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U.S. Rep. Sorensen sticks up for Harvey Milk in hearing with Navy secretary

It’s wrong and un-American to remove Milk's name from a Navy ship, the gay congressman says.

Gay congressman confronts Pete Hegseth over Harvey Milk ship, military diversity

After grilling Navy Secretary John Phelan Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen had some choice words for Hegseth Thursday.

N.J. Judge: Illegal to Call Being Gay a 'Mental Disorder'

Now, in an ongoing lawsuit, a jury will determine whether an 'ex-gay therapy' provider made such a claim.

For Pride Month, homophobe Hegseth orders Navy to strip Harvey Milk's name from ship

An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.

Yes, Conversion Therapy Is Fraud, Rules N.J. Court

Telling gay people they can be turned straight is fraud under New Jersey law, a jury determined. The Jewish group must now pay $72,400 in damages to its former clients.

Texas House moves toward repealing anti-sodomy law

The law has been unenforceable since 2003, but it remains on the books. More votes are needed to repeal it.

House Ethics Committee ready to probe Foley case

House speaker Dennis Hastert's job is on the line as members of the Ethics Committee decide how to launch a credible investigation of former congressman Mark Foley's salacious computer messages to teenage pages.

Seat Filler November 2010

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene is on the verge of a nervous breakdown over Zachary Quinto in Angels in America, Miss Coco Peru, and the triumphant comeback of Pee-wee Herman.

27 Transgender Film and TV Portrayals That Helped Turn the Tide

Forty years of influential performances, from Dog Day Afternoon to The Crying Game to Transparent.

ICYMI: Some of Our Best Stories of 2014

Check out our timeline of solid stories throughout 2014