San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers has been released by ICE and granted asylum
Rivers spent nearly three months in detention under harrowing conditions, which she spoke about in a heartbreaking interview this week.
October 31, 2025
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How to build a career in drag without 'Drag Race:' The story of Shontelle Sparkles
Shontelle Sparkles tells The Advocate how her new EP came to be with the help of her drag family.
August 29, 2025
San Francisco queen Hilary Rivers detained by ICE after asylum hearing
"San Francisco is the vibrant city we know of today because of the contributions of immigrants — especially queer immigrants," San Francisco Pride said in a statement supporting drag artist Hilary Rivers.
July 8, 2025
Watch this drag queen give a master class on dealing with anti-LGBTQ+ protesters
This one odd question turned the whole conversation around!
June 11, 2025
Sasha Colby's 'Stripped II' tour spotlights the trans experience
The RuPaul's Drag Race winner wants to remind everyone "to be out, loud, and proud," she tells Ricky Cornish.
April 21, 2025
Jane Hilton's 'Cowboys & Queens' captures the modern American dream
Organized by The Little Black Gallery London, Jane Hilton's Cowboys & Queens opens March 27 at the Freyboy Art Salon in Las Vegas.
March 28, 2025
California man sentenced in killing beloved drag queen and singer Curtis Marsh
The popular hair stylist and performer was brutally stabbed to death in his apartment in 2023.
February 3, 2025
'Drag Race' star Kim Chi is 'sad for humanity.' Here's how she's coping (exclusive)
The RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 runner-up tells The Advocate about "giving back to the community" under Donald Trump's regime through her new cannabis campaign, Kim Chi Over Flowers.
January 23, 2025
Mistrial declared in case of missing Black gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. is still charged with capital murder and remains out on his $250,000 bond.
December 12, 2024
Meet the celebs and honorees walking the Out100 2024 red carpet
The Out100 honors those making a difference in our community and beyond.
December 12, 2024
Black trans woman and drag queen Quanesha Shantel shot and killed in North Carolina
Her former boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder.
November 20, 2024
Utah great-grandma has heartwarming reaction to her great-granddaughter coming out as trans
"It doesn't matter to me if you’re male or female. Whoever is in there, I love," Jenna Tea's 89-year-old great-grandmother Katherine says in a viral video.
October 7, 2024
Drag queen featured in anti-trans attack ad against Kamala Harris considers suing Trump campaign
Pattie Gonia says that the Republican former president’s campaign used her likeness without permission.
October 4, 2024
While Trump's campaign remains mum on photo appearing to show JD Vance in drag, the internet has thoughts
“If he was more open to learning from our community we could have helped with that wig,” one queer content creator wrote on social media.
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August 12, 2024
Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks
Tara Lipsyncki was harassed and doxxed to the point that she had to sell the home her mom left her after she died.
July 10, 2024
Yvie Oddly spills the tea on 'All Stars' season 7 and toxic fans in new memoir (exclusive)
The RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 winner tells The Advocate about her new memoir All About Yvie: Into the Oddity and all the drama it dishes.
June 14, 2024
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ winner Nymphia Wind performs for Taiwan’s outgoing president
President Tsai Ing-wen has been instrumental for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in the Asian nation.
May 15, 2024
Far-right extremists manipulated and deceived queer folks to create anti-transgender film: report
Uncovering how The War on Children filmmakers Robby and Landon Starbuck used manipulation and misinformation to target the LGBTQ+ community.
February 15, 2024
Neo-Nazi Ex-Soldier Targets Drag Queen Story Hour in North Carolina
Previously, Jarrett William Smith was convicted of disturbing bomb-making instructions and was charged with encouraging the assassination of former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.
November 11, 2023
Lesbian Florida Politician Celebrates Her Win With Drag Queen at Victory Party
"I'm ecstatic, and yes I had a drag queen at my victory party,” Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said.
November 7, 2023
URDUMB URDUMB: Drag Queen Confronts Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric with Kylie Minogue Parody
Check out Morgan McMichaels’ satirical take on hate and resilience.
September 24, 2023