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The Advocates 2024: Taiwanese trailblazer Nymphia Wind

The Drag Race season 16 winner broke new ground as the show's first East Asian winner, and her home country couldn't be prouder.

‘Drag Race’ Queens Have Some Things to Say About Anti-Drag and Anti-Trans Laws

Florida passed anti-drag and anti-trans legislation on Wednesday, and many other states have either already passed laws or are attempting to.

Meet 'The Advocates' of 2024

'The Advocates' list celebrates 10 artists, activists, and allies who are dedicated to making the world a better place for all.

WATCH: Madonna Spanks Anderson Cooper on Stage

The CNN anchor was 'punished' by the queen of pop on stage last night in Brooklyn.

Nymphia Wind hopes to represent Asian excellence after winning 'Drag Race'

After making herstory, this crowned queen is ready to take on the world.

'Eat a fruit for Anita:' 10 historic Anita Bryant protest photos

Here are some historic photos of the activists who fought Anita Bryant's anti-queer crusade every step of the way.

A Year of Thinking Gay

A flurry of personal appearances and professional obligations causes one man to hit his gay threshold.

Op-ed: The Fine Line Between Gay Pride and Alcoholism

Why is heavy drinking so acceptable among gay men?

Beaus of Broadway Take It Off for Charity

The hunks of the Great White Way camped it up in the 2nd Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant to raise money for queer homeless youths.

Op-ed: Masturbation Burst Out of the Closet Before I Did

Before masturbation was heralded as safe sex, it was an embarrassing experiment of trial-and-error.

It Ain't Over

Deborah Voigt, who is starring in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Met, proves opera to be full of drama, excitement, and relevance.

What Do We Have to Do to Get You to Vote?

Amanda Kerri is prepared to take extreme measures to ensure every LGBTQ person gets their ass to the polls in November.

Top 5 Gay Halloween Destinations

Halloween hurtles onto the horizon once more, another fabulous opportunity to capsize conformity. This deliciously decadent holiday has a reputation for uninhibited mayhem and wild, sensual fun. It's an invigorating opportunity to escape daily drudgery, whether you want to be yourself or someone else.

18 Camp Classic Musicals That Make Us Sing

Nothing inspires gay fans more than camp classics, and no movie genre is more campy than musicals.

Finding love as a transman

Loren Cameron dishes about figuring out what he likes, who he likes, and how he likes it in his years as a transman.

The queer report

Robert Gant and Peter Paige say Queer as Folk has made them reassess their goals and values. In a candid conversation, they report on the show's evolution--and their own progress in bridging their inner butch and fem

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.

'Drag Race' season 16 winner Nymphia Wind on mental health: 'I definitely have a bit of performance anxiety'

Breaking Wind, the Art of Letting Go was made up for episode 14, but it now has a real chapter about the queen's experiences with mental health.

Better Off Out

Character actor Jonathan Slavin, Better Off Ted's other gay vegan, admonishes Hollywood's homo honchos and explains why he just can't think Zac Efron is hot.

Op-ed: The Evolution of LGBT Heroes

More than 50 years after Bayard Rustin and others picked up the equality mantle, we continue to stand on their shoulders, writes the author of a new book on queer activism.