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    Ellen, Oprah Reveal O Magazine Cover

    Just in time for the holidays, Oprah and Ellen revealed the big magazine cover they’ve been talking about for months -- on today's Ellen and on Oprah's website.

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    Fans Tackle Johnson for Antigay Slurs

    NFL fans have signed an online petition urging the Kansas City Chiefs to deactivate Larry Johnson for his use of antigay slurs last week -- hoping to stop the star running back from breaking a team record.

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Entertainment News
  • Is A Single Man Too Straight?

    With A Single Man being touted as the most notable gay movie of the year, the film's poster is curious -- there’s no hint of a gay storyline in the ad.

  • Trevor Project Honors Neil Patrick Harris

    The Trevor Project announced Wednesday that it will honor actor Neil Patrick Harris at the organization’s annual Cracked Xmas fund-raiser.

     

     

  • Prejean and Miss USA Kiss and Make Up

    Carrie Prejean and the Miss California pageant have called a truce. Both parties on Tuesday dropped suits filed against one another.

  • Buju Banton Promoter Loses $100,000

    Outrage over lyrics by reggae performer Buju Banton and a concentrated campaign by Equality Florida have cost the promoter of a Miami concert featuring Banton and Beenie Man $100,000, according to Equality Florida. 

  • Obama Hires SJP and Wintour

    President Barack Obama announced Monday that he has selected actor Sarah Jessica Parker and Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour to join the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

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Art
  • Best of the Bicons

    In honor of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, we're highlighting our favorite artistic females who put the B in LGBT.

  • Photo Exclusive: Men in Motion

    Acclaimed photographer François Rousseau explores the innate eroticism of dancers, their mental focus, and their muscular bodies in his book Men in Motion: The Art and Passion of the Male Dancer. Here’s an exclusive first look.

  • In Celebration of "Gay Icons"

    Take a sneak peek at some of the 60 "Gay Icons" celebrated from now through October 18 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, including k.d. lang, Virginia Woolf, and Quentin Crisp.

  • From Lebanon, in a Hurry

    The brave new book Bareed Mista3Jil (a Lebanese Arabic phrase that means "Express Mail") documents queer women's stories for the Arab world.

  • New York Public Library Goes Gay

    If a picture is really worth a thousand words, the New York Public Library's powerful exhibit, "1969: The Year of Gay Liberation," is the essence of our history as LGBT Americans, condensed into indelible words and images.

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Books
  • Farm Hand

    Celebrated writer Rita Mae Brown leaves the lesbian jungle for life on a Virginia farm. The out novelist discusses what she’s learned from the four-legged friends who inspired her new memoir Animal Magnetism.

  • Hot Sheet: Ditto Knocking 'Em Dead

    This week might not bring anything to the screen other than a Boondock Saints sequel, but there are plenty of reasons to sit at home on the couch or head to your local concert venue.

  • Scholastic Relents on Lesbian Book

    Children's publishing company Scholastic says that it will include a book that it previously banned from its book fairs over a set of lesbian characters.

  • In Sickness and in Health

    Mary Cappello’s memoir Called Back takes readers on a white-knuckle journey through the experience of cancer treatment in America — especially disorienting to navigate as a woman and a lesbian.

  • An American Crime

    Best-selling novelist Patricia Cornwell made headlines last week when she filed suit against a New York investment firm for losing $40 million of her money. But she'd much rather talk about her new book, hate-crimes legislation, and Angelina Jolie.

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Comedy
  • Gilded Lily

    After conquering Broadway, movies, and television, out funny lady Lily Tomlin prepares for the final frontier — Las Vegas.

  • Actor/Comedian Jason Stuart Storms the Mall

    The head of the Screen Actor's Guild's LGBT caucus, Jason Stuart, dishes on his experiences at the National Equality March.


  • Carol Leifer on the LAM

    Carol Leifer came out at 40, got Bat Mitzvahed at 45, and adopted a son at 50. Now she has a new book that explains why the hard-to-pigeonhole comic is just along for the ride.

  • No Big Whoop

    An ailing Whoopi Goldberg leaves Charles Busch and Lypsinka to tough it out alone in an appropriately cursed staged reading of Legends!

  • Alec Mapa Gets Filthy for Kids

    There was very little talk of the economy -- but plenty of chatter about sex, drugs, and American Idol -- at Monday's fund-raiser for the LGBT mentoring organization LifeWorks at West Hollywood's Laugh Factory.

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Comics and Graphic Novels
  • (Growing) Pains in the Brain

    The second volume of Liz Baillie’s angst-ridden teen comic is full of all those typical gay punk teenage problems.

  • Lady of the Night

    After coming out as a lesbian in 2006, Batwoman finally gets her own comic book series -- and this time, she's out, proud, and here to stay.

  • Forty Under 40: Arts

    Tarell Alvin McCraney heads up an impressive list of out media professionals that includes Lucky Michaels, Ariel Schrag, Matthew Lew, Rebecca Walker, and Christopher Wheeldon.

  • Superjunk: Watchmen Goes Full-Frontal

    Gay guys who geek out for superheroes are about to get an eyeful. Watchmen director Zach Snyder puts Dr. Manhattan (a buff, CGI'd Billy Crudup) front and center, buck naked for minutes at a time.

  • Don’t Mask, Do Tell

    Gadzooks! Comic heroes come flying out of the closet.

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Commentary
  • The Lady Gaga Channel

    How can the pop singer be everywhere at once? Searching for answers to TV's most challenging mysteries.


  • Score One for the Man From Uranus

    Barney Frank is TV's Hero of the Week. And some extremely cool voguing kids. They're heroic too.

  • Dueling Divas

    Mariah vs. Madonna. Cher vs. Madonna. Suzanne Somers vs. Joyce DeWitt. Wherever there are ladies we love, chances are they hate (each other).

  • Brüno and His Discontents

    Sacha Baron Cohen's latest satire on Americans and their beliefs holds a mirror to society while making the handfuls of gays squirm in their seats.

  • Dirty Little Secret

    Comedian Carol Leifer likes to watch on-demand porn… a lot of it! But when the DirecTV bill came, she got caught.

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Dance
  • The Music and the Mirror

    The dancer, the gay guy, and the tits and ass girl get the star treatment in Every Little Step, a backstage look at a backstage musical, A Chorus Line, out now on DVD.


  • The Great Emancipator

    The legacy of Abraham Lincoln inspired famed choreographer Bill T. Jones to create his most ambitious work yet.

  • Debi Does Dancing

    Entourage's Debi Mazar discusses her ulterior motive for participating in Dancing With the Stars, sexing up Maksim, and why she dedicated her salsa to the queens in heaven who helped make her the lady she is today.


  • So You Like Same-Sex Dance?

    So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe was no fan of "Brokeback ballroom" earlier this year. But Willem de Vries and his dance partner managed to change Lythgoe's tune -- and advance to Vegas in the process.

  • Merce Keeps It Going

    Nonagenarian Merce Cunningham still wows the crowd in Brooklyn with his latest show, Nearly Ninety.

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DVDs
  • Hot Sheet: Ditto Knocking 'Em Dead

    This week might not bring anything to the screen other than a Boondock Saints sequel, but there are plenty of reasons to sit at home on the couch or head to your local concert venue.

  • Hot Sheet: Back to 1989

    With an REM live album, a Michael Jackson set, and the re-release of It's Garry Shandling's Show, one may start to think it's time for the Berlin Wall to come crumbling down.

  • Hot Sheet: Christmas Comes Early

    A few artists are working on getting ahead of the pack with Christmas albums, while DVDs of Nip/Tuck could end up as stocking stuffers.


  • The Advocates: Shades of Blu

    Blu-ray choices, Blu-ray DVD picks, body composition scale

  • Hot Sheet: Basterds and Old Broads

    What more could you want than Comic Book Guy adorning the latest installment of The Simpsons and Brad Pitt out to collect the scalps of Nazis?

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Features
  • Hot Sheet: Christmas Comes Early

    A few artists are working on getting ahead of the pack with Christmas albums, while DVDs of Nip/Tuck could end up as stocking stuffers.


  • Are Video Games Getting Gayer?

    While gay representation in video games is decades behind TV and film -- some argue games haven't yet had their Birdcage, let alone their Brokeback -- a few new games have the potential to change everything.

  • Advocate Casting Call

    Participate in our "Healthy Bodies At Any Age" project.

  • Past Perfect

    Downtown Los Angeles hot spot Edison -- tucked in the depths of the historic Higgins Building -- is the showcase for a new hypersexualized vaudeville performance troupe.

  • The Top Five

    The best of gay entertainment in 2008.

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Film
  • Is A Single Man Too Straight?

    With A Single Man being touted as the most notable gay movie of the year, the film's poster is curious -- there’s no hint of a gay storyline in the ad.

  • Honing Her Craft

    The Craft put Robin Tunney on the map -- and scored her a slew of lesbian fans. Now starring on CBS's The Mentalist, Tunney says her "Fuck Maxim" attitude would probably cost her the part if The Craft were being made today.

  • Rue McClanahan Hospitalized

    An event honoring Rue McClanahan has been canceled due to the actress's hospitalization.

  • Baldwin and Martin to Host Oscars

    Neither will win an Oscar this year, but the job of hosting the 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony goes to actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

  • Hot Sheet: Ditto Knocking 'Em Dead

    This week might not bring anything to the screen other than a Boondock Saints sequel, but there are plenty of reasons to sit at home on the couch or head to your local concert venue.

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Food and Drink
  • The Advocates: Favored Curry

    Multicultural curry, Japanese-style pork curry, drinks to go with curry

  • Dining Out

    As Bravo's Top Chef kicks off another season, meet the latest serving of gay gourmands -- just don't expect another Team Rainbow.

  • Thought for Food

    In his new memoir New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni comes out about his addiction to food.

  • The Advocates: Seasonal and Simple

    Now available at farmers' markets and groceries nationwide, bok choy is not just for stir-fry anymore.

  • Forty Under 40: Entertainment

    Sia heads up an impressive list of out entertainers that includes Eric Himan, Jamie Lauren, Del Marquis, Chris Ryan, and John Krokidas.

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Internet
  • There’s a He Wolf Flagged on YouTube

    How does a 19-year-old violin performance major wind up in a pair of Calvins gyrating around a wooden cage to Shakira's "She Wolf" only to be deemed "inappropriate" by YouTube? It's easier than it sounds.

  • Our Top 15 Viral Videos

    Whether they're major televised gaffes or over-the-top Web phenomena, viral videos have become part of our culture.

  • The Real Perez Hilton

    Perez Hilton was heralded when he embarrassed Miss California and derided when he did the same to Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. So what's a guy to do when he's the most loved and most hated gay guy in America?

  • Top Political Blogs

    From Joe.My.God to The Daily Beast, Advocate.com spotlights a few of the best blogs that cover politics, inside and way outside the Beltway.

  • The Top 15 Gay(ish) Blogs

    Gays are everywhere. Want proof? Politics (Signorile.com), pop culture (PerezHilton.com), and something for everyone (TowleRoad.com), The Advocate tracks down the 15 best gay(ish) blogs online.

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Media
  • Gotham Knights Shoot First Calendar

    New York's Gotham Knights, the gay rugby team 9/11 hero Mark Bingham was in the process of cofounding when his life was tragically cut short, has shot its first calendar.

  • Mormon Muffins Exposed

    Who wants to see 12 months of Mormon muffins?

  • Don't Call Him "The Next RuPaul"

    Ever since celebrity blogger and YouTube sensation B. Scott first saw Shemar Moore's "ding-ding," he knew he had to make "videos." Now, the host of The B. Scott Show has set his sights on Ellen, Oprah, Tyra -- and Conan O’Brien.

  • I'm a Hustla

    Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix played hustlers in My Own Private Idaho, but Advocate.com heads inside Hustlaball and talks to real hookers about the life of a sex worker.

  • Everyone's Gay in Amsterdam

    What happens when you combine Bravo's Andy Cohen and a few of his favorite Housewives, hot New Yorkers, The Advocate, and Holland's new "Everyone's Gay in Amsterdam" campaign? Some truly great photos.

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Music
  • Ghost Story

    Out singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile discusses working with her childhood mentor, coming out publicly, and joining next year's Lilith Fair.

  • Elton Cancels Concerts

    Sir Elton John has been forced to cancel three performances of his Face 2 Face tour with Billy Joel after contracting an E. coli bacterial infection and influenza.

  • Hot Sheet: Ditto Knocking 'Em Dead

    This week might not bring anything to the screen other than a Boondock Saints sequel, but there are plenty of reasons to sit at home on the couch or head to your local concert venue.

  • Rainbow High

    Busy Broadway heartthrob, gay rights activist, and former Advocate coverboy Cheyenne Jackson chats about his Finian’s Rainbow revival, his politically charged cabaret CD, and laying around in his underpants (pic on page five).

  • Bublé: Girlfriend Thought I Was Gay

     

    In an interview published in Britain’s The Sun Wednesday, Michael Bublé revealed this his current girlfriend thought the singer was gay when she first met him.

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People
  • Honing Her Craft

    The Craft put Robin Tunney on the map -- and scored her a slew of lesbian fans. Now starring on CBS's The Mentalist, Tunney says her "Fuck Maxim" attitude would probably cost her the part if The Craft were being made today.

  • Rue McClanahan Hospitalized

    An event honoring Rue McClanahan has been canceled due to the actress's hospitalization.

  • Rainbow High

    Busy Broadway heartthrob, gay rights activist, and former Advocate coverboy Cheyenne Jackson chats about his Finian’s Rainbow revival, his politically charged cabaret CD, and laying around in his underpants (pic on page five).

  • Hatch to Behar: I Was Jailed for Being Gay

    Just released from prison, former Survivor winner Richard Hatch is finally able to give those interviews that landed him back behind bars earlier this year.

  • Eternal Vixen

     

    From working with a difficult Bette Davis to her inspiring friendship with Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Dynasty’s bitch you loved to hate, opens up about her wicked life in her new stage show.

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Photography
  • Caught in the Crossfire

    Since it was implemented in 1994, “don’t ask, don’t tell” has ended the careers of more than 13,000 service members—men and women who served their country honorably, yet fell casualty to discriminatory policy. For discharged soldiers and other gay veterans, it’s a painful legacy.

     

  • Trevor Wayne's Pin Up Show

    Inked, out, and "alternative," model Trevor Wayne strips down and talks to Advocate.com about challenging gay stereotypes -- and offers up a dozen images from his upcoming mini-mag Pin-Up Show and his collaboration with Clive Barker.

  • Building the Womyn's Music Festival

    Every August since 1976, womyn have gathered on private land in Michigan for the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. This is the story of the tireless crew that goes into making the 30-plus-year-old tradition come to life.

  • No H8 Photos Take Over Facebook

    Photographer Adam Bouska's campaign to end H8 started with a few Facebook photos. Now, 337 people and a gallery showing later, L.A. gays and lesbians are all saying "No H8."

  • A million little pieces

    After lending his distinctive photosculptures to Six Feet Under, artist David Meanix shows a whole new side of himself.

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Project Runway
  • No-hit Wonders

    Music and fashion go together like Lindsay and Sam, but no one told the Project Runway kids that news.

  • Sidekick of Doom

    Joe phones home this week on Project Runway. That’s how you know he’s going back there before the episode’s over.

  • Diane von Furstenberg’s Googly Eyes

    She has them, in case you didn’t know. She used them on Blayne. They had a moment. Look, Blayne said so, that’s why.

  • Rubbing Elbows, Making Art

    Project Runway winner Christian Siriano captivated audiences across the country with his cutting bluntness and unquestionable talent. Love him or hate him, the young designer is certainly, to use his own word, "fierce."

  • And the Winner Is...

    Christian. But you knew that already. Here’s how it went down on the season finale of Project Runway

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Television
  • Sex Rehab and Shopping Real Hard

    From gay men in Sex Rehab to Monica ("The Boy is Mine") Still Standing, we track ten TV shows you’re probably not watching... but really should.

  • Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime

    Behind the scenes of Venice with Chappell & Company, soaps lose more gay characters with exit of ATWT’s Forbes March, One Life’s Kish take a giant leap and Brandon Beemer does good for gay rights and gets nearly naked.

  • Honing Her Craft

    The Craft put Robin Tunney on the map -- and scored her a slew of lesbian fans. Now starring on CBS's The Mentalist, Tunney says her "Fuck Maxim" attitude would probably cost her the part if The Craft were being made today.

  • Rue McClanahan Hospitalized

    An event honoring Rue McClanahan has been canceled due to the actress's hospitalization.

  • Glee Performs National Anthem

    Members of the cast of Glee performed the National Anthem before game 3 of Major League Baseball's World Series on Saturday in Philadelphia.


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Theater
  • Rainbow High

    Busy Broadway heartthrob, gay rights activist, and former Advocate coverboy Cheyenne Jackson chats about his Finian’s Rainbow revival, his politically charged cabaret CD, and laying around in his underpants (pic on page five).

  • Hollywood Does Laramie, 10 Years Later

    Zachary Quinto — fresh from helping to honor Coco Peru at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's annual gala — Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and more gather for Hollywood's reading of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later: An Epilogue.

  • What’s the Story, John Stamos?

    Former Full House star and Advocate coverboy John Stamos puts on a happy face for the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie and gives the word, hummingbird, on his gay fans and gay icon girlfriends.

  • Eternal Vixen

     

    From working with a difficult Bette Davis to her inspiring friendship with Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Dynasty’s bitch you loved to hate, opens up about her wicked life in her new stage show.

  • Seat Filler

    The Advocate’s queen on the New York theater scene discovers killer hermaphrodites, ancient Roman himbos, and enough lesbian drama to fill a seventh season of The L Word.

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