Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
December 17, 2025
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A Gay Writer Binges on Newsmax, the Far Right's New State Media
A terrifying descent into lies, fear, and the stoking of violence.
December 7, 2020
Carl Nassib’s Jersey Is a Top-Seller Since He Came Out
The NFL's first-ever out active player has become the MVP of merch.
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June 24, 2021
Ky. Baptist Church to Perform First Same-Sex Wedding
The church is in the more liberal range of Baptist beliefs, but there has still been some tension surrounding the move.
July 3, 2014
Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, leader of LGBTQ-focused Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, provides a contrast to Donald Trump's homophobic appointees.
August 2, 2021
Michelle Obama: We Must Do Everything Possible to Elect Joe Biden
The former first lady's speech capped the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
August 18, 2020
How 11 Competitive AG Races Could Shape LGBTQ+, Abortion Rights
Republican attorneys general have been at the forefront of legal battles with President Joe Biden's administration.
October 31, 2022
Small-college association bans all transgender women from women's sports
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' new policy will go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year.
April 8, 2024
HRC Deletes Tweet Praising Chicago's Lesbian Mayor as Criticism Mounts
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being attacked from across the political spectrum for her handing of policing during protests.
August 18, 2020
After this strange and challenging American summer, what will fall have in store for us?
Opinion: From free speech crackdowns to questions around Trump’s health, to late night comedy, here’s what to watch for as autumn approaches, writes John Casey.
September 20, 2025
Every queer baker, host & guest who's made 'The Great British Bake Off' extra sweet
From gay bankers to drag kings and bisexual icons, these are the fabulous faces who've turned Bake Off into Britain's softest — and sweetest — queer revolution.
October 31, 2025
In canceling Jimmy Kimmel, Trump’s censorship regime guts free speech
Opinion: Enough is enough — MAGA and the Trump administration have created a dangerous state-sponsored censorship, writes John Casey.
September 17, 2025
Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2011
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene counts down the top 10 LGBT-inclusive productions of the past year.
January 2, 2012
Public Sex Confidential
Overnight, senator Larry Craig became the poster boy for public sex. But as Benoit Denizet-Lewis reminds us, the phenomenon is anything but new -- and it's not just a closeted republican thing. So what is it that still drives some in the gay community out of the bedroom and into the bathroom?
December 14, 2007
Midnight Cowboy, Andy Warhol, Hustlers and a Feminist
In this exclusive excerpt, the author of Sexplosion! From Andy Warhol to A Clockwork Orange: How a Generation of Pop Rebels Broke All the Taboos tells us how Midnight Cowboy's party sequence and a gunshot from Valerie Solanas helped make Joe Dallesandro a gay icon.
March 18, 2014
The LGBT Heroes of 9/11
We look back in time via The Advocate's special cover story after the tragedy on September 11, 2001.
September 11, 2018
Lambda Literary Award Finalists You Must Read
In celebration of the 2013 finalists, we review five nominated works of LGBT literature that should be at the top of you must-read list.
March 7, 2013
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Those We've Lost in 2014
Today we pause to remember the beautiful lives needlessly lost to antitrans violence this year.
November 20, 2014