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The Advocate's cover story for October 31, 1995

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How Black communities protected each other during the early days of the AIDS crisis

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For New Yorkers, Stonewall’s new Pride flag is only step one

New Yorkers are doubling down on organizing efforts to combat an anti-LGBTQ federal agenda.

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When community care became a threat

In Minnesota, staying human was treated as a danger—and innocent lives paid the price.

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Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone

“I will fight these baseless charges, and I will not be silenced,” the gay journalist said.

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A North Carolina library board was dissolved after members refused to pull a book about a trans boy from the collection.

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Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries

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Multiple southern states have recently ordered the purge of books related to transgender identity from youth and even teen sections in public libraries.

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'Gender Queer,' one of the most banned books in the U.S., is getting a deluxe edition

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One of the most banned books in the United States isn't going away — it's getting a special deluxe edition. Keep Reading →

Karine Jean-Pierre explains why her new memoir, Independent, is a manifesto for a fractured democracy

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The former White House press secretary's new memoir doesn't pull punches. Karine Jean-Pierre (pictured right)

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On the back cover of Independent, Rachel Maddow calls Karine Jean-Pierre’s new memoir “not your typical Washington book,” praising it as “a brave firecracker of a book” that “[cuts] a swath through the political class, telling blunt, gritty truths and sparing no one.” Keep Reading →
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