Candace Parker, queer WNBA legend, is retiring 'privately with the ones I love'
Parker, who is also a mom of two with her wife, Anna Petrakova, announced she will not be returning to the game.
April 29 2024 12:42 PM
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Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion
Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.
April 19 2024 11:57 AM
Single lesbians are avoided by straight women, but not straight men. Here's why.
A lesbian's relationship status changes things, according to new research.
April 18 2024 3:18 PM
Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, are expecting! Here's when baby Griner is arriving
Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle have announced they're expecting, and the couple's "favorite human being" is almost due!
April 15 2024 12:52 PM
Mary & George's Julianne Moore on Mary's sexual fluidity and queer relationship
Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine chat with Advocate Channel about their royally queer characters in STARZ's Mary & George.
April 13 2024 10:00 AM
Lesbians have more orgasms than straight women — and yes, it's men's fault
A new research study is shedding a light on why straight women have fewer orgasms than lesbians — and it's exactly the reason you think.
April 11 2024 9:37 AM
Here's why soccer fans are booing USWNT player Korbin Albert
Even Korbin Albert's teammates are distancing themselves from the player in light of her social media posts mocking queer people.
April 10 2024 6:26 PM
How Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter advances equality
The hit album is much more than simply a genre detour for the superstar.
April 10 2024 1:39 PM
These 9 states have the chance to protect abortion this election — Here's what you can do
Constitutional amendments to protect abortion are on the ballot in 4 states, and 5 other states still need your signature.
April 07 2024 3:00 PM
Uganda used the U.S. Supreme Court's anti-abortion ruling to outlaw being LGBTQ+
Uganda's highest court cited the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in their decision to uphold a law criminalizing same-sex relationships.
April 07 2024 12:11 AM
When even blue states aren't safe from anti-LGBTQ+ laws, this queer mayor is protecting her city
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, the first woman and first out gay mayor of Vermont's largest city, tells The Advocate about how blue states must be proactive instead of reactive in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
April 01 2024 6:30 PM
A Texas woman was charged with murder for having an abortion. Now, she's suing the state
Lizelle Gonzalez spent two nights in jail after being charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
April 01 2024 2:58 PM
Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31 2024 3:00 PM
Visit Casa Susanna, a secret house of trans women in the 1960s
A house in the Catskill Mountains once served as a refuge of joy and liberation. Now, a new book brings Casa Susanna back to life.
March 31 2024 9:00 AM
Palm Royale’s Ricky Martin and Kristen Wiig on queer safe spaces and their platonic love
The stars of the new Apple TV+ series share how meaningful it was to them to tell stories of queer identity and friendship between gay men and women.
March 27 2024 2:20 PM
Watch these brothers step up after their dad refused to attend their sister's queer wedding
After one bride's father refused to attend or take part in her wedding, her brothers decided to fill his role instead.
March 26 2024 3:11 PM
'Fractured landscape:' Abortions in the U.S. are increasing, despite 'drastic' bans
Despite abortion restrictions being implemented in 21 states since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortions are increasing in the U.S.
March 25 2024 3:06 PM
Trans woman assailed during Kanye West's Rolling Loud set beats back 'bullies' (exclusive)
Blu Linares recently told The Advocate about her reaction to the viral video of her assault, and the moments leading up to it.
March 22 2024 11:34 AM
'Cruel' Nebraska senator investigated after using colleague's name in a rape scene
Republican Steve Halloran is under investigation for sexual harassment after using a colleague's name while reading a graphic rape scene on the legislative floor.
March 21 2024 3:51 PM
MacKenzie Scott donates over $30 million to LGBTQ+ nonprofits: 'Vital agents of change'
MacKenzie Scott has awarded 279 nonprofits with $2 million each, including 15 organizations that focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
March 20 2024 4:01 PM