Jussie Smollett, who plays the gay R&B singer Jamal Lyon on Fox’s breakout hit “Empire,” had some real life drama recently when it came to his sexuality: His co-star Malik Yoba backtracked on comments he made in an interview about outing Smollett as gay. But the 31-year-old actor put all the rumors to rest this week after stopping by Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Ty Burrell from ABC’s “Modern Family” is set to headline a fundraiser Thursday in Salt Lake City for gay marriage.

Actor Eric Stonestreet predicts that one day, it’s not going to take an act of courage for an openly gay person to play in the NFL.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former “Star Trek” actor George Takei is being recognized by the California Legislature as part of its celebration of LGBT Pride Month.

The term “transgender” didn’t use to be as popular as it is today.

The worlds of reality TV, fundamental christianity and hate speech converged Monday when Michelle Duggar, star of the TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” leant her voice to a homophobic and transphobic robocall campaign aimed to put pressure on council members in Fayetteville Arkansas to vote against a nondiscrimination ordinance that would protect its local LGBT citizens.

There is a lot of news covering transgender, gay, and bisexual celebrities, but two particular sexual orientations don’t get much coverage: asexuals and aromantics.

(CNN) — Three sex abuse lawsuits against the man who once voiced “Sesame Street’s” Elmo character have been dismissed by a federal appeals court.

Another television star steps forward among a wave of actors coming out as bisexual.

With speculation flying, Bruce Jenner’s mother opened up Wednesday about his gender journey.

Twenty twenty-two is well underway, but 2021 isn’t that far behind us.

At a time when American society seems torn across political, geographic and socio-economic lines, celebrity chef Art Smith is convinced food can bridge the divide.

Brown failed to show up at The Georgia Freight Depot nightclub as thousands of his fans waited to see the ‘Loyal’ singer at his scheduled Saturday appearance during Atlanta Black Gay Pride Weekend.

(EDGE) At an afterparty for the new film “King Cobra” last week, Christian Slater said he didn’t want his co-star James Franco to one-up him in the film’s gay sex scenes, according to Page Six.

As we all begin to get caught up in the holiday spirit here in Wilton Manors, my attention keeps going back to the song playing on the radio, “Do they know it’s Christmas?” Originally produced back in 1984 in response to the tragic draught and starvation in Africa, the words have a much different meaning for me today.

In a galaxy of podcasts, Corey Cruppi’s Louder Queerer stands out by having intriguing and introspective conversations with creative voices that never cease to amaze.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anna Nicole Smith’s manager can be retried on conspiracy charges related to obtaining prescription drugs for use by the model, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Ellen DeGeneres’ goal of setting a retweet record with her star-studded selfie was achieved before the Oscars telecast was even over.

Elton John said Tuesday that Vladimir Putin phoned him after the musician requested a meeting to discuss Russia’s anti-gay environment – but Putin’s spokesman denied the report.

Domenico Dolce, an Italian designer for the fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, apologized Friday for controversial remarks he made earlier this year about same-sex couples adopting and in-vitro fertilization, the Huffington Post reports.

(CNN) — Support is growing for Elton John’s campaign to boycott Dolce & Gabbana in a controversy testing the limits of free speech in the social media age.

SFGN’s “Speak OUT” is a weekly feature giving a regular voice to South Florida LGBT leaders. This week the LGBT community lost big in Houston with the repeal of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). Is there anything that could or should been done differently? What lessons can be learned from this defeat?

Two LGBT scientists receive Nobel prizes, singer Hayley Kiyoko talks about the Respect for Marriage Act, and Kit Conner wins an Emmy award.

The anti-gay pastor who came to national attention over a series of heinous inflammatory messages posted on the sign outside of his Harlem church, claiming that “Obama has released the homo demons,” now says Justin Bieber is transgender and the president is to “blame.”

Last year, J.K Rowling received the Ripple of Hope award from an organization that promotes human rights and social justice. Now she’s giving it back after the group’s president denounced the Harry Potter author’s anti-trans views. 

Whether or not Olympic legend Bruce Jenner becomes its new champion, the transgender-rights movement is making remarkable strides on many fronts – ranging from mass-media visibility to legal protections. Yet despite the gains, activists say many transgender Americans, far more so than gays and lesbians, remain vulnerable to violence, discrimination and lack of understanding.

Actress Jenny McCarthy is under fire this week after she made what some are calling an anti-trans joke on Twitter, but quickly deleted it, the Huffington Post reports.

Attorneys say Joan Rivers’ daughter is “outraged” by findings that errors were made at a Manhattan clinic where the comedian suffered a fatal complication during a medical procedure.

Joan Rivers’ left her daughter, Melissa, in charge of her fortune and left money for some of her favorite charities, including Guide Dogs for the Blind, Jewish Guild Healthcare and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.