Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays
"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.
November 12 2025 11:00 AM
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12 far-right influencers targeting the LGBTQ+ community
These right-wing extremists have targeted Pride events, DEI programs, and drag queens.
November 11 2025 10:02 AM
This Texas drag queen has an important reminder as state's drag ban goes back into effect
Brigitte Bandit wants you to "support your local drag" after Texas' drag ban was allowed to go into effect.
November 10 2025 11:16 AM
45 pics that prove Jonathan Bailey is 2025's perfect Sexiest Man Alive
The Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers, Wicked, and Jurassic World: Rebirth actor was named People's "Sexiest Man Alive," and we couldn't agree more.
November 04 2025 4:53 PM
Jonathan Bailey makes gay history as People's Sexiest Man Alive
The Wicked: For Good star is the first out gay actor to hold the coveted mainstream title.
November 04 2025 12:21 AM
Meet the activist teaching LGBTQ+ youth of color the value of their art
Colby King seeks to teach young queer POC about the financial possibilities of their culture and art.
November 01 2025 1:20 PM
Gavin Newsom accidentally crashes wedding of 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' stars
Haley Drexler and Pilar Dizon were posing for wedding photos outside San Francisco City Hall when Gavin Newsom happened to walk by.
October 31 2025 11:13 AM
Gay Senate staffer easily completes ICE fitness test that Trump-Noem recruits are failing
"Democrats are fit, Democrats are hot, and we’re tired of Republicans trying to lay claim to [health and fitness] when it’s so demonstrably false,” Josh Sorbe told The Advocate.
October 31 2025 7:00 AM
GMA's Will Ganss slams his Texas hometown for vote to revoke LGBTQ+ protections
Good Morning America's Will Ganss has a message for his hometown as it considers voiding LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination policies.
October 22 2025 4:03 PM
17 of the sexiest thirst traps from the hottest celebrity men in 2025 (so far)
Hollywood's handsome studs showed plenty of body in a slew of steamy pics this year.
October 22 2025 2:59 PM
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez wants Marvel to finally cast her as a superhero
The Emmy-winning actress is ready for Disney to pick up the phone and make her dream come true.
October 22 2025 6:00 AM
Lucy Dacus and Janelle Monáe on gender journeys: ‘Freedom cannot be choked’
The singers were in conversation for Rolling Stone's "Musicians on Musicians" series and spoke about how and why they play with gender fluidity.
October 20 2025 1:31 PM
12 notable ‘Survivor’ contestants who came out as LGBTQ+
These Survivor contestants made LGBTQ+ history in the long-running reality competition series on CBS.
October 20 2025 6:00 AM
Gay teacher doxxed by Libs of TikTok speaks out
Anthony Nicodemo was targeted by conservative influencers for hanging a "fascists fear teachers" poster.
October 17 2025 3:53 PM
Muslim legislator running for governor says Georgia deserves leaders who reject scapegoating trans people
“I have not seen the kind of representation that is demanded of this moment,” state Rep. Ruwa Romman told The Advocate.
October 17 2025 7:00 AM
Harry Potter's Miriam Margolyes identifies as 'unapologetically woke' 'left-wing dyke'
In a recent late-night appearance, Margolyes said that, among other things, she won't apologize for how much she loves being a lesbian.
October 14 2025 5:11 PM
On a D.C. rooftop, prominent authors and activists vowed to ‘save our stories’ from book bans
“Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope,” Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets told attendees at the Penguin Random House-sponsored event.
October 09 2025 12:29 PM
Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 'surrounded by love' as she enters hospice care
Miss Major has entered hospice care, but "is comfortable and surrounded by love," her partner says.
October 08 2025 1:00 PM
Watch: Fox News forced Stephen Miller to watch a video of AOC humiliating him on live TV
Is this owning the libs?
October 07 2025 4:13 PM
LGBTQ+ History Month founder says ‘history is our defense’ against Trumpism’s false saints like Charlie Kirk
“Everything they don’t like, don’t want, don’t understand, or don’t approve of is now targeted," Rodney Wilson told The Advocate.
October 03 2025 5:48 PM