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Out is an outlet for the most prominent voices of the LGBT community, many of whom express opinions on culture, politics, gay news, and more on Out.com. Read the latest op-eds from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals like Michael Musto, Jesse Archer, Christopher Glazek, Michael Lucas, and more. Discover breaking gay news about topics important to the gay community such as legislation related to adoption, marriage equality, and hate crimes. Find out developments related to prominent LGBTs like Nate Silver, Barney Frank, Perez Hilton, Tammy Baldwin, Janet Mock, and more.

Daniel Reynolds and Luke Macfarland
Out Exclusives

Kindness is the LGBTQ+ way forward

As Out's cover star Luke Macfarlane reminds us, there is strength in empathy, writes Out editor in chief Daniel Reynolds.

​Saving can be an LGBTQ+ lifesaver
Out Exclusives

How to survive the Trump era? Financial planning

In a time of renewed anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, financial planning can be a literal lifesaver. Here's five priorities to focus on.
Why Social Security is an LGBTQ+ right
News & Opinion

Why Social Security is an LGBTQ+ right

Threats to the federal program endanger queer elders — and are part of the hard-won victory of marriage equality.

Champagne
News & Opinion

Gird your gay loins for Trump's tariffs!

From stockpiling champagne to saving, here is how to prepare for import taxes.

LGBTQ+ credit card debt
News & Opinion

Escape LGBTQ+ credit card debt!

Get your financial shiz in order before Pride.

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Health

What is chemsex? Here's what you need to know

Everything you need to know about "party and play" culture.

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News & Opinion

Time to flex our LGBTQ+ financial might

On Economic Blackout Day, it's worth underlining that 9.3 percent of Americans now identify as LGBTQ+ — and that comes with a lot of power.

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News & Opinion

How to save for a spring gaycation

It's tax season. Here's some tips to parlay a refund into queer fun.

Mark Stuart Rainbow Foundation Fund as a kid and adult
News & Opinion

Why I helped create a scholarship for closeted (and out) youth

Mark Stuart, the San Diego Foundation's president and CEO, recounts how tackling mental health, social acceptance, and family rejection as a gay youth inspired him to help the next generation.
Carlos Diehz in Conclave
News & Opinion

Turn to 'Conclave' for a timely Oscar film on trans acceptance

Conclave's challenges to conventional boundaries vis-à-vis the Catholic Church is a potent parable for our political time, writes critic Ralph Revelar Sarza.

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Voices

How to heal your broken queer heart

Antonio Pagliarulo advises on solace in self-care, mindfulness, and knowing you're deserving of love.

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News & Opinion

This Valentine's Day, you've earned a big gay love splurge

2025 has been challenging for LGBTQ+ folks. So let's invest in acts of queer love and self-love.
Smithsonian Candy exhibit AIDS masterpiece by Felix González-Torres
News & Opinion

The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all

By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.

Sam Asghari; Derrick Levasseur; Dylan Efron; Wes Bergmann; Boston Rob Mariano; Tom Sandoval on The Traitors season 3
Commentary

Beware of the Straightors: 'The Traitors' bros vs. the women and gays

Andy Herren, the gay winner of Big Brother 15, warns against an age-old power consolidation of straight men in reality competitions (and the real world).

Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez
News & Opinion

Why 'Emilia Pérez's trans critics are wrong

In this trans critic's opinion, undermining the Oscar contender as "cis nonsense" is erasing the work of a brilliant trans actor, Karla Sofía Gascón.

Giving thanks for the L, the G, the B, the T, the Q, and the + this year
thanksgiving

Giving thanks for the L, the G, the B, the T, the Q, and the + this year

"This Thanksgiving, let us give thanks for the most extraordinary gift of all: each other. When the world tries to dim our light, we shine brighter together," writes John Casey.

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Film

Why this trans woman thinks 'Emilia Pérez' is great trans representation

In this trans critic's opinion, Netflix's newest movie musical is one of the best trans stories to be released in years.

Benson Boone
Celebs

No, you're not being 'queerbaited' by straight celebs—you're just thirsty for them

Sorry, but not all of these conventionally attractive, heterosexual celebrities are purposefully manipulating you, writes Out contributor Taylor Henderson.
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News & Opinion

Milton, please spare the Don Cesar, the pink palace that holds bitter-sweet memories for this gay man

John Casey writes that he first visited St. Petersburg's historic hotel as a teen struggling mightily with my sexuality, but he returned as an out gay man to a same-sex wedding.

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Politics

Why do we expect female pop stars to be so political?

Why are some of pop culture's most beloved women expected to publicly take a stand on politics, but the same energy isn't expected from their male counterparts?