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Politics

Canceled shows and record lows: How Trump is killing the Kennedy Center

It isn't just the Kennedy Center's reputation that's collapsing — ticket sales and broadcast views are down significantly.

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Election

RFK Jr. drops out of presidential race, endorses Trump

Kennedy, a conspiracy-minded anti-vaccine activist with a bizarre history, had been running for president as an independent.

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Transgender

Rep. Joe Kennedy Introduces Resolution Against Trans Military Ban

Kennedy's resolution is nonbinding, but it's one more statement against the ban, and he's also trying to pass a law to block it for good.
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Politics

Bill in Congress Would Ban Gay, Trans 'Panic' Defenses

The legislation would prevent defendants from claiming that a crime was justified by the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Transgender

Rep. Joe Kennedy to Trans Service Members: You Deserve Respect

Kennedy's resolution opposing Donald Trump's transgender military ban is expected to come to a vote in the U.S. House Thursday.

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Politics

WATCH: Barney Frank Slams Log Cabin With 'Uncle Tom' Comment

The comparison prompted a response from Log Cabin and some distancing remarks from LGBT leaders.

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Transgender

Elected Officials Condemn Trans Military Ban With New Resolution

The resolution adopted today is nonbinding but still sends a strong message, supporters say.

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Voices

Massachusetts Isn't Mississippi, But It's No LGBT Paradise

Why is the first state to legalize same-sex marriage dragging its feet on transgender protections?

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Politics

25 Congressional Dems to LGBT People: We're With You

“I know you’re hearing a lot of hateful rhetoric about our LGBT families,” says Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego. “Please, hang in there.”

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Politics

The State of Identity Politics in 2018

After some claimed Hillary Clinton's embrace of minority groups cost her the election, will midterm candidates back off their outreach to LGBTs and people of color?
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Politics

Trump's State of the Union: Full of Platitudes, Questionable 'Facts'

Trump's address was subdued and coherent, but a close examination reveals many not-so-factual statements.

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Politics

Anti-LGBTQ Attorney Matthew Kacsmaryk Confirmed as Federal Judge

Kacsmaryk has called trans people "delusional" and the Equality Act the "inequality act."

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Election

Transgender Rights Are in the Hands of Massachusetts Voters

There's much public support for maintaining the state's trans-inclusive law, but voters must turn out and vote 'yes' on Question 3 in order to protect trans people. 
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Politics

Cher, Hillary Clinton Blast Trump's Trans Military Ban

Many public figures tweeted their outrage as the discriminatory ban went into effect.

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Current Issue

The Legacy of Barney

After more than three decades, the man dubbed "the smartest" in Congress and the first to come out voluntarily, won't be returning to office, but he leaves behind a very long shadow.

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Sports

5 More Things You Should Know About Jason Collins

He has a twin, a gay uncle, and ties to some of the nation's top political families.

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Theater

Seat Filler The Advocates Guide to Theater

Your man on the New York theater scene looks back at gay love and self-loathing in the '40s, '50s, and '60s before shamelessly lusting after Broadway stars Liev Schreiber, Victor Garber, and High School Musical hunk Corbin Bleu.

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News

The country did a complete 180 on a once-divisive issue starting 20 years ago

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Well, times have changed.

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Cover Stories

IN OBAMA WE TRUST

For the first time in decades, The Advocate has a candidate it can endorse for president. That candidate is Barack Obama.
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Transgender

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.