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The two-time Grammy Award winner released a futuristic, Christmas-themed video for his first single in over a year.

Maine House Democrats have selected a lawmaker to succeed House Speaker Sara Gideon who would be the youngest House speaker in the country serving currently and the first openly gay man to serve in the leadership position in Maine. Rep. Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford was nominated by fellow Democrats to serve as speaker. Since Democrats control the House, it’s...

It’s never too late to start living your truth. Kenneth Felts is a testament to that. At the age of 90, he’s finally opening up about an essential part of his life that he’s long kept hidden: Felts is gay.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has reportedly signed a bill banning LGBTQ conversion therapy, a process critics decry as a harmful and medically discredited attempt to change a person’s sexual identity. The measure passed the House and Senate by overwhelming margins and went to Baker’s desk. The State House News Service reported Monday afternoon that the governor had signed the...

Massachusetts lawmakers have sent Gov. Charlie Baker a bill banning LGBTQ conversion therapy, which critics decry as a harmful and medically-discredited attempt to change a person’s sexual identity. The measure passed the House and Senate by overwhelming margins in votes last week and received final enactment in both chambers on Thursday.

Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing legislation to ban so-called “gay conversion therapy” for minors. The legislature’s Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities moved two bills Wednesday that would make Massachusetts the 16th state to outlaw the practice — which aims to alter a person’s sexual orientation.

Two Republican lawmakers proposed a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors in conservative Utah on Thursday, a plan that’s been hailed as a milestone by advocates and won’t be opposed by the influential Mormon church. Republican Rep. Dan McCay acknowledged he isn’t a typical sponsor for such a measure, but he said it’s an important way to support LGBT...

Chris Pratt is addressing claims made about his church. Last week, actress and activist Ellen Page took to social media to respond to a tweet about Pratt and his appearance on “The Late Show.” “Fresh from fasting, @prattprattpratt talks about his spiritual side on @colbertlateshow,” the tweet from The Hollywood Reporter read. In response, Page tweeted, “Oh. K. Um. But...

A California lawmaker announced Friday on the final day of this year’s legislative session that he is ending his effort this year to pass a bill declaring gay conversion therapy a fraudulent practice. Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell said he authored the bill because conversion therapy has been proven ineffective and harmful. His measure would have banned selling or...

Kelly Clarkson was taken aback after being called “small-minded” by an eliminated Voice contestant Monday night after comparing her to two other gay artists. “I am a singer songwriter who happens to be gay,” Molly Stevens, the eliminated contestant, said in an initial Instagram post. Stevens, who is openly gay, expressed her distaste in a now deleted Instagram post about...

Figure skater Adam Rippon became a star at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, but his rise to stardom was not without political controversy. Rippon, the first openly gay U.S. Olympic figure skater, turned down an invitation to meet Vice President Mike Pence in Pyeongchang.

A Brazilian federal judge’s decision to rule homosexuality a disease that can be treated with sexual orientation conversion therapy has drawn anger and condemnation from LGBTQ and mental health advocacy groups, NBC News reported. Waldemar de Carvalho, a judge in the capital of Brasilia, overturned a 1999 decision of the Federal Council of Psychology that prohibited psychologists from offering treatments...

A Dallas man who contracted Zika in Venezuela transferred it to a male sexual partner after returning home in January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday.