Society
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  • News Chaz Bono Honored For Promoting Transgender Visibility October 12, 2011 By Jeremy Kinser Activist and Dancing With The Stars contestant Chaz Bono has been commended for working since 1995 to make "our movement stronger" and will be honored with the prestigious Board of Directors award by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. More >
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  • News Today We Remember Matthew Shepard October 07, 2011 By Advocate.com Editors Today we remember Matthew Shepard, who 13 years ago was beaten and left for dead because he was gay. He was abandoned and found the next day, October 7. More >
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  • News Paula Ettelbrick, Veteran LGBT Leader, Dies October 07, 2011 By Julie Bolcer Paula Ettelbrick, an attorney who served the LGBT community for almost three decades in senior leadership positions at numerous high-profile organizations, died Friday morning. More >
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  • News Inconclusive Results of Ex-Gay Study Cause Dispute October 04, 2011 By Michelle Garcia Many are disputing the results of a study conducted by two psychologists affiliated with religious universities who claim that people can change their sexual orientation after six or more years of reparative therapy. More >
Activism
  • SlideshowFlag  Kathy Griffin Promises "Watercooler Moment" With Adam LambertThat moment came as Equality California honored a list of big names, including Facebook and Adam Lambert, during its awards gala this weekend.
  • How I Became An AIDS ActivistCOMMENTARY: Writer Steven Petrow shares how a frightening diagnosis launched his dedication to helping people understand AIDS.
  • Chicago Cubs: It Gets BetterThe Chicago Cubs may be perennial losers in the National League pennant race, but they stand to be winners with gay fans as the second pro sports team to record a video for the It Gets Better Project.
  • Ill. County OK's Diversity TrainingThe Schuyler County board in Illinois has agreed to mandate diversity training for county employees in response to the uproar over an antigay slur posted by Sheriff Don Schieferdecker on Facebook.
  • Trans-Friendly Restrooms Sought in Chi.Chicago activists are asking business owners to commit to offering gender-variant customers the restroom of their choice.
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Coming Out
  • Dear Son, We Love YouA new site encourages parents of LGBT children to share their feelings with the world, one letter at a time.
  • Entertainment Matters More Than You ThinkCOMMENTARY: This publication is called The Advocate. What does that mean? And who are our real advocates?
  • NYT Offers Gay Teens a ForumThe New York Times has launched an interactive feature, “Coming Out,” to tell the stories of LGBT youths, through both Times interviews and reader-submitted accounts.
  • An Activist Reflects

    David Mixner has been volunteering, getting arrested, and standing up for noble causes since he was in high school. As the Point Foundation honors him with its Legend Award April 19, Mixner reflects on decades of activism and what's to come in the future.

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    Intrepid amateur sociologist Mike Albo searches for America’s 15 gayest burgs—based on a finely tuned (if totally arbitrary) calculus.
     

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Commentary
  • Should Gay Grooms Or Lesbian Brides Dress Like Twins?COMMENTARY: As gay New Yorkers may soon exercise their right to marry, Mr. Manners explains how to avoid a fashion faux pas at your nuptials
  • The Silliness of WeinergatePorn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas says sex scandals like Anthony Weiner’s are ridiculous, but it’s the politicians’ own reactions that are even more problematic
  • How I Became An AIDS ActivistCOMMENTARY: Writer Steven Petrow shares how a frightening diagnosis launched his dedication to helping people understand AIDS.
  • Michael Lucas: Misplaced LustCOMMENTARY: Porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas says that gay male obsession with straight men is damaging and pathetic.
  • Above the 49th ParallelActress Jasika Nicole writes about two love affairs (and break-ups, and reunions) with two very different cities.
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Culture
  • Should Gay Grooms Or Lesbian Brides Dress Like Twins?COMMENTARY: As gay New Yorkers may soon exercise their right to marry, Mr. Manners explains how to avoid a fashion faux pas at your nuptials
  • Writers Honored at LammysWith comedian Lea DeLaria as master of ceremonies, leading LGBT writers including Edward Albee and Val McDermid were honored at the Lambda Literary Awards Thursday night.
  • Royal Wedding Dos and Don'tsMr. Manners Steven Petrow reminds Sir Elton and Gareth Thomas that there’s only one queen at this wedding, and her name is Elizabeth.
  • Asians in the LibraryStill reeling from the now-infamous "Asians in the Library" video, Advocate contributor Jimmy Nguyen says the video's racial intolerance should be a loud wake-up call for the LGBT community.
  • Survival House 1977The photographs from Bruce Pavlow's book Survival House 1977 document a forgotten moment of San Francisco history, the homeless LGBT culture at the height of the gay influx to the city in the late '70s.
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Ethics

  • Mister Manners

    If Emily Post never answered your questions about how to be a polite activist, fear not... The Essential Book of Gay Manners and Etiquette author Steven Petrow has some suggestions.

  • Recs and Wrecks

    What's the delicate way to tell a friend you won't vouch for her work? Ethical pro Stephen Milioti explains.

  • Why the Long Face?

    Blinders , a documentary by gay stand-up comedian Donny Moss, explores the dark side of Central Park's iconic horse and carriage businesses.

  • Work It Out

    When the ex is a coworker, where's the line between business and revenge? Ethical pro Stephen Milioti explains.

  •  Pics, Clicks, and Tricks

     Where’s the trust when neither of you were supposed to be cruising online? Ethical expert Stephen Milioti explains.

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Hate-crimes
  • Gay-Inclusive Display Vandalized at Calif. ChurchA gay-inclusive Christmas display at a Claremont, Calif., church was vandalized over the weekend, and police are calling the incident a hate crime.
  • SLC Man: Assault Wasn’t Drug-RelatedGay Salt Lake City man Dane Hall, who was beaten severely on his way home from a nightclub last month, is countering speculation that the attack was related to his previous arrest for drug possession.
  • Reporting of Anti-LGBT Crimes Up in U.K.Hate crimes overall decreased somewhat in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2010, but those motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation or transgender status grew — although past underreporting may account for the increase, says Stephen Otter (pictured) of the U.K.’s Association of Chief Police Officers.
  • Salt Lake Responds to Hate CrimeIn the wake of an antigay hate crime in Salt Lake City, residents are banding together to show support for LGBT people in a variety of ways — including the wearing of pink — and hoping to bring about arrests in the case.
  • Gay Man Assaulted Outside Salt Lake City ClubA gay Salt Lake City man was severely beaten outside a nightclub last weekend by attackers who, according to the victim, used gay slurs.
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Law
  • Ill. Trans Woman Wins Discrimination SuitIn what may be the first award to a transgender person under the Illinois Human Rights Act, a taxi company has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 for discrimination against a transgender employee.
  • Houston Couple to Appeal Restrictive Custody OrderSupporters of Houston gay couple (pictured, from left) William Flowers and Jim Evans rallied at a courthouse Friday as a local judge signed an order prohibiting Flowers from leaving his children alone with Evans — something the two men plan to appeal.
  • Controversial Jurist Becomes South Africa’s Top JusticeDespite activists’ accusations that he is homophobic and misogynistic, Mogoeng Mogoeng (pictured) has been appointed chief justice of South Africa’s highest court — and he believes he was chosen by God for the position.
  • Judge to Gay Father: Kids Can’t Stay With Your HusbandSome family law experts are astounded by a Houston judge’s order in a custody case — it forbids a gay man to leave his children alone with his husband.
  • Read All About Marriage EqualityA variety of opinions on marriage equality and how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule on it should a case arrive there are available at an online symposium on SCOTUS Blog.
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Marriage Equality
  • Some Church of England Clergy Push Gay EqualityAs the Church of England prepares for its General Synod meeting, some clergy members, such as Salisbury bishop Nicholas Holtam, are calling for greater acceptance of LGBT people within the denomination.
  • Same-Sex Marriage Endangers Humanity, Says PopePope Benedict XVI today unleashed some of his strongest antigay rhetoric yet, telling diplomats from about 180 countries that same-sex marriage threatens “the future of humanity itself.”
  • U.K. Straight Divorce Rate Outstrips Gay DissolutionsProviding a counter to the assertion that gay relationships are unstable, U.K. same-sex couples in civil partnerships are splitting up at half the rate of straight married couples, at least in the early years of the unions, according to new data.
  • Indonesian Lesbian Couple Forcibly SeparatedIn the Indonesian province of Aceh, authorities have forced a lesbian couple to have their marriage annulled and sign a separation agreement — but their local police chief told them they really deserve beheading.
  • SlideshowFlag  Behind the Mike at Radio Host Frank DeCaro's WeddingSirius satellite radio host Frank DeCaro married his longtime partner on the air — which means you didn't get to see it. So here are the behind-the-mike photos of the nuptials, live from New York.
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Military
  • Punishment for Antigay Views?As implementation of “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal proceeds, some religious leaders are worried that service members who oppose homosexuality will be punished for expressing their beliefs.

  • A Few Good Men

    In honor of Veteran's Day, two of the most famous gay vets -- Frank Kameny and Dan Choi -- share their letters from Uncle Sam.

  • AMA: Repeal DADT

    America’s largest organization of physicians and medical students has issued declarations against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and state same-sex marriage bans.

  • Marine General Balks at DADT Repeal

    Marine Corps commandant James Conway has emerged as the Pentagon's most outspoken opponent of repealing the ban on out gay and lesbian military personnel.

  • Sailor Speaks Out

    Sailor Joseph Rocha endured years of hazing until he spoke out — then he was discharged for revealing his homosexuality. Nonetheless, the 23-year-old is itching to suit back up.

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Modern Families
  • Va. Senator Proposes Adoption Nondiscrimination BillA Virginia state senator has introduced a bill to prohibit the state from contracting with adoption agencies that discriminate against prospective parents on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • U.K. Straight Divorce Rate Outstrips Gay DissolutionsProviding a counter to the assertion that gay relationships are unstable, U.K. same-sex couples in civil partnerships are splitting up at half the rate of straight married couples, at least in the early years of the unions, according to new data.
  • Houston Couple to Appeal Restrictive Custody OrderSupporters of Houston gay couple (pictured, from left) William Flowers and Jim Evans rallied at a courthouse Friday as a local judge signed an order prohibiting Flowers from leaving his children alone with Evans — something the two men plan to appeal.
  • Census: New Mexico, Rhode Island Heavily GayThe Census Snapshot of same-sex couples across the U.S. is now complete, with the Census Bureau’s release and the Williams Institute’s analysis of the data on five final states, showing New Mexico and Rhode Island to have a large proportion of gay couples.
  • Judge to Gay Father: Kids Can’t Stay With Your HusbandSome family law experts are astounded by a Houston judge’s order in a custody case — it forbids a gay man to leave his children alone with his husband.
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Obituaries
  • Former Advocate Editor Kellogg DiesStuart Kellogg, an editor of The Advocate in the 1980s, has died at age 63.

  • HIV Activist Howard Jacobs Dies at 45

    HIV/AIDS activist and West Hollywood City Hall staffer Howard Jacobs died Thursday morning after a two-decade battle with HIV. He was 45.

  • View From Washington: Ted Kennedy

    Sen. Ted Kennedy's unfaltering devotion to the LGBT community during the AIDS crisis typified the wealth of humanity he offered to all.

  • Tweeting the Jackson Funeral

    Of the millions who tried to get tickets to Michael Jackson's gigantic funeral, Advocate News Editor Andrew Harmon was one of the few to actually win a pair. He kept us posted through the day with Tweets from the Staples Center.

  • Remembering Ron

    When Continental Flight 3407 crashed in upstate New York, it claimed the life of local hero and gay rights activist Ron Gonzalez -- beloved by family, friends, and total strangers.

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People
  • SlideshowFlag   A Day In Gay America 2011: PetsWhen we asked readers to send us pictures from their day on August 12, it quickly became clear that pets are big part of the lives of LGBT Americans.
  • Michael Lucas: Europe's Trouble with IsraelCOMMENTARY: Porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas asks if Europe is retroactively justifying the Holocaust through its current indictment of Israel and through actions like Madrid's yanking an Israeli delegation from its Gay Pride events.
  • My Life on the G List: Party TimeThink you have what it takes to get through an audition? According to out actor David Moretti, the more important skill is knowing how to make it through cocktail hour.

  • Life on the G List: Gyms of L.A.

    For an actor in L.A., which gym you go to is almost as important as who represents you. Which is why out actor David Moretti goes to almost all of them.

  • Antony: Our Responsibility to Copenhagen

    An open letter by Antony Hegarty, lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons, on the importance of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit, and what readers can do to support its success.

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