Making donations in people’s names can connect your family or other important people in your life with issues that you care about.

Everyone visits Ali in jail to apologize for getting her arrested for a murder she didn’t commit. And Emily effin’ dances.

“We are surviving. We are resilient. We are creative and resourceful. We have each other’s backs. We don’t want your pity.”

A straight Mormon dude trolls for gay rights, the UN and some members of Congress restore my faith in our current society, and a really f*cking adorable dog that helps you find lost shit at the airport. ALL THAT AND MORE INSIDE!

The NFL says hi to LGBT businesses, the World Cup may be like Sochi or worse, and queer women in sports continue to be ignored. Go team, go!

The UK is now one step closer to legalising gay marriage!

It’s been a great year for hard-hitting investigative journalism.

In a region known for being socially conservative and heavily influenced by faith communities, HRC’s Project One America seems like a much-needed advancement for LGBT rights in the region. But is the HRC prepared to help the South, an area with a long history of struggles fueled by racism from colonization to slavery to the Civil Rights Movement?

Victims/survivors in general are expected to seek help from law enforcement to escape from abusive relationships, but the police are sometimes the most dangerous and threatening forces in the lives of marginalized folks, even those who have an abusive partner, friend, or relative. For that reason, community support is central to assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Marriage equality bills make progress from the UK House of Commons to the Rhode Island state legislature.

There’s a cat in the flat and a lot of celebrity moms inside.

“The CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the world, a company responsible for changing the tech industry over and over again, is gay. And he feels good about saying that.”

“Anti-LGBT laws make people economically insecure and they disproportionately affect those who are most vulnerable within the LGBT community. They hurt you and kick you when you’re down.”

Sneak peaks for days, Brittani’s special workout recommendation, Stef’s pursuit of ERW, Rachel’s trip to Madison, early requests for AS 1.0 and so many more things you care deeply and passionately about!

Callie and Arizona try to move on without each other. Obviously it only takes Callie three seconds to make another woman fall in love with her.

Also, Jane the Virgin introduced a lesbian subplot we’ve never seen before.

One wedding cake-shaped float, sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will highlight a live same-sex wedding for the first time since the Rose Parade began in 1890. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting its 2014 float with the slogan “Love is the Best Protection,” to promote legalizing same-sex marriage as a method to keep gay men safer from HIV/AIDS.

2013 brought equal marriage to the shores of the UK, and the gays were saved! Well not really. Or not much at all?

This week, your good gay news comes with a heaping side of dogs in wigs and a round of interviews and video series, on the house.

As per UKIP prophecy, torrential rains await Holyrood as Scottish gays might be able to get hitched as soon as this autumn.