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        The Advocate Magazine Finalist for Folio Awards
    The editorial team behind Plus, The Advocate, and Chill magazines up for Folio's Eddie Award. 
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The Advocate's editorial team has been nominated for the best editorial team at the 2018 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards, the most prestigious and inclusive awards program in the publishing community.
The awards ceremony will take place on October 9 in New York City.
The other two finalists in the same categories include Meredith Corp (the publishers of Time, People, and  Martha Stewart Living) and dvm360, a media powerhouse of the veterinary profession.  
This year marks two spots in the finalist's spot for the team behind The Advocate, Plus, and Chill magazine, a new men's magazine for urban millennials that was also nominated for the best new magazine launch.  

        
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The Advocate Magazine Finalist for Folio Awards

The editorial team behind Plus, The Advocate, and Chill magazines up for Folio's Eddie Award.

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“This legislation is a direct attack on the dignity and humanity of transgender Kansans,” Monica Bennett, ACLU of Kansas legal director, said.

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The Advocate Magazine Finalist for Folio Awards

The editorial team behind Plus, The Advocate, and Chill magazines up for Folio's Eddie Award.

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“The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice," the Afghanistan War veteran and former transportation secretary said.

In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.

“This legislation is a direct attack on the dignity and humanity of transgender Kansans,” Monica Bennett, ACLU of Kansas legal director, said.

The former host of The Bachelor is set to helm a new dating show about "traditional marriage."

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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“These and other changes that scouting America’s leadership committed to,” the Defense Secretary said in a grievance-filled video.

The far-right influencer for months accused the CEO of Turning Point USA of being involved in her husband, Charlie Kirk's, murder.

The reality TV star died in Honolulu per a family announcement.

The California governor urged Democrats to be more "culturally normal."

The measure, which has passed the state House, would repeal more than 12 localities' protections against employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination.

Radko Gudas made the remark while representing Czechia in Milan.