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are you afraid of the dark
From Stonewall to now: LGBTQ+ elders on navigating fear in dark times
LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people right now.
March 18, 2025
Florida Republican Calls Trans People 'Demons' and 'Mutants,' Then Apologizes
The Republican state representative made the comments during debate over a bill that would restrict access to bathrooms, changing facilities, and more.
April 11, 2023
We are Veterans Affairs clinicians. Our leadership is failing veterans
Opinion: "The VA’s mission is to honor their service, to treat them with dignity, and to provide comprehensive and compassionate medical and mental health care. This includes gender-affirming care," argues a letter signed by more than 100 VA staff and submitted to The Advocate.
May 26, 2025
Here's how to save the lives of Black LGBTQ+ youth
Opinion: What young people need isn’t more silence or shame, it's affirmation, Trevor Project's Jaymes Black and activist Quintessa Swindell write.
September 22, 2025
A tale of persecution in Iran
Maryam knew she was a lesbian from an early age, but in Iran, being gay is punishable by death. Facing far more than parental disapproval, she was kicked out of school, fired from a job, imprisoned, and tortured, all in an unsuccessful effort to change her sexual orientation. Finally, she escaped to France, where her asylum request was still pending at press time.
September 13, 2006
Even in Liberal Bubbles, Gays Grew Accustomed to Fear
Seamus Kirst built an "LGBT-friendly" life in New York, but as a gay man, he's still frightened.
June 20, 2016
How Ursula K. Le Guin Aided This Trans Woman's Rebirth
Jessie Earl shares how author Ursula K. Le Guin helped shape and inform her womanhood and transgender identity.
January 25, 2018
How this Democrat fights Marjorie Taylor Greene's transphobia in Congress with smart preparation
With calm defiance and procedural precision, Rep. Melanie Stansbury turned a House hearing into a masterclass in how Democrats can confront anti-trans attacks with facts, strategy, and moral clarity.
June 5, 2025
Don't You Dare Lionize Mike Pence
The vice president is no savior. He's a homophobe, an enabler, and a coward.
January 14, 2021
Veterans Affairs clinicians sign letter against Trump's ban on trans vets' care: ‘There is resistance’
“We will not forsake the oath we took to provide care,” the letter states.
April 11, 2025
Op-ed: Hold Your Head Up, Young One
To the young LGBT kid stuck in a small town and feeling alone.
October 24, 2013
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
Yet Another Fashion Icon Refuses to Dress Melania Trump
Vogue's Andre Leon Talley, a friend of the future first lady, told The New York Times he can't support Donald Trump's administration.
December 22, 2016
Ariana DeBose on Broadway hazing: lessons learned
The Oscar-winning actress also discusses identity, joy, Broadway hazing, and the healing power of food in her latest role as a chef in House of Spoils.
October 9, 2024
Tyler Glenn Bares His Mormon Soul in 'Excommunication'
The Neon Trees front man spoke with The Advocate about his new album, which tackles his experience of leaving the Mormon Church as a gay man.
October 21, 2016
Editor's Letter: On Remembering What's Important
As Larry Kramer and Andrew Holleran discuss why they write, I'm prompted to think about why I do — and why I have to get the idea down as soon as I'm able.
March 9, 2015
The Holidays and the Epidemic of Loneliness
I will not be alone this Christmas; however, it wasn’t always that way, writes John Casey.
December 25, 2023
Kathy Najimy Finally Gets Her Due
After doing the right thing for over 30 years, the activist and actress is honored by the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
September 16, 2017