Marriage equality or same-sex marriage? Why the language matters
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
April 16 2025 6:00 AM
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Read the latest on bisexuality from The Advocate. Browse the most recent commentary pieces from contributors, breaking news about political and cultural developments that affect the bisexual community, updates about bisexual public figures like YouTube's R.J. Aguiar and Eliel Cruz, and reports about statistics related to bisexuality like bi erasure and discrimination. Find out about bisexual celebrities like Lady Gaga, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, and more, who are giving an international spotlight and voice for this community.
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
The Oscar-winning acting legend spoke to sister publication Out about putting Macrinus' dress and rings on to play a villainous role we can't keep our eyes off of.
Bisexual and transgender adults also reported having the highest rates of stress, frequent mental distress, and histories of depression.
Follow along as the adult film actress testifies against the former president in his New York City criminal trial.
The Arizona senator has been much criticized by progressives. Now, she's decided to step aside this November.
Billie Joe Armstrong had some scathing words for transphobic people in a recent interview promoting Green Day's new album Saviors, which features a "queer singalong."
About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.
About 9.3 percent of U.S. adults in 2024 said that they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in a new report from Gallup.
For viewers who prefer to time travel with a good love story about queer women, there are plenty of options.
Most LGBTQ+ adults come out to their friends and family by age 22, but a significant portion said they have never come out to anyone.
There were only 468 LGBTQ+ characters in the 2023-2024 television season, and a significant chunk of them won't be returning.
“So, anyway, I’ve been trying to figure out if I’m bisexual, or if I just binged Euphoria too fast,” Tomlinson said.
The musical movie version of Mean Girls centers queer kids Damian and Janis. But Rapp, the bisexual actress who plays the head of the plastics, Regina George, offers some insight into how she perceives the character.
Most LGBTQ+ adults believe that there is currently not much to no acceptance at all for trans people, a new survey reports.
Pari Kim from Netflix's Love on the Spectrum tells The Advocate about her relationship with Tina and her hopes for the future.
It's never too late.
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans are much more likely to try tobacco products than their straight and cisgender peers, according to a new report from the surgeon general.
Despite first rising to fame in 2002, the Grammy Award-winning musician and Dancing With the Stars contestant would wait until 2018 to come out as bisexual.
Our community's out moms could use some more visibility — and a big thank you too.
The event will fittingly occur in a location special to Queen singer and bisexual icon Freddie Mercury.