The next time you have great gay sex, you can thank Edmund White
Opinion: White gave gay men the language, the images, and the legitimacy to say we exist, we love, and we have sex, writes John Casey
June 6, 2025
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Celebrating classic gay literature: The best LGBTQ+ books
Is the gay novel truly dead? The Advocate and select Lambda Literary Award winners disagree, showcasing a list of classic gay and queer novels that prove LGBTQ+ literature is alive and well.
June 15, 2018
The boy who loved too much
An interview with author Mack Friedman about his debut novel, Setting the Lawn on Fire, a powerful coming-of-age tale about adolescent queer desire
February 28, 2006
Edmund White, pioneering queer author, dead at 85
From Forgetting Elena to The Joy of Gay Sex to The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir, White was a groundbreaking gay author.
June 4, 2025
PHOTOS: The World of 'Boys'
A new LGBT anthology seeks to showcase the diverse lives of gay, queer and, trans men from all around the world.
October 9, 2013
Prime Time 25: LGBT Seniors Making a Difference
These 25 LGBT achievers over 65 are proving that a person can change the world at any age.
November 26, 2014
Former 'Ex-Gay' Leader: These Programs Are Harmful and Don’t Work
John Smid once ran the "ex-gay" group Love in Action, recently portrayed in the film Boy Erased by Joel Edgerton. Smid now breaks his silence on his earlier work.
January 16, 2019
How Joel Edgerton, a Former Bully, Became the Director of 'Boy Erased'
The straight actor and filmmaker discusses his evolution into an ally who's helping lead the crusade against conversion therapy.
November 12, 2018
Op-ed: The Missing Stories Our Kids Need
Children's literature is too often a tale of two genders.
February 18, 2014
LISTEN: Chelsea Manning in Her Own Words
A new podcast allows the imprisoned leaker of secrets to share her story for the first time.Â
February 5, 2016
The Catharsis of 'Love, Simon'
The movie's profundity takes some time to absorb, Daniel Wells writes.
April 2, 2018
Newest Tool to Battle Transphobia: Puppets
An actor in a new puppet-based video series for students says storytelling is how we'll break down the gender norms that hold us all back.
April 18, 2017
Remembering E. Lynn Harris
Publishing veteran Charles Flowers remembers making history with author E. Lynn Harris when, before David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs, the openly gay black author scored his first New York Times best seller.
July 27, 2009
How 'Boy Erased' Helped Unerase Lucas Hedges's Attraction to Men
The actor discussed his identity and the homophobia that pervades even liberal areas of America.
October 30, 2018
Was Norman Rockwell Gay?
Celebrated as a painter of American ideals, he was actually craving male beauty.
January 15, 2014
Meet the Lesbian and Gay Man Behind Viral Smash 'Heartbeat'
The animated film that went wowed the world has two out creators.
August 8, 2017
