Teen targeted by homophobic school board member now running for his job
Upstate New York student Elizabeth Lewis was singled out by her school board's vice president during discussion of a GSA.
March 12, 2025
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Gay Theater Couples to Take Center Stage
Backstage romances will come out from behind the curtain in 'A Very Broadway Valentine's Day'.
February 2, 2015
Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Political Pioneer Elaine Noble
To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day, beginning with political pioneer Elaine Noble. Â
March 8, 2017
How 'Skincare' tackles women's aging, consent, and othering a queer-coded Latino
Elizabeth Banks and Luis Gerardo Méndez play rival estheticians in the layered film Skincare, inspired by a true story.
September 4, 2024
13 LGBTQ+ British Royals in History
Historians have pegged several as likely members of the community, and in the 21st century at least one is out and proud.
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March 29, 2024
John Waters Finally Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and His Due
He got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as a prestigious retrospective of his work opens this week.
September 18, 2023
Heckling of Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr in Montana Recalls Past Incidents of Bigotry
After Zephyr was barred from the House chamber, she had to work in the hallway, and some women tried to stop her from even doing that.
May 4, 2023
House Dems End Gun Control Protest As Sit-In Goes Over 24-Hour Mark
House Democrats ended their gun control protest Thursday morning.
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June 23, 2016
Dozens of Celebs to Take Stand Against Bullying on Spirit Day
GLAAD has announced a star-studded list of participants in the annual campaign, to take place Thursday.
October 14, 2020
Millions Turn Out for Women's Marches Worldwide
And Trump's people claim the media is exaggerating the attendance, while downplaying how many came to the inauguration.
January 21, 2017
New Documentary Shows Another Side to Montgomery Clift
Making Montgomery Clift counters the image of the late bi actor as a tortured soul, depicting him as a man with a great capacity for life and love.
September 22, 2018
Iranian Engineer Takes Gay Cruise, Barred from Coming Home
He was detained when coming back to the U.S. from a cruise that went to Mexico and Haiti.
January 29, 2017
First Kill Is the Queer Vampire Drama We’ve Always Deserved
Creator Victoria Schwab along with stars Imani Lewis and Sarah Catherine Hook discuss sinking their teeth into this oh-so-wonderfully gay Netflix series.
June 7, 2022
South Dakota Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill'
Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a measure that would have forced trans students to use the wrong restrooms and locker rooms for their gender identity.
March 1, 2016
Mixed Results for LGBTQ+ Pols in Pennsylvania Primary — Plus a First
State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Brian Sims didn't win bids for higher office, but Kenyatta will stay in the legislature and may be joined by the state's first nonbinary lawmaker.
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May 18, 2022
Bi Visibility Day Celebrated on Twitter in Moving Wave Against Erasure
Celebrities, organizations, and the bi community came out in a powerful display of visibility on social media.
September 23, 2019
Seat Filler: NYC Theater Guide for February 2012
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene checks out the latest projects of Cynthia Nixon, Matthew Rhys, Janeane Garofalo, Audra McDonald, and more.
February 23, 2012
'Dollars for Disobedience' Meets Queer Clergy
It took years for the nation's leading Lutheran denomination to welcome openly gay members and clergy. Here is a glimpse of the early process.
May 20, 2014
We 55 respectfully disagree
In an "open letter" to The Advocate and to LGBT people everywhere, more than four dozen prominent activists of color take issue with Jasmyne Cannick's commentary calling for LGBT equality to take priority over rights for illegal immigrants. Quoting Audre Lorde, they remind us, "There is no hierarchy of oppression."
April 11, 2006
Randy Rainbow Is the Gay Jewish Crooner of the Christmas Season
Known for his political and musical satires, the singer discusses why he is now taking on holiday hits in his first album.
December 13, 2019