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
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Donald Trump announces he will personally patrol the ‘dangerous’ D.C. streets for ‘crime’ with the military
"I'm going to be going out tonight with the police and with the military," the president said on a conservative radio show.
August 21, 2025
Gay business owners brace for Donald Trump’s return to Washington, D.C.
The second Trump term spells uncertainty for LGBTQ-owned businesses in the nation’s capital.
January 13, 2025
Ivy Bottini: Listen to the Pioneering Lesbian's Last Known Interview
"I find death is a big waste of time...if you're a productive human being, why do you have to leave?" Bottini asks on the LGBTQ&A podcast.
March 2, 2021
Hooking up, finding love, part 2
In a world where being gay has challenges all its own, finding love can be a difficult task. In this special report we asked readers to tell us where they met-or hoped to meet-that special someone. Was it just about sex? Or was there something more from the start?
July 18, 2005
Gayest Cities in America 2012
It's no secret that megalopolises New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles have robust LGBT life -- and we've even heard tell of little queer hoods like the Castro and P-Town. This isn't that list.
January 9, 2012
You Think You’re Worried?
The fear of transmitting HIV happens on both sides of the equation.
November 1, 2013
Ma Vie en Rose
Leslie Jordan's new one man show, My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, premiered at Gay Fest in New York City and this week comes to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. The show chronicles his journey to celebrity status with a slightly colorful twist
May 10, 2008
A-List: Toni Collette
Toni Collette takes on multiple personalities in The United States of Tara, but to her many gay fans she'll always be Muriel.
February 2, 2009
Op-ed: Remembering Stonewall Veteran Danny Garvin
A historian of LGBT history remembers a man who lived a full, fascinating, inspiring life.
January 16, 2015
Studio 54's Former Owner Takes You Behind the Velvet Rope
In Mark Fleishman's upcoming memoir, Inside Studio 54, the nightclub's former owner gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the infamous New York party palace. Check out a few exclusive passages below.
September 1, 2017
9 LGBTQ+ fall movies to curl up with this season and where to watch them
From flannel-filled romances to cozy coming-of-age stories, these queer films are perfect for sweater weather and soft feelings.
October 27, 2025
The Special, Toxic Relationship Between Gays and Smoking
Many LGBT people, like our executive editor, used cigarettes to fit in and feel better. We're better than that, he writes.
January 7, 2016
93-Year-Old Ivy Bottini Reflects on Her Lifetime of Activism
"The movement always came first and relationships came second," the iconic lesbian activist tells LGBTQ&A.
January 14, 2020
Robert Gant on 'Queer as Folk,' 20 Years Later
Gant's HIV-positive Ben Bruckner (pictured, standing, third from right) may be the show's most enduring character.
December 11, 2020
COVID-19 Doesn’t Discriminate — and Neither Should We
The pandemic has fueled anti-Asian bias, and it's incumbent on us all to speak out against such bigotry.
May 13, 2020
Jay Toole: The Stonewall Veteran Reflects On 25 Years of Homelessness
The queer elder lived in Washington Square Park after being kicked out of the house at 13.
December 7, 2021
10 LGBTQ+ films to watch this Memorial Day weekend
We've seen some stellar queer films this year already. Here are 10 you should check out this weekend.
May 24, 2024
Janet Mock Gets Engaged
The author and trans activist got engaged just hours after hosting the premiere of her online show.
December 22, 2014