Top Trending: Oct. 14 - 20, 2012

Millions of LGBT advocates and allies are expected to wear the color purple on Friday, Oct. 19, to commemorate the third annual Spirit Day, which is designed to demonstrate support LGBT youth and combat bullying.

Hundreds of people gathered over the weekend in North Carolina to honor 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Donna Johnson.

More than 30,000 walkers participated in Sunday's AIDS Walk Los Angeles, including Partners co-stars Michael Urie and Sophie Bush.

A homeschooled teen's anti-gay rant about homosexuality leading to ducks enslaving humanity has attracted national attention.

Pop icon Cyndi Lauper and four-time Tony-award winner Harvey Fierstein were on hand for yesterday evening's red carpet event for the world premiere of the new musical Kinky Boots.

The buzz that one of West Hollywood's most iconic gay nightspots could locate in Boystown faded in July after owners of The Abbey backed away from locating on North Halsted, but the broker for the deal says there still could be hope.

Halloween 2012 is just around the corner and queer Chicagoans can look forward to a weekend full of fun local events as well as some major changes taking place to the 16th Annual Halloween on Halsted Parade, presented by the Northalsted Business Alliance and Triangle Neighbors.

A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.

The East Aurora School Board on Friday rescinded a week old policy addressing the needs of the school's transgender students.

Microsoft, Amazon, Costco and Nordstrom are among the companies behind an ad endorsing passage of Referendum 74, the November 6 referendum which asks voters to uphold – or reject – a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers.