How a 'crush' on Loni Anderson helped a gay boy navigate his teenage years
Opinion: Anderson's passing brought me back to a time that was both simpler and painful, and her beauty, inside and out, has never left me, writes John Casey.
August 4, 2025
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WATCH: Burt Reynolds: Charlie Sheen ‘Deserves HIV’
The Deliverance actor has no feelings of sympathy for the former Two and a Half Men star.
December 10, 2015
The Original Gossip Gal
In her heyday, Rona Barrett got in bed with Cher, reported on the antics of Patty Duke, and even got Burt Reynolds to address those gay rumors. Now, Barrett looks back on her career with Advocate.com.
April 2, 2009
James Dean, Deceased Gay Icon, Will Star in a 2020 Film Via CGI
With the help of technology, the actor is set to star in Finding Jack, a period war drama that takes place after his 1955 death.
November 6, 2019
Bretman Rock Makes History as First Gay 'Playboy' Cover Star
"For Playboy to have a male on the cover is a huge deal for the LGBT community, for my brown people community and it's all so surreal," said Rock, a social media influencer.
October 4, 2021
Liz Taylor's Publicist, a Pioneering AIDS Activist, Is Remembered
Legendary press agent Charlie Cinnamon is honored in a new exhibit that highlights his groundbreaking HIV work.
September 14, 2018
Gay Actor-Singer Jim Nabors, Known for 'Gomer Pyle' Series, Dead at 87
Nabors was known for contrasting talents -- countrified humor and a booming baritone singing voice.
November 30, 2017
Charles in charge
Charles Nelson Reilly has the last laugh. In this October 9, 2001 interview the pop culture oddball and theater director opens up with The Advocate.
May 29, 2007
Everyone knew Pee-wee, but few knew Paul Reubens. His lesbian sister talks about her very private brother
Abby Rubenfeld, a pioneering LGBTQ+ rights attorney, says Paul Reubens never stopped being her brother or the best version of himself, even if he had to keep parts of himself hidden.
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June 11, 2025
Summer movie preview
A handful of the season's most anticipated popcorn fare for gay and lesbian audiences
May 9, 2005
Coretta's Confidante, Pillar of Gay Atlanta Winston Johnson Has Died
Johnson's friendship with the civil rights icon coincided with his own political awakening, which included work for the NAACP and the HRC.
August 4, 2021
The Hardest Working Homo in Hollywood
Busy character actor Sam Pancake retraces his rocky road to recognition and revisits his most memorable roles.
February 9, 2010
Out TCM host Dave Karger dives into 50 Oscar winners' big nights in new book
Karger's new book, 50 Oscar Nights, chronicles the winning nights for Meryl Streep, Elton John, Melissa Etheridge, and more.
March 8, 2024
Hot Sheet for June 29 2012
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Channing Tatum gets his G-string stuffed in Magic Mike, Ricky Martin is high flying adored on the Evita cast recording, Katy Perry explodes in 3D, and more.
June 29, 2012
Remembering the Worst Mass Killing of LGBT People in U.S. History
Forty years ago, dozens of people were trapped inside a New Orleans gay bar as it burned down. Now a new book, two films, an art installation, and a musical revisit the tragedy.
June 24, 2013
16 Camp Classics That Keep Us Laughing
Camp classic comedies are bigger and more outrageous than life. No wonder gay audiences love them.
May 13, 2015
Hot Sheet: November 14, 2014
Our top 10 arts and entertainment highlights this week include Jennifer Hudson, Aaliyah, Channing Tatum, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and those campy adventures of Batman in the '60s.
November 14, 2014