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Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays

"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.

The 50th Invasion of the Pines: See pics of queer joy & drag

It was a milestone year for the Fire Island drag tradition, the celebration of which was hosted by the commercial district's new majority proprietor, Tryst Hospitality.

The history of the circuit party: Transforming LGBTQ+ political pain into power

“It’s like a religious revival,” Harvard professor Michael Bronski says.

Meet the celebs and honorees walking the Out100 2024 red carpet

The Out100 honors those making a difference in our community and beyond.

Meet Tristan Schukraft — the sexy gay CEO who has big plans for The Abbey & Fire Island

The LGBTQ+ entrepreneur is making his mark on major gay hotspots.

Joel Kim Booster opens up about 'imposter syndrome' and feeling like a 'fraud'

"I wish I had half the confidence I had at 26 that I do at 36, because the impostor syndrome is real," the comedian recently told Out Magazine.

Zane Phillips figured out his sexuality by acting 'stupid in a very specific way'

"Straight boys are stupid with each other in their own kind of way, but I never really accessed that," the out actor recently told PRIDE.com.

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres responds to ACT UP NY’s removal of his flag from Fire Island’s Trailblazers Park

The gay Democratic U.S. congressman stood by his positions and called the protest action “regrettable.”

Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake

The 1993 film follows a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a Chinese woman to conceal his sexuality and partner from his family, as well as to get her a green card.

69 Photos Celebrating the Star-Studded GLAAD Media Awards in NYC

Karine Jean-Pierre, Joel Kim Booster, Zooey Zephyr, Harvey Guillén, Mauree Turner, and more graced the stage last weekend for the ceremony honoring LGBTQ+ media representation.

Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove

These photos from the Cherry Grove Archives Collection show queer joy at one of the oldest LGBTQ+ havens in the country.