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5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 2

1. For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that gender affirmation surgery must be provided to a transgender woman under Medicare. 2. Speaking of, Slate has a look at ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 4

1. The Daily Beast goes inside the anti-LGBT church run by a billionaire pastor who loves him some Ted Cruz and Kim Davis. 2. Watch this gay London man stand up to a man who was allegedly harassing a drag qu...

The good, the bad and the ‘Stonewall’: A look back at the year in LGBT cinema

It was a landmark, historic year for the LGBT community—and while there was no pioneering, "Brokeback Mountain"-type breakout, and not every LGBT-themed movie was worthwhile, 2015 was nonetheless an important c...

The envelope please: Out On Film announces Atlanta festival’s LGBT best

If you had the pleasure of being in attendance for Out On Film, or missed out but want to know the best LGBT film offerings to keep an eye out for, you're in luck. The organizers of Atlanta's LGBT film festival...

Oscar buzz surrounds Out On Film entry ‘Freeheld’

The most star-studded entry in this year's Out On Film festival lineup is without a doubt “Freeheld,” a drama based on the true story of Laurel Hester, a veteran New Jersey police officer at the center of a wel...