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Rachel Maddow snags 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism

The accomplished lesbian MS NOW anchor will be honored with the award in Washington, D.C., alongside NBC’s Peter Alexander, CBS’s Scott Pelley, and The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.

Hey, Hollywood: Queer Films Can Be Big Box Office

Hollywood's reluctance to feature LGBT characters and themes ignores these top 15 queer box office hits.

Who Is Most to Blame For Hollywood’s Diversity Problem?

It’s the system, and not performers like The Danish Girl's Eddie Redmayne, that is responsible for the lack of diversity in mainstream Hollywood, says The Advocate's transgender issues correspondent. 

With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes

Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.

The cyber mafia

Gay bloggers have emerged as the most influential voice in a new wave of journalists who are redefining the way the information game is played.

Anti-transgender hate crimes spike, leading to calls for a public health emergency

An Advocate data analysis found that in Los Angeles County and across the country, hate crimes against transgender people are reaching historic highs.

The untold story behind the first National Coming Out Day

How Jean O’Leary and a community of visionaries turned courage into history.