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How the Oscars are honoring queer history with Rustin and Nyad according to Academy CEO Bill Kramer

With a gay man, Bill Kramer, at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, queer and diverse stories are in good hands. Here, he discusses how nominated queer films about real people like Rustin and Nyad are now part of a historical record.

This week on The Advocates: A drag queen running for office in New York City & diversity at the Oscars

Meet a young woman diagnosed with ALS and learn how to keep your social media consumption from consuming you.

High court rejects same-sex marriage case

The California supreme court on Wednesday said it would not hear a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage before the case has gone through the appeals court process, leaving the issue in legal limbo.

Milestones

To mark our 35th anniversary, The Advocate remembers the events that have defined our history and culture for the past 35 years.

The Koch Conundrum

Ed Koch, mayor of New York City during the height of the AIDS epidemic, evokes conflicting views on his record, even after his death.

Hope and History

As a candidate Obama promised us a lot; as president he's delivered very little -- and many gay people are getting impatient. Does the outcry unmask this president's indifference, or reveal our own impotence as a movement?

Philadelphia, Lambs Director Jonathan Demme Dead at 73

Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director whose films received both denunciation and praise from LGBT audiences, has died at age 73.

Jim Parsons Will Play God on Broadway

The out Big Bang Theory star will headline the comedy  An Act of God, a new stage adaptation of the satirical book The Last Testament: A Memoir By God.

'Transparent,' 'OITNB,' 'Normal Heart' Among Writers Guild Nominees

Several LGBT-inclusive programs are up for awards in the Writers Guild's competition for TV, radio, and new media.

Hall of Fame Part One

Any celebration of the The Advocate's founding in 1967 must honor the heroes for LGBT rights that we've covered for 45 years. With one honoree named per year, the list will be announced in parts and culminate in an event in Los Angeles this month.

Initiative to ban marriage in California dead for the year

Antigay activists in California have for the second time this year failed to qualify an initiative banning same-sex marriage for the statewide ballot.

Republicans Across the Country Push Bills Restricting Drag Shows

Bills in at least 11 states across the country are working their way through legislatures, though none have yet been signed into law.

The Advocate Covers Over the Decades

America's oldest LGBTQ publication has come a long way since its start as a newsletter in Los Angeles in 1967.

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Ed Koch’s Loneliness and His Ineffectual Leadership on HIV

The New York Times reveals only some of the former New York City mayor's secrets.

You Just Finished 'It's a Sin.' Here's What to Watch Next.

HIV has shaken the world for 40 years; it's also produced some incredible art.