D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.
August 16, 2025
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a league of her own
Multiple D.C. LGBTQ+ bars pull Jack Daniel's orders over distiller's retreat from diversity & inclusion
If you're looking for Jack Daniel's, you won't find it at these LGBTQ+ bars.
March 10, 2025
Gay business owners brace for Donald Trump’s return to Washington, D.C.
The second Trump term spells uncertainty for LGBTQ-owned businesses in the nation’s capital.
January 13, 2025
A 'true anchor of that show': Bowen Yang addresses Heidi Gardner's 'SNL' exit
Following news that Gardner won't be returning for season 51, Yang spoke about her pivotal role on the cast and how she was in a league of her own.
September 11, 2025
Two New D.C. Lesbian Clubs Seek to Reverse Trend of the "Dying" Bar
Amid the shuttering of bars for women around the country, D.C.'s XX+ and A League of Her Own have done booming business since opening this summer.
August 28, 2018
The League of Their Own Was 2/3rds Gay, Says Maybelle Blair at 95
In June, 95-year-old former ball player Maybelle Blair came out publicly as gay. At a panel for the A League of Their Own series at Frameline, she shared about queer life in the league.
July 21, 2022
How 'Thelma & Louise' Helped Geena Davis Change Hollywood for Women
The Oscar winner and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media spoke with The Advocate about the new doc This Changes Everything.
August 9, 2019
'A League of Their Own' Gets the Queer Retelling '90s Audiences Craved
Good Trouble's Emma Hunton speaks with The Advocate about queering the beloved story in the Unauthorized Musical Parody of A League of Their Own.
August 15, 2019
Donald Trump announces he will personally patrol the ‘dangerous’ D.C. streets for ‘crime’ with the military
"I'm going to be going out tonight with the police and with the military," the president said on a conservative radio show.
August 21, 2025
Beloved gay DJ and hairstyist dies less than two weeks after violent robbery in D.C.
Bryan Smith’s death is being mourned by the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2024
A Secret Love's Vintage Gay Footage Was Found in a Basement Suitcase
The Netflix filmmakers reveal how a surprising discovery helped make the documentary on the decades-long relationship of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel.
May 2, 2020
Rosie O'Donnell on Supporting Artists, Early Memories of The Advocate
O'Donnell chats with The Advocate about raising money for the Actors Fund, about her queer A League of Their Own character, and being 'Lebanese' with Ellen DeGeneres.
April 8, 2020
10 Gayest Scenes in the 'A League of Their Own' Series
It's honestly a celebration of lesbian and queer women. The Prime Video series features several sapphic storylines, and here are some of the best parts.
September 9, 2022
Maybelle Blair, ALOTO Inspiration, Throws 1st Pitch at Dodgers Game
The recently out Blair played in the famed All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the new A League of Their Own series and the original film.
August 23, 2022
A League of Their Own Inspiration Maybelle Blair Comes Out at 95
"All The Way Mae" Blair played for the women's baseball league on which the original film and new Amazon Studios series are based.
June 15, 2022
Abbi Jacobson Engaged to Girlfriend Jodi Balfour
The Broad City star and the South African actor walked the red carpet together as a couple for the first time last week.
August 7, 2022
Billie Jean King sends birthday love to 97-year-old 'A League of Their Own' inspiration Maybelle Blair
Maybelle "All the Way Mae" Blair is still slinging as she marks her 97th birthday.
January 19, 2024
Abbi Jacobson Honors 'A League of Their Own' While Slamming Cancellation Excuse
The LGBTQ-inclusive show's co-creator says blaming its cancellation on the actors' and writers' strikes is cowardly and worse.
August 21, 2023
96-Year-Old Lesbian Baseball Legend Maybelle Blair Recognized by NY Mets
Blair, who played professional baseball in a women’s league, received the Amazin' Mets Foundation's inaugural Legacy Award.
September 15, 2023