not simply have, or at least consider having, a good conversation with a gay person? My enlightenment came at the end of my 17th summer.

We wanted to create an easy way for the LGBTQ community and their parents, family and friends to express their unconditional love for one another. By doing so, we've built a concrete reminder that there's a lot of love in people's hearts just waiting to be shared.

A straight, private wealth manager from Bergen County, N.J., might seem like an unlikely candidate to get involved in a charity bike ride to benefit New York City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

Today marks the last day of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's Ally Week, a week for "students to identify, support and celebrate Allie...

I'm writing and directing a new show called it gets better for the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles and the It Gets Better Project. During our whirlwind of development, I wonder if anyone ever thought, "Can we really trust a straight person with this project?" It's a fair question.

I don't know what it feels like to be gay and grow up in a culture that tells you that you're fundamentally wrong, but I know what it is to have a secret, to pretend that you're OK when you're not, to try to be who you think other people want you to be.

This weekend SiriusXM is airing a documentary special I produced that profiles five straight allies and their individual journeys. Some of them are people you may have heard of before, like Zach Wahls. Others may be new to you, but all of them have powerful, compelling stories.