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Welcome to The Advocate's Hall of Champions
As The Advocate wraps up its 50th year, we look back at the heroes who changed all of us.
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Welcome to The Advocate's Hall of Champions

As The Advocate wraps up its 50th year, we look back at the heroes who changed all of us.

The Latest

Remembering Jesse Jackson's longtime advocacy for LGBTQ+ equality

Jackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.

Rhode Island hockey mass shooting leaves family shattered and shooter’s identity in the spotlight

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

Activists protest HHS rules against gender-affirming care; 24 arrested

The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, trailblazing civil rights icon and LGBTQ+ rights ally, dead at 84

Jackson was the first presidential candidate to include support for LGBTQ+ rights in their campaign platform.

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50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Jack Baker and Michael McConnell

50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring Filmmaker Pat Rocco

50 Years, 50 Heroes: Honoring 'Advocate' Visionary David Goodstein

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Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill

The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.

Amber Glenn is set to be the first out queer woman on the U.S. Olympic figure skating team

This pansexual skater is heating up the ice!

Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified

Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

10 of the sexiest music videos that gagged everyone in 2025

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.

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Welcome to The Advocate's Hall of Champions

As The Advocate wraps up its 50th year, we look back at the heroes who changed all of us.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

Jackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.

Jackson was the first presidential candidate to include support for LGBTQ+ rights in their campaign platform.

More For You

Most Popular

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.

This pansexual skater is heating up the ice!

These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.

Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.