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Something LGBT Revolutionary for July 4th as LGBT History gains momentum. America’s newest museum, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, does something quite revolutionary: It recognizes the LGBT community as having played a part of that revolution. And it...

I thought I’d use this space to share with you some of the fun I had while reporting in Cuba last week, and some observations I had. Getting my press credentials was a good example of what the culture is like...

The Grey-haired old lady made her way to center stage as the crowd of over 2,500 in Pasadena, California’s historic Civic Auditorium politely applauded expectantly. What happened in those next couple of minutes last March, would propel the former middle-school...

As I was standing in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, looking at the giant silhouette of Che Guevara, I smiled, recalling the Che Guevara Café I once visited in Beirut where I watched a male belly dancer as I was...

NEW YORK, NY – For twenty-one year old Jaimie Wilson, nothing beats the feeling of rambling along in his custom Jeep Wrangler 4X4, headed for a gig to perform his beloved country music in his adopted home state of Florida....

CHICAGO, Ill. — In a year when lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities are facing divisive “religious freedom” and “bathroom privacy” legislation, libraries are working against legislating discrimination by fostering acceptance through the power of books. The American Library Association...

Stray Rescue of St. Louis is reviving its popular "Spring for Strays" fundraiser on Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 1-5 p.m. at the top of the Moonrise Hotel in the Delmar Loop. The 11th annual event will feature an afternoon...

Missouri allows employers to discriminate against people in the workplace based upon their sexual orientation and gender identity. The Missouri Appellate Court continued that practice, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim in Pittman v. Cook Paper Recycling Corporation. This ruling is a...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The LGBT and allied community will come together at Just John nightclub in the Grove at noon on Saturday, Feb. 27 to remember one of its own. Longtime equality activist William Carl "Uncle Will" Roth, 68,...

In my new book, Gay and Lesbian St. Louis (Arcadia Publishing) I utilized several vintage images to help document St. Louis’ vibrant LGBT history. Today instant pics - be they the selfie made headless torsos ones or those with your bff...

As I prepare to launch my new book - Gay and Lesbian St. Louis (Arcadia Publishing) - I have been reflecting upon the dramatic growth in studying non east and west coast LGBT history. Ask most people (LGBT or straight) about...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Left Bank Books presents author and St. Louis LGBT History Project founder Steven Brawley, who will sign and discuss his book, Gay and Lesbian St. Louis (Arcadia Publishing, February 2016), at a special Launch Party event...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A Transgender prisoner letter writing night is being organized at Mokabe's Coffee (Grand & Arsenal) in Tower Grove on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. starting on Jan. 21. According to organizers, the action is an opportunity...

In St. Louis, several local LGBTQIA+-owned businesses have modeled an anti-racist role. I asked Jarek Steele, co-owner of Left Bank Books to speak about his perspective on how business and racial justice intersect. What inspired you to put up signage welcoming...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association is pleased to announce that it has received a grant renewable for up to five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to deliver journalism training that will...

This week, The Advocate, a national LGBT publication, obtained the rights to serialize excerpts from LGBT pioneer Mark Segal’s long-anticipated memoir, "AND THEN I DANCED: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality". Segal is a featured columnist at #Boom Magazine. "Mark...

On Nov. 20, 2015, the St. Louis region will join communities across the globe in observing the Transgender Day of Remembrance or TDoR. This is the time of year where it is appropriate for trans* people, members of the LGBT...

It’s a classic case of big guy vs. little guy — but this time, the little guy is a gay media company that’s been covering LGBTQ news and events for almost 40 years. And the big guy, improbably enough, is CBS. Denver-based...

A Reddit user who goes by the name IDontWantToGiveItUp has posted to an advice sub with his seriously first-world problem. After winning a huge lottery jackpot, he isn’t sure how much of his hard-won cash his parents, who essentially shunned him...

ST. LOUIS, MO – Leading national event production company, Amazing Pet Expos, debuts its sixth two-day show in 2015 in St. Louis at the St. Charles Convention Center on Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. New to the entertainment...