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An NYC musician lost his son to fentanyl. Now, he's honoring him with an LGBTQ+ benefit show

Musician Rich Pagano is honoring his son's legacy with a benefit concert for the Nic Pagano Scholarship Fund, which helps LGBTQ+ people pay for addiction treatment.

Two men arrested in death of trans activist and performer Cecilia Gentili

Gentili died in February after overdosing on fentanyl-laced heroin. Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti are charged with supplying the drugs.

Second man sentenced in death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan received a 19-year prison sentence for supplying the drugs that killed her.

Second man pleads guilty in death of trans activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti have pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that caused Gentili's death.

Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU

The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it

"I realized that my community was not getting the information they needed about how to reverse an overdose," KochinaRude tells The Advocate.

Gay Bar Deaths in New York City Ruled as Homicides

New York’s chief medical examiner’s office said that two gay men were killed by “drug-facilitated theft.”

Feds Lead Justice for Mac Miller But Turn Their Backs on Gay Black Men

When it comes to prosecuting overdose deaths, what a difference money and skin color make. 

Goodbye, Lil Peep

The world mourned when bisexual rapper Lil Peep died of an accidental overdose, but his music and legacy remain.

Three convicted in murders of gay men in New York City

Three men were found guilty of drugging, robbing, and killing two Julio Ramirez and John Umberger.

Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana, making it legal with prescriptions

The Department of Justice has submitted a proposed rule that would reclassify how cannabis is scheduled.

Is Captagon the Next Big Gay Party Drug? The Terrorists Are Counting on It

Sounding the alarm on a drug favored by terrorists.

Trans Woman Elisha Stanley's Death Raises Suspicions, Leads to Probe

Some friends of Stanley's suspect she was murdered, but the authorities have ruled that she died of an accidental drug overdose.

Hell's Kitchen Gay Bars React to Attacks on Queer Men

Several men were arrested following the deaths of two men who were allegedly drugged and robbed.

Three sentenced to life for the New York City drugging, robbing, and killing of two gay men

District Attorney Alvin Bragg was heavily criticized for dragging his feet in the case.

Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address

He did get in a pitch for the Equality Act, though, and shout-outs to transgender youth and marriage equality.

Op-ed: What Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joe Putignano, and Maybe Your Boyfriend Have in Common

My mom was a drug addict and so was this Cirque du Soleil star, but like most Americans they -- and many LGBT addicts -- don't fit our idea of what an "addict" is.