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Gay CEO of Macy's, Jeff Gennette, to Retire in 2024

He's one of the few out CEOs in the U.S.

Gay-Friendly JCPenney CEO Sacked

JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson, who defended the choice of Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson and placed gay couples in advertisements, is leaving after 17 months.

The JCPenney Dad on Getting the Ultimate Fathers Day Gift

He's the dad on the right. And what Cooper Smith says about the reaction his family's photo in a JCPenney catalog might surprise you. It surprised him.

Editors Letter June July 2012

To listen to antigay boycott instigators, you'd think the sky is falling all the time. But it ain't so, and in fact, for the amount of backlash that happens as a result of overzealous proscriptions, companies should hope to become targets.

One Million Moms Goes After 'I Am Jazz'

The right-wing group wants Revlon to pull ads from the reality show about transgender teen Jazz Jennings.

Don't Look a Gift Unicorn In the Mouth

Commercials featuring gay families are slowly staring to multiply, but it seems not all gay people are embracing them. Do we focus on the negative instead of the positive?

Brace Yourself for More Homophobic Attacks on Anderson Cooper

The out journalist's tough questioning of Donald Trump will make him a target for criticism, but the media should ask for the basis of the critique.

Tony Perkins Chased Out of Building by Pro-LGBT Disrupter

GetEqual leaders directly confronted hate leader Tony Perkins, holding his feet to the fire for LGBT murders and suicides.

Million Moms Upset Over Gay Superheroes

The right-wing group, with a history of failed campaigns, is objecting to Marvel's plans to marry Northstar to his boyfriend and DC's projected gay hero.

An Advocate Editor on Why Violence Makes It Harder to Sort the Good From the Hateful

A Washington Post columnist's defense of the Family Research Council is exactly why violence is the wrong way to react to a hate group.

Ellen DeGeneres I Stand For Honesty Equality Kindness Compassion

"People need to have all kinds of examples and heroes on television who stand for something," says Ellen DeGeneres.