Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays
"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.
November 12, 2025
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It's Easy to Hate Straight, Cisgender People Now, But Don't
Cruely mocking hetero culture -- like the trend of "gender reveal parties" -- isn't getting us anywhere.
October 9, 2018
'Family Guy' Takes Aim at Media Coverage of Kevin Spacey
The cartoon by Seth MacFarlane once again delivered a barbed joke about the disgraced House of Cards actor.
December 4, 2017
'Heathers' Reboot Ditched by Paramount, Premieres Overseas
Controversy has encircled the show, which features minorities -- including a gender-nonconforming teen -- as bullies.
July 16, 2018
GLAAD Previews Finale of Ben Whishaw's This Is Going to Hurt
The queer show's finale airs today on AMC+.
July 14, 2022
Many Disagree That Seth Meyers Is the Right 'Feminist' to Host Golden Globes
Forbes asserted that Meyers was the right feminist to host the Golden Globes, so Twitter offered suggestions of actual women who could do the job.
November 28, 2017
I Care a Lot's Stars on the Thriller's Refreshing Queer Love Story
Rosamund Pike and Eiza Gonzalez chat with The Advocate about playing a couple in love in Netflix's new dark comedy thriller.
February 19, 2021
Family Guy has fun with AIDS
Fox TV's irreverent animated series aired an episode this summer that showcases a comic musical number called "You Have AIDS." Overburdened AIDS service organizations are not amused.
August 22, 2005
‘Appendage’ Mines Mental Health, Monsters & Sapphic Attraction
Writer-director Anna Zlokovic opens up about why this film was so personal and why casting Emily Hampshire was essential.
October 26, 2023
Reddit Cracks Down on Hate Speech by Deleting TERF, Pro-Trump Forums
Nearly 2,000 communities were purged as the company attempts to clean itself of offensive and hateful content.
June 29, 2020
'Lisa Frankenstein' stitches together '80s nostalgia & the female gaze for a dream creature feature
Out director Zelda Williams and writer Diablo Cody have created a monstrous new modern classic.
February 8, 2024
Peter Staley Talks The 'Heavy Dose' of Sex, Love, and Humor in ACT UP
The activist and ACT UP veteran has released a long-awaited memoir.
October 12, 2021
Lucy Hale on What Playing Queer in New Thriller Ragdoll Means to Her
The Pretty Little Liars alum chats with The Advocate about her scary new AMC+ thriller and the ways in which she relates to her queer character.
December 14, 2021
Tammy Lynn Michaels
In her first solo Advocate interview, Tammy Lynn Michaels talks about her year of triumph--on the NBC hit Committed--and family crisis: helping her wife, Melissa Etheridge, battle through chemotherapy.
March 15, 2005
Chucky’s Gay Creator Don Mancini on His Queerest Project Yet
The murderous doll arrives at Sy/Fy USA in the series Chucky today.
October 12, 2021
Podcaster Danny Pellegrino on Sharing Stories of His Gay Life
The popular gay podcaster chats with The Advocate about his heartfelt and hilarious memoir.
July 7, 2022