Controversy brews on Bluesky over anti-trans interloper ban
Jesse Singal’s anti-trans views have made him the most blocked user on Bluesky, but that's not enough for some LGBTQ+ users seeking a post-X safe space.
December 13, 2024
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L.A. Gay Bars, Bathhouses Prep for 'Active Shooter' Scenario
Owners and managers of places like The Abbey and Akbar were told to plan for the worst.
July 6, 2016
Drag Queens Increase Security in Wake of Club Q Attack
"We're trying to smile and make people happy for the holidays, and in the back of our heads we're thinking, I hope I don't get shot," Jinkx Monsoon said recently.
December 5, 2022
Betsy DeVos Is a Threat to America's Children
All of the nation's youth -- especially LGBT students -- are at risk with Besty DeVos as Education secretary, writes Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers.
January 17, 2017
Op-ed: Trans Students Surrender 'Sisterhood' at Women's Colleges
Women's colleges can have their cake and eat it too: Keep their vital 'sisterhood' and do right by trans women and trans men.
October 27, 2014
'LGBT Stories' Podcast: One Trans Woman's Journey Back From Hell
A new podcast lets queer people share their own stories. Read and listen to Jen's tale below.
February 7, 2018
Op-ed: The Public Isn't Ready for 'Post-Gay' Parents
The new NBC sitcom Sean Saves the World is described as 'post-gay,' but that's not how being a gay parent sometimes feels in the real world.
August 19, 2013
Remembering the Worst Mass Killing of LGBT People in U.S. History
Forty years ago, dozens of people were trapped inside a New Orleans gay bar as it burned down. Now a new book, two films, an art installation, and a musical revisit the tragedy.
June 24, 2013
Going the Distance, Part 4
As training winds down for The Advocate's resident marathoner, he catches a second wind that pushes him closer to the finish line.
February 20, 2008
Don’t Bother Looking for a Presidential Pride Proclamation
President Trump apparently isn't issuing one, and there's no Pride reception at the White House, either.
June 1, 2017
Human Rights Group Hopes to Evacuate Gay Men From Chechnya
A group is hoping to start a "rainbow railroad" from Chechnya to Canada.
April 18, 2017
Prop. 8’s Kris Perry, Sandy Stier Renew Wedding Vows at 20,000 Feet
The pair celebrated the event on a plane as part of a Vow Renewal Package to the LGBTQ+ wedding mecca of Tahiti and Bora Bora.
June 6, 2023
Migrant Caravan Includes LGBT Asylum-Seekers
Anti-LGBT violence is widespread in Honduras, the home country of many of the migrants.
April 9, 2018
Pride Is Growing, With Some Pains
Record-breaking attendance at L.A. Pride is evidence of greater political forces at work.
June 12, 2018
D.C. Pride & March for Our Lives Interrupted by Gun Violence Fears
People attending the events on Saturday were panicked over shooting scares, heightened by recent mass shootings across the U.S., including in New York and Texas.
June 12, 2022
My three loves
Back in college there was Cherry, then Simon. Later came Lady, zippy and black: a Ford Focus. Did we mention that these were cars? And after Lady passed on: mass transit. Even in Los Angeles.
November 14, 2005
Talking Turkey: Top 5 Thanksgiving Destinations
If you don't want to talk turkey with the folks this year, spread your wings. Get a taste for a less traditional Thanksgiving at this flock of top destinations -- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Santa Fe/Taos, New York City, London and Curacao.
November 1, 2007
The transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K.
As the U.K. snap elections take place, a British-American trans woman reflects on the painful and lasting impact of the anti-trans movement in the country.
July 4, 2024
6 historic gayborhoods you should visit in 2026 that are still thriving
These LGBTQ+ neighborhoods have rich histories — and they're just as vibrant today as they have been in the past.
November 5, 2025
Stop Neglecting the True State of LGBT Refugees
LGBT people face mortal danger from ISIS and around the world, yet few ever obtain refuge in the U.S.
January 12, 2016