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Cop stop: Driving while gay

August 27, 2014 By Kelly Sinclair

The police officer ordered us all out of the car. Shortly, another police car pulled up and two more officers joined the first.

Homeless gay youth are our youth

June 12, 2014 By Frank McAlpin

Despite all the gay excitement and celebration we can't overlook the hundreds of young LGBT people sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles every night.

Magnus Hirschfeld: Germany’s pioneer fighter for LGBTQ equality

May 28, 2014 By Tim Pelzer

Many unsung heroes exist in the gay liberation movement across the globe. One of them is the central figure in Ralf Dose's absorbing new short new biography.

Strategy working for same-sex marriage supporters

May 19, 2014 By Denise Lavoie

Supporters routinely ask gay couples to meet with reluctant lawmakers to put a human face on same-sex marriage. They file lawsuits. They use unexpected allies to spread their message.

Noir genre fiction from L.A.

May 5, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon

Think "Stonewall," and you conjure up images of gay and trans bar patrons in Greenwich Village who finally had seen enough of police brutality and, and fought back in June 1969.