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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Ellen Page attends the premiere of Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' at ArcLight Hollywood on February 12, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Ellen Page Reminds The World That Trans And Queer Rights Are Not Up For Debate
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Sam Smith attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Sam Smith Shares Shirtless Photo To 'Fight The F**k Back' Against Body Shamers
Miley Cyrus attends the premiere of 'Isn't It Romantic' in Los Angeles on February 11, 2019. (Photo by JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP/Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus Is 'Freaking Out' Over 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Guest Judge Gig
FILE - In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, a journalist makes a video of the Instagram logo using the new video feature at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world's biggest Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Indonesia Pressures Instagram Over Gay Muslim Comic Strips
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Wyoming GOP Lawmaker Allegedly Compares Homosexuality To Bestiality, Pedophilia
Don Lemon attends a screening of "Beirut" at the Robin Williams Center on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Don Lemon Joins 'Red Table Talk,' Shares His Experiences As An Openly Gay Black Man
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 15: Rebel Wilson, Priyanka Chopra and Liam Hemsworth seen on location for 'IsnÕt It Romantic' in Midtown on July 15, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)
Rebel Wilson Tells Ellen DeGeneres She Didn't Expect Liam Hemsworth To Be Funny
Tyler Perry poses in the press room at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Tyler Perry Visits Pulse Memorial During Orlando Tour Stop
"Sesame Street" celebrates 50 years of children's programming this year.
Inside 'Sesame Street' And Its Mission To Raise Resilient Kids
Baton Rouge police wear blackface in undercover narcotics operation in 1993.
Louisiana Cops Dressed In Blackface In 1993 To Fool Drug Buyers In Black Neighborhoods
PASADENA, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Brie Larson attends JNSQ Rose Cru debuts alongside Rodarte FW/19 Runway Show at Huntington Library on February 5, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for JNSQ Wines)
Brie Larson Is Using Her 'Privileges And Powers' As 'Captain Marvel' To Center Women
Don Cheadle on "Saturday Night Live"
Saturday Night Live
COMEDY
Don Cheadle Makes Powerful Fashion Statements On 'SNL'
By Carla Baranauckas
INGLEWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 01: Singer Sam Smith, AIDS ribbon detail, arrives at 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2017 at The Forum on December 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)
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POLITICS
Judge Halts Air Force's Efforts To Discharge Men With HIV
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4 Men Charged In Beating Of Gay Couple In Texas
Ellen DeGeneres Brandi Carlile
Ellen Tube
ENTERTAINMENT
Brandi Carlile Credits Ellen DeGeneres With Inspiring Her To Come Out
By Curtis M. Wong
Helena Barquet, left, and Fabiana Faria, from New York, pose for photos after their Valentine's Day wedding on the Observation Deck of the Empire State Building, in New York, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Associated Press
Lesbian Couple Marks Valentine's Day By Marrying Atop Empire State Building
By Curtis M. Wong
French writer Frederic Martel gestures during an interview with Associated Press, in Paris, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. In the explosive book "In the Closet of the Vatican" author Frederic Martel describes a gay subculture at the Vatican and calls out the hypocrisy of Catholic bishops and cardinals who in public denounce homosexuality but in private lead double lives. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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RELIGION
French Writer Alleges Vatican Is One Of The World’s Largest Gay Communities
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ENTERTAINMENT
Blame Lady Gaga's Botched Musical Tattoo On 'Too Many Tequilas'
By Cole Delbyck
Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa
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Why One Couple Fighting For Marriage Equality In Japan Sees Better Days Ahead
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POLITICS
Pete Buttigieg: I Wish ‘Fanatical’ Mike Pence Respected My Gay Marriage
By Lee Moran
Brandon Scott Jones Isn't It Romantic
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ENTERTAINMENT
In 'Isn't It Romantic,' Brandon Scott Jones Flips The Gay Bestie Trope On Its Head
By Curtis M. Wong
BOCA RATON, FL - JANUARY 16: Dr. Maya Angelou speaks at Congregation B nai Israel on January 16, 2014 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images)
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RELATIONSHIPS
10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers
By Jolie A. Doggett
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Andy Mientus from the cast of 'The Jonathan Larson Project' during the press preview on October 3, 2018 at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Celebrate Valentine's Day With A Lost Track From Broadway's 'Rent'
By Curtis M. Wong
In this Jan. 28, 2019, photo, Kenji Aiba, left, speaks as his partner Ken Kozumi listens during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. Kozumi and Aiba have held onto a marriage certificate they signed at their wedding party in 2013, anticipating that Japan would emulate other advanced nations and legalize same-sex unions. That day has yet to come, and legally they are just friends even though they've lived as a married couple for more than five years. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, Valentine’s Day, the couple is joining a dozen other same-sex couples in Japan’s first lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the country’s rejection of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
13 Same-Sex Couples In Japan Sue For Equal Marital Rights On Valentine's Day
Ben Platt Ease My Mind
Atlantic Records
ENTERTAINMENT
With 'Ease My Mind,' Ben Platt Gets Candid About Romance And Sexuality
By Curtis M. Wong
Smollett talks to GMA about racist and homophobic attack
Good Morning America
U.S. NEWS
Jussie Smollett Says He's 'Pissed Off' In First Interview Since Attack
By Alanna Vagianos
Disagreement
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RELATIONSHIPS
Why The 'DTR' Conversation Is So Hard To Have In Modern Relationships
By Brittany Wong
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Choreography by Rennie Harris Music Director Tom Murray Directed by Kate Whoriskey Starring Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer
Joan Marcus
CULTURE & ARTS
Broadway's Mykal Kilgore Helps Bring New Life To Beloved Cult Musical
By Curtis M. Wong
In this photo released by Warner Bros., behind the scenes photos are taken during a shoot for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jennifer Lopez Will Celebrate Her 50th Birthday By Embarking On Tour
By Curtis M. Wong
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ENTERTAINMENT
Andy Cohen Reveals First Official Photo Of Baby, Talks ‘Surreal’ Birth
By Cole Delbyck
Queer Eye Season 3 Trailer
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ENTERTAINMENT
'Queer Eye' Stars Announce Season 3 Premiere Date On Netflix
By Curtis M. Wong
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