5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 22

1. ThinkProgress on how a gay, married actor ended up playing the lead role in an anti-gay TV show called “Recently Straight.” 2. Meet Congressman Paul Ryan's number one hater, and read The Daily Beast's biz...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 26

1. "What joy. Now it is Italy's turn.” The Telegraph reports on how the legalization of same-sex marriage by popular vote in Ireland is reverberating in Italy. 2. “Every time someone takes a sip of Guinness,...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 19

1. Queerty broke the story of an anti-LGBT pastor in Michigan whose exchange of pics and messages on Grindr have surfaced. Rev. Matthew Makela, who has compared being gay to being an alcoholic and called transg...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 8

1. You might have heard reports that Amazon has made their toy department gender neutral, but that's not entirely true. Yes, it appears they removed “boy” and “girl” as options in the search filter, but there a...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, August 20

1. “By this time next year, it will be over as a legal matter.” Former National Organization for Marriage spokesperson throws in the towel on marriage equality. 2. UCLA's Williams Institute says legalizing s...