But the road from cartoonish, even offensive LGBT characters to today's nuanced, realistic ones has been a very long one. Video games have been exploring sexual orientation for decades.

The furor over 'Beauty and the Beast' sidekick Le Fou ignores the way Disney has subtly represented LGBT people throughout the company's 93-year history.

After making it through decades of stereotyping as villains or tragic figures, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters often ended up being corralled into a relatively limited range of ...

The progressive values of the show seem to have faltered—and even started falling behind the mainstream—by failing to add LGBT members to the crew of the Enterprise.

These six men and women of Hollywood gave their thoughts on being openly gay (or bisexual) and black in the industry. Click on their photos or scroll down to see what they said.

To ensure things ran full-steam ahead, billionaire George Soros, through his Foundation to Promote Open Society, dedicated at least $2.7 million to the cause that year, according to his tax returns.

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia is the oldest and possibly largest LGBT bookstore in the nation. And now, after four decades, it’s closing.

Armistead Maupin created a visionary portrait of queer community with his San Francisco-based franchise. Now it’s back in a TV reboot, and as inspiring as ever, writes Hugh Montgomery.

Other times, they’re lovable sidekicks, existing mainly to support the straight main character or offer comedic relief. On one hand, it’s cool to see positive depictions of LGBT people on TV.