Visible movement
Some media outlets are falsely reporting that GLBT America is backing away from a full call for marriage equality. But from my perspective, the movement is not slowing down. Most of us realized that we cannot allow temporary setbacks, such as the recent election, to dilute or diminish our resolve.
We all must hang together...
...as Benjamin Franklin once said, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately. Antigay priests and ministers must not be the only religious figures with a say in gay rights: It’s time for pro-gay religious leaders and our secular allies to present a united front.
The slippery slope
As hopes for equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans melt away and the antigay forces muster power, will we know when it’s time to leave just to save our own skins?
Marriage equality: Losing forward
Even if every antigay statewide ballot initiative wins approval on Election Day, argues the country’s leading same-sex marriage activist, the discussion surrounding them will have moved us closer to equality in the long run. After all, we have the truth on our side.
Cancer warrior
As I battle breast cancer, I see the grim reaper off in the distance trying to entice me into crossing over. But I laugh in the face of death. Anger may have contributed to my illness; humor is contributing to my survival
Leaving the United States of Medieval
If you ask our columnist, the October 8 gay boycott doesn’t go far enough. It’s time to let antigay states form an imperfect union of the benighted and for every self-respecting gay man and lesbian to leave for more-enlightened homelands.
10 best companies to work for
As more and more firms opt to protect and nurture their GLBT employees, The Advocate adds to it’s annual list
L is for lovin'
The L Word soundtrack is loaded with luscious lyricism for when you're feeling lascivious
My favorite gay TV show
For at least one gay man there’s a single cable TV series that speaks to his life more than any other—and it doesn’t have the word queer in the title. Here’s why The L Word isn’t just for women.
President Bush is trashing the Constitution
Justin Deabler is a lawyer in New York City, but he may be better known to millions of TV viewers as a Hawaii cast member of MTV’s The Real World. Like most gay men and lesbians, he is furious that the president and conservative lawmakers are backing the Federal Marriage Amendment. To him, the president is trashing the country’s most precious document for short-term political gain









