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Congratulations Helmut Muller Estrada! Earlier this month, we shared with you the news that a gay couple attending Miami Pride was attacked by four men. Now, we're happy to share with you the story of their savior. 29-year-old South Beach resident Helmut Muller Estrada was walking nearby when Rene Chalarca and Dmitry Logunov were attacked outside a bathroom by four men. Not knowing any of the six men but wanting to help, Estrada immediately ran over to defend the gay men. "Everything...

The Winter Olympic games have a total of 15 out and proud members of the LGBTQ community competing for the gold, and so far, the numbers we've pulled in have been very impressive. A total of seven medals have been won by four of our LGBTQ athletes this time around, including two gold, two silver and three bronze. Here is a look at who won what so far (and congratulations to all who have competed and represented for our community!) Eric Radford:...

In a time of great uncertainty, for the LGBTQ community, and in a sense, the entire world, President Obama just did something absolutely beautiful. Today, he gave his final Presidential Medals of Freedom to 21 recipients including Diana Ross, Tom Hanks, Melinda Gates, Robert De Niro and Ellen DeGeneres. Take a look at his remarks before giving the medal — the highest civilian honor in America — to Ellen: “It’s easy to forget now,” the president says, “when we’ve come so far,...

"I'm gay." It's the simplest and often hardest way to come out. No preamble, no build up - straight to the point. It's also how Olympic medal winning free-skier Gus Kenworthy came out on Twitter on Thursday morning.   svt.se He also attached a photo of himself on the cover of ESPN Magazine, where he discusses coming out in more detail. His frank interview covers familiar territory for many gay men. When things were at their worst for him, Kenworth confides that he...