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The Fastest Woman in the World Is Leaving Her Haters Behind

Despite the trauma she’s endured, it took her becoming the fastest woman in the world after winning the women’s 100 meter at the track and field world championships in Budapest in August to renew a skeptical public’s faith in her.

DelusionFest ’07 comes to a close

It's week 4 of American Idol, and that means it's time to go to Texas and laugh at folks who say "y'all."

A new online hub for students looks to fight discrimination, censorship, and more in Texas

There are major civil rights issues facing public school students in Texas. The ACLU Texas chapter is looking to support them.

What Being Black Has Taught Me About Being Nonbinary

A personal reflection on the intersecting dynamics of race and gender in recognition of Transgender Day of Visibility.

It's Louise's Turn

Laura Benanti recently got a Tony nomination for her role opposite Patti LuPone in Gypsy on Broadway, but as we discover the songstress is really more of a dork in diva's clothing

Broadway Legend André De Shields Finally Gets His Flowers

The acclaimed actor talks about the five decades he's spent working on Broadway, being a long-term survivor of HIV, and why he describes himself as "an unreconstructed hippie."

Sexual Chacolate

It's the eighth season of Fox's commitment to bringing you monumental achievements in phone- and text message-based voting. You're in, right?

'I want to start out famous'

The sixth season of American Idol begins with weeping and gnashing of teeth. And that's just the singing.

Nothin’ From Nothin’ Still Leaves 20

They could have made it easy and gotten rid of all the boring ones, but then there'd be no show. As it is, the public voted instead. They say.

Get down to the ground

Simply singing is for the unimaginative. This week it's all about Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee flopping around on the floor.

Captain Save-A-Ho

This week's Project Runway = ruined sewing machines + hetero male rage + ugly pockets for Twiggy

Welcome to Hollywood—now go home

Fighting! Crying! Also some singing. But mostly fighting and crying in week 5 of Dave White's American Idol recap.

Your LGBTQ Guide to Comic-Con

Just like Stonewall, Comic-Con is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and fittingly, queer inclusion has reached a new level.

'Go Go Go on Those Brother Sewing Machines'

It's almost the end of Project Runway. Don't act like you're too cool to care ...

JESUS CHRIST!

It's OK to ask him to take the wheel but not necessarily vote-getting to shout his name in song in a way that suggests that you might be kind of pissed off at him. It's a lesson Carly learns the hard way as the six are whittled to five...

Black Lightning's Nafessa Williams Is a Force of Nature

Williams packs street justice, queer rights, and Black Lives Matter into TV's first Black lesbian superhero.

Sing, You Can't

Week 2 of 2008's American Idol auditions means the entire nation is one week closer to finding out who the next person to get dropped from a major record label will be.

Explore dushi Curaçao: Your colorful LGBTQ+ Caribbean oasis

As the cold of winter sets in, it's time to explore Curaçao’s welcoming spirit and hidden gems tailored for LGBTQ+ travelers.

A Brighter Future: Meet The Advocate's '30 Under 30'

We're celebrating 30 amazing LGBTQ+ young people who are blazing a trail toward a better, brighter future for all!

TBT: Rituals of Male Grooming

Shaving, body odor, and funny itches down there have thrust the masculine form into the public's face in a century of advertising.

2018’s Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors

American culture is changing fast. Here are the queer people leading the charge.