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Body of 'Julie Doe' in Florida identified as transgender woman Pamela Leigh Walton

Walton's body had been discovered in 1988 and remained unidentified since then.

John Waters Probes His Drama-Filled Ancestry on 'Finding Your Roots'

Waters is one of several out celebs and allies who'll appear on the new season of Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s genealogy show, which opens Tuesday night.

A New Book From One of Us

The Advocate's editorial director is shouting out about the new literary work by a fellow editor to whom she just happens to be married. 

Gay Republican George Santos Lied About Grandparents Fleeing Holocaust

George Santos is already facing calls to resign before he's even sworn into office over allegations he's fabricated parts of his biography. 

Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski finds there's 'No Taste Like Home'

The food maven takes celebrity guests to their culinary roots on his new Nat Geo series.

DNA Evidence Links 1980s Murders of D.C. Lesbian, Another Woman

A recently created DNA profile links the murders of Greta Rainey and Florence Eyssalenne, which happened two years apart in the same building, to the same suspect.

Watch RuPaul Learn His Ancestors Were Also Marriage Pioneers

The drag performer got a surprising revelation on Finding Your Roots.

George Santos Hid Marriage to Woman, Says He'll Explain Alleged Lies

The incoming representative has positioned himself as a proud gay Republican and never disclosed his previous marriage. 

House GOP Leadership Silent on Rep.-Elect George Santos's Lies

Federal and local prosecutors are investigating fabrications by the gay Republican congressman-elect over his finances.

Knowing LGBT History Is Knowing Yourself

The founder of LGBT History Month, which kicks off Thursday, explains how learning about our past helped him live a more honest, open, and integrated life.

Former Equality Foe: Homophobes Are Perverting Christianity

Michael Coren was well-known in Canada for his opposition to same-sex marriage. Here's how he saw the light.

The House at Heartland Crossing

When a male couple in their 70s were brutally killed in their Indiana home last fall, it seemed like a clear-cut hate crime. No one suspected that the killer might be a man whom one of the elderly victims had met while cruising online.

How Pop Culture Moved the Needle on LGBT Equality

Ellen DeGeneres changed everything, but she didn't do it alone. 

Meet the transgender Army lieutenant who is challenging Donald Trump's military ban

Nicolas Talbott has spent more than a decade preparing to be the best soldier he could be. He's now one of several trans military service members who are suing the Trump administration.

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Enemy of the State

How Glenn Greenwald is taking on the world, and why he'll never stop.

Gay teacher who helped students, including Oscar-winner Julianne Moore, find their voice, takes final bow

Richard F. Smith gave so many students their first standing ovation.