ABOVE: We owe Zelda Rubinstein an eternal debt for her early HIV/AIDS advocacy.

Below, scenes from a Pride march 40 years ago. (Image via video still)

BELOW: Keep reading for Pride 1983, the homophobic Pope, buncha hot men and more ...

Shawn Mendes is working on his mental health, and is helping ours simultaneously. pic.twitter.com/bvr7YuPUSF

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) December 26, 2022

ABOVE: Thank you, Shawn.

BELOW: Keep reading for some Elite meat, the GOP's inhumane approach to human trafficking, why our veep rocks, David Archuleta in tears and more ...

ABOVE: Leo's almost 50?!

BELOW: Keep reading for a guy who really gets a grip, the youth vote, a gay winner and more ...

ABOVE: Banner day for LGBTQ favorites' birthdays — Gaultier is 70, Shirley MacLaine is 88 and all-time icon Streisand is (GULP) 80!

BELOW: Keep reading for a big win by Macron, a queer-poster exhibition, Republicans now openly admitting they're about to roll back marriage equality and more ...

ABOVE: Well ... okay, then!

BELOW: Keep reading for Wilson Cruz & Anthony Rapp, COVID dick, J.Lo-cut, some Razzies trivia and more ...

Hands-on kind of icon (GIF via GIPHY)

ABOVE: Who remembers Charles Bronson as should-always-be-shirtless hot?

BELOW: Keep reading for election results and postmortems, a hot new Instagram devoted to NYC's gay mag of record and more ...

ABOVE: Keiynan Lonsdale pays tribute to the “Gods of the Disco” in his new music video.

BELOW: Keep reading for a naked Schitt's Creek-er, a high school kid bullied for talking about bullying, justice for the Go-Go's and more ...

(Image via Facebook)

ABOVE: Jacob Whitesides is celebrating show week with a show-and-tell photo.

BELOW: Keep reading for why you can't pray away the gay, an attempt to pray away Caitlyn Jenner, a vicious gay attack and more ...