The long and royal history of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, more than just a beloved pet

Asian-American characters used to be a rarity on TV. "Elementary" and a few others are changing that

Gay men once worshipped some of the most over-the-top female entertainers, but the deification of the flamboyant, the bitchy and the damaged has become an anachronism.

Even people who say they support gay rights would prefer gay characters on-screen to remain sexless -- and harmless

Margaret Cho on our biggest misconceptions about p.c. culture, women's place in comedy and her new special, "PsyCHO

A lawsuit in Australia unleashes controversy over whether lesbians should be barred from fertility treatments.

The growing list of Black female heroes paved the way for Black women to play roles never imagined for them

In "Female Chauvinist Pigs," Ariel Levy asks why so many young women today have embraced a raunchy, porn-drenched sexuality

For two decades, Williams has dominated an overwhelmingly white sport, a powerful statement on black womanhood

In her multifold new novel, Heidi Julavits sends up self-help and female victimhood through the story of a girl who may have faked her own kidnapping.

I know it'll never work out romantically, but right now she's falling apart and maybe I can help.

"We're going to be your new mommies," the woman adopting a young deaf girl signs

According to a damning new report