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Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later

State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was once told she “wasn’t worthy of being known,” reflects on 25 years of being “the first” and why she’s still serving in an interview with The Advocate.

Human Rights Campaign calls on LGBTQ+ community to dream & to fight for equality at national dinner

In the wake of unprecedented political attacks on the trans community, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization is stepping in to change hearts and minds.

A powerful civil rights group is hitting the road and going to red states. Here's why

The Human Rights Campaign’s American Dreams Tour is bringing storytelling and organizing to communities targeted by a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

Inside the fight against Trump in red states: It 'isn't just about Pride. It's about power'

In an exclusive interview, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson reflects on faith, family, and a new era for the equal rights movement.

Jane Hilton's 'Cowboys & Queens' captures the modern American dream

Organized by The Little Black Gallery London, Jane Hilton's Cowboys & Queens opens March 27 at the Freyboy Art Salon in Las Vegas.

Broadway's 'Kinky Boots' to Get New Drag Heroine

Kyle Taylor Parker will fill in for Billy Porter while the Tony winner takes a leave of absence.

5 takeaways from electric Tim Walz debut with Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris praised her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's LGBTQ+ allyship.

Casting Trans Actors in Trans Roles for Pose Was Imperative

Ryan Murphy's latest series reveals the colorful and heartbreaking lives in ballroom culture in '80s New York.

Adam Lambert on Becoming the Voice of London Pride, Nail Polish, and Queen

His new song will be the theme for London Pride, and he has made his first movie, has created his own nail polish, and will soon return to Queen for a North America tour

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.

Called to Serve

Sarah Bettens of K's Choice: A Different Kind of Rock Star

The Belgian band K's Choice, which struck big in the '90s with the hit "Not an Addict," are back with new albums and an American tour. Lead singer Sarah Bettens talks to us about the band's new direction and her life in Tennessee as a partnered rock star with two kids.

Making the necessary trouble on campus

In the first of The Advocate's series of dispatches from the Equality Ride to antigay colleges, the young co-organizer connects his activism to the civil rights leaders who inspired him--and describes what happened when the riders showed up on Jerry Falwell's doorstep

Eric Himan: Indie Idol

As he releases his seventh studio album, Supposed Unknown, grassroots folk-pop rocker Eric Himan looks back at his determined decade as an openly gay artist and lyrical activist.

Texas Sued Over 'Unconstitutional' Drag Ban by ACLU

The litigation seeks to prevent the Republican ban on drag performance to take effect next month.

Baseball as a First Love on the Way to Gay Self-Love

The characters from the series A League of Their Own and recently out pitcher Solomon Bates show the power of baseball as a lifelong love.

Change in a Crowded Field

Anthony Woods is a gay African-American Iraq veteran running for a California congressional seat against eight other candidates, but adversity has never stopped him before.