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Read the latest commentary from The Advocate, the leading source for LGBT news and politics. Discover what public figures and pundits have to say about LGBT issues and topics that touch the lives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and its allies. Find op-eds from columnists like HIV activist Tyler Curry or Advocate.com editors Neal Broverman and Jase Peeples. When the experts weigh in on the latest developments in the LGBT rights movement, they do so at The Advocate.
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Op-ed: Angelina Jolie's Choice Bolsters the Trans Argument
Op-ed: Angelina Jolie's Choice Bolsters the Trans Argument

Your body is not your gender, as the movie star has demonstrated.

March 30 2015 8:15 AM
Op-ed: Why These Methodist Ministers Support Marriage Equality
Op-ed: Why These Methodist Ministers Support Marriage Equality

Married Methodist pastors Tom and Jan Harry discuss their daughter's coming-out, her wedding, and why her marriage deserves respect.

March 30 2015 6:00 AM
Op-ed: Why Calling Others 'Privileged' Isn't Helping Trans Activists
Op-ed: Why Calling Others 'Privileged' Isn't Helping Trans Activists

Privilege is very real. But the way transgender people currently talk about it with potential allies is creating more divisions than bridges.

March 30 2015 4:00 AM
Op-ed: How the Disappearing Gay Bars Are Aiding HIV
Op-ed: How the Disappearing Gay Bars Are Aiding HIV

Social isolation among LGBT elders may be contributing to new HIV infections, but community building can slow the advance.

March 27 2015 8:17 AM
Op-ed: Indiana's Law Is a Segregation-Era Throwback
Op-ed: Indiana's Law Is a Segregation-Era Throwback

A century ago, politicians claimed that 'religious freedom' required legal racial segregation. Today, they're making the same claim against LGBTs.

March 27 2015 6:00 AM
Op-ed: If BinderCon Was Just for White Cisgender Women, It Wouldn't Work
Op-ed: If BinderCon Was Just for White Cisgender Women, It Wouldn't Work

Mitt Romney's comment about 'binders full of women' spurred the creation of BinderCon, a symposium for female writers that works hard to include LGBT participants.

March 26 2015 5:00 AM
Op-ed: Why These Texas Parents Support Marriage Equality
Op-ed: Why These Texas Parents Support Marriage Equality

Don and Gena Rogers tell the story of their son's coming-out and the path to acceptance that led them to join a PFLAG legal brief in support of equality.

March 25 2015 7:30 AM
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