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Queer comedian Cameron Esposito has first baby with wife Katy Nishimoto

The couple has been married since 2021.

Gay political icon Barney Frank celebrates Democratic lawmaker for 'refuting the effort of the bigots'

The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.

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Two women left behind a garden cultivator as part of an estate sale, and a quiet testament to queer endurance. Decades later, Scott Terry reflects, their legacy still digs deep.

Queer survival in Mississippi and the bars that saved us

On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, gay bars weren’t just nightlife but sanctuaries where queer Southeners risked everything to exist, to dance, and to be seen, writes Mark Burr.

Pennsylvania families fight Trump Justice Department subpoenas for their trans kids’ private medical records

“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.

Lux Pascal recalls the significance of Pedro Pascal first calling her 'my little sister'

The up-and-coming actor, who is playing the lead in Netflix's Miss Carbón, says her brother was the first person to see her for who she really is.

Chrishell Stause and G Flip share details on 'very grim' IVF journey

The couple, who have been married since May 2023, opened up about their disheartening experience trying to have a baby.

Breaking barriers, how one contestant became the first trans delegate in Miss Georgia USA

In this personal essay, Jasmine Basanes reflects on her life and making history as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Georgia USA pageant, bringing visibility, pride, and purpose to the stage.

Pete Buttigieg clarifies recent comments around ‘fairness’ of transgender kids’ in sports

“I see this issue being used to divide,” the former transportation secretary told independent journalist Aaron Parnas.

Coming out to my religious parents was terrifying. I never expected a miracle

After a year of rehearsing and trepidation, a writer revealed their truth to their deeply religious parents in a Wisconsin restaurant, sparking a tumultuous journey of love, loss, and an unexpected miracle that would forever alter our fragile family dynamic.

From legitimacy to uncertainty, Advocate readers reflect on 10 years of marriage equality and what comes next

The Advocate asked the community to tell us how the Obergefell ruling impacted them and their relationships. Here's what they said.

Jim Obergefell: 10 years after my Supreme Court win, marriage equality is under attack

Opinion: "When activists fought for the queer community in years past, existing rights were not at risk. Our community had nothing to lose. We could only gain rights that society and laws had long denied us. In 2025, we stand to lose the rights we have achieved," argues Jim Obergefell.

600,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot since Obergefell ruling made marriage equality legal

Some 823,000 married queer couples live in the U.S. today, double the number from before the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land.

New survey reveals crucial role of family support in transgender health and wellbeing

The results reenforce what trans people already knew.

Chasten Buttigieg’s kids’ book lands on New York Times Best Sellers list, proving LGBTQ+ stories belong

For the first time, a children’s picture book centering same-sex human parents has landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different

With LGBTQ-themed children’s books being ripped out of libraries in certain parts of the country, Chasten Buttigieg wrote Papa’s Coming Home with a purpose.

Military families sue Trump administration to keep their school system diverse

Children of service members are fighting against the Trump administration's moves attacking books, Black history and LGBTQ+ students.

Widower sues Long Island cemetery for denying husband’s burial in family plot, citing anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination

Mark Goldberg is fighting to lay his husband, David, who died in September, to rest at the Jewish cemetery.

Heartwarming Sundance hit 'Jimpa' celebrates queer family bonds

The film stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and director Sophie Hyde's child Aug Mason-Hyde.

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