One of the controversial stories out of Florida this year had nothing to do with the pandemic or Donald Trump.

(EDGE) We're not in Russia anymore!

Three fresh faces in the Democratic party. They come from Atlanta, Philadelphia and Southern California with new voices helping to reshape one of America’s two major political parties.  

An opulent manse in Miami, James Deering’s Vizcaya has played host to many events: a wedding, elaborate engagement shoot, and field trips of schoolchildren learning about Miami’s past.

(CNN) Stuck at home during the pandemic with not much to do, Kenneth Felts began to write a memoir, chronicling the past 90 years of his life.

Days before his primary election against what is essentially the Democratic establishment, Alex Morse received a noteworthy endorsement. 

A banner in support of Black Lives Matter is back at Hôtel Gaythering.

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — City leaders in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel are backing a proposal to expand anti-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

(WM) A federal appeals court has ruled against the U.S. State Department in its quest to deny the citizenship of one of two twins born abroad to a gay married couple.

(WM) The family of a man who was stabbed to death in February outside of a Chicago bar is suing the bar and the man charged in the killing, claiming the slain man was targeted because he was gay and is accusing the bar of not doing enough to protect him.

(WB) A federal judge in Georgia last week ruled the State Department must recognize the U.S. citizenship of the daughter of a gay couple who was born via surrogate.

Gay life and HIV in the black community is the subject of this month’s film series at the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center.

Big budget sequels are a given for superhero franchises like Spider Man, Iron Man and Superman, but the world’s first “out” gay superhero, Surge, is finally returning to the big screen after a 13-year hiatus.

(AP) The first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant was eliminated Sunday night when the top 15 finalists were chosen.

The next Speaker of the House in Maine will be a 28-year-old gay man — marking the first time in the state an openly LGBT person will serve in the position.  

Shevrin Jones is a three-time Florida state House representative and preacher’s son — and now openly gay.

Steve Glassman believes he should be re-elected. 

In Oakland Park, four gay candidates are vying for three commission seats.

Martin Jenkins, a retired justice and lawyer and gay Black man, was nominated to the California Supreme Court on Monday.

(WM) Comedian Randy Rainbow apologized for a series of decade-old racist and transphobic tweets Aug. 20, advising “there is not a racist or intolerant bone in my body.”

(WB) A groundbreaking El Salvador National Assembly candidate hopes to make history as the first openly gay man elected to the country’s legislative body.

Last month a story surfaced in the press about the activities of Peter Thiel.

Sam Park says he embodies his District.

The Democratic party is turning to a gay man to protect its advantage in Congress.

With the aid of a brutal homophobic smear campaign, U.S. Congressman Richard Neal won his re-election to the United States Congress on Tuesday.

Little Leo has graced the Earth.

Mikah Meyer is a singer, performer, traveler and nature enthusiast.

(WB) Cuban authorities on Tuesday arrested a gay man who is a member of a protest movement against the government.

Allegations of inappropriate behavior have been leveled against a gay Mayor campaigning for the United States House of Representatives.

Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention launched with a video “keynote” in which 17 people — including three gay men — shared the time to explain why they are voting for the party’s presidential nominee Joe Biden. Throughout the night, LGBT people — some well-known, some obscure — appeared in various roles at the nominating convention.