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Black trans woman Monique Brooks shot and killed in Florida parking lot

Monique Brooks was remembered for her sweet and outgoing disposition. Police are looking for those responsible.

How Rachel Shelley and podDIVA Make Lyrical Audio for Queer Women

The former The L Word star chats with The Advocate about producing and cohosting DIVA magazine's podcast for queer women and nonbinary folks. 

Here are the 25 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

We Need a Drag Queen for a New Day

With the ubiquity of drag performance come higher expectations for a standout performer. So what makes the ideal star?

The Real Queen: Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams was for gay rights before beauty queens were allowed to have opinions. As she promotes her new album The Real Thing , it's no surprise that Williams couldn't care less what Carrie Prejean thinks.

Five Films You Didn't Know Were Gay

I'm not the kind of person to go looking for homo subtext when it's not there. And really, you shouldn't be either. Queer moviegoers aren't obliged to see everything filtered through a subtext-decoding spyglass. But I saw nearly 400 movies in 2007 (yes, really), all in the line of duty. And I can tell you that at least a handful of the movies released this year were really gay films trying to pass for straight. And I have evidence...

Monifah Carter: On Life as a Lesbian in R&B; Music

Monifah dishes about her past, present, and future.

The gift of being gay

If gay men are, as is increasingly revealed through research, natural components of the human spectrum, we must have particular gifts to offer our fellow human beings. What might those be? Let's start a dialogue.

Music stars on gay marriage

Forty-two artists speak out for their gay fans and against President Bush's push to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution

Born in an iPod

Rufus Wainwright's not the only one channeling Judy Garland: 24-year-old Billyboy summons her for The Entertainment Beat With Frances Gumm, a hilarious podcast.

Art's Forgotten Widow

When legendary queer artist Keith Haring died, he left behind his longtime partner Juanito (Xtravaganza) Rivera, cutting him out of his will and leaving him to obscurity.

Remembering E. Lynn Harris

Publishing veteran Charles Flowers remembers making history with author E. Lynn Harris when, before David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs, the openly gay black author scored his first New York Times best seller.

Seat Filler October 2011

Our man on the New York theater scene boards a big gay bus to see struggling small-town teens, Jonathan Groff's racist rants, Joey Arias and his twisted puppets, an oversexed boy wizard, and more.

Seat Filler December 2009

The Advocate's queen on the NYC theater scene uses his gift receipt to exchange seasonal solo shows for inner-city lesbian tragedy, scenery-chewing divas, Mark-Paul Gosselaar's muscles, and Broadway's first high-powered prostate massage.

A Guy and His Dolls

Don't hate Broadway vet Richard Jay-Alexander for thinking Jessica Biel has the chops to pull off Guys and Dolls in concert. After all, he considers Barbra, Bette, and Bernadette close personal and professional friends.

Flashback: Mr. Blackwell Does Haute Queerture

In this article from the January 28, 1992 issue of The Advocate, the man behind Hollywood's worst-dressed list assesses the state of activist fashion in the '90s.

Op-ed: Don't Ban Drag, Say 'Thank You' Instead

The controversial decision to exclude drag performers from a pride festival in Scotland raised not only eyebrows but also the ire of a transgender writer who credits drag with inspiring her transition.