Chicagos Gay History
May 19 2011 5:35 PM ET

Chicago's Gay History

Trudy Ring

Chicago's History Museum goes gay with its "Out in Chicago" exhibit, opening this weekend and running through next March.

Hate Crime Victim What Will It Take To Keep Us Safe
May 18 2011 2:30 PM ET

I Survived a Hate Crime

Advocate Contributors

In August, 2010, after speaking at a business conference in Baltimore, Richard L. Tso was attacked. Now, he's reaching out to other hate crime victims, and wondering what it will take to keep LGBT people safe.

One Step Forward One Step Back DADT
May 13 2011 2:25 PM ET

One Step Forward, One Step Back

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Will they or won't they? The battle for same-sex couples tying the knot on military bases begins.

The Stain on the Rainbow
May 11 2011 8:15 PM ET

"A Stain on the Rainbow"

Advocate Contributors

Busi Kheswa is the director of the Forum for the Empowerment of Women, advocating for the rights of abused LGBT women. The following is the speech she gave Wednesday night addressing violence and rape against women in South Africa at the Oslo Freedom Forum.

Bob Barr on DOMA
May 03 2011 2:10 PM ET

Bob Barr on DOMA

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Rep. Bob Barr, the author of the Defense of Marriage Act, speaks to The Advocate on his about-face on the law, the Republicans’ continued defense of it, and the Obama administration’s pledge to continue enforcing it.

Panettas Early Advocate Appearance
April 29 2011 1:20 PM ET

Panetta's Early Appearance

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Among the political figures featured in the debut issue of the Los Angeles Advocate in 1967 is Leon Panetta, Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense and the current director of the CIA, who congratulated employees Monday for their role in the successful mission leading to the death of Osama bin Laden.

William Kate the Wedding Who Cares
April 26 2011 2:50 PM ET

William and Kate: Who Cares?

Peter Tatchell

Best wishes to William and Kate on their big day, writes Peter Tatchell of the British LGBT human rights group OutRage! but it's about time to dismantle the racist, antigay monarchy.

Takei to WB Do The Right Thing
April 18 2011 8:05 PM ET

Takei to WB: Do the Right Thing

Ross von Metzke

George Takei tells The Advocate he thinks executives at Warner Bros. aren't learning from past mistakes with attempts to cast white actors in a film adaptation of the Japanese graphic novel Akira.

Prop 8 Plaintiffs Targeted With Antigay Harassment
April 04 2011 12:20 PM ET

Hate Messages for Prop. 8 Plaintiffs

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EXCLUSIVE: Prop. 8 plaintiffs Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier were subjected to more than a dozen antigay voice mails during the 2010 trial from a man who was later convicted of making threatening telephone calls to Nancy Pelosi. Listen to the messages here.

One Gay April Fools Day
April 01 2011 2:50 PM ET

One Gay April Fools' Day

Advocate.com Editors

From Mariah Carey going into premature labor to news the producers of The King's Speech had shut down QueerClick.com, April Fools' Pranks made headlines all over the Web on Friday. Check out eight of the gayest April Fools' pranks.

Cool Hand Luke
March 24 2011 5:20 PM ET

Cool Hand Luke

Neal Broverman

After being subjected to antigay mocking from his shop teacher, 15-year-old Floridian Luke Herbert fought back — now he's getting an apology and the school is changing its policies. Herbert tells The Advocate how he stayed so strong.

Citizens Get United
March 24 2011 1:40 PM ET

Citizens Get United

Advocate Contributors

COMMENTARY: Lady Gaga breaking ties with Target was great, but now it's time to pressure the Securities and Exchange Commission to change corporate transparency laws — or gay people will never be quite sure who's taking their money and using it to fight against their rights.

Lisa Ling Looks at Ex gay Movement
March 08 2011 7:35 PM ET

Lisa Ling Takes on "Ex-Gays"

Julie Bolcer

In the latest episode of Our America With Lisa Ling, a new series on OWN, the former cohost of The View seeks to understand the “ex-gay” movement, and she hopes gay viewers will join her.

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