Tennessee Republican with Anti-LGBTQ+ History Sentenced in Campaign Finance Case
He once sponsored a bill that would have allowed people to discriminate based on “sincerely held” beliefs.
AUGUST 14, 2023
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South Carolina Trans Teen Killed; Man He Met for Date Charged With Murder
Jacob Williamson was found dead Tuesday, four days after he left his home for a date with a man he met online.
JULY 7, 2023
Ring in 2021 With Bi Opera Singer Jamie Barton, Other Stars on PBS
Barton is part of a starry New Year's Eve lineup, including Patti LaBelle, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Juanes, Yo-Yo Ma, and more, in United in Song.
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Amend's Larry Wilmore on Constitution, LGBTQ+ Allyship, and Humanness
Wilmore and Will Smith executive-produced Amend, a documentary series that spotlights the Fourteenth Amendment's role in civil rights struggles, including the quest for marriage equality.
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
This Rabbi's Letter to Trans Teens Will Give You Goosebumps
Trans Jewish teen Tom Sosnik's recent coming-out video has inspired one rabbi to tell all trans teens: 'I've got your back.'
APRIL 1, 2015
GLAAD Honors Young LGBTQ+ Activists With 20 Under 20 List
This year's diverse list includes such names as JoJo Siwa, Ve'ondre Mitchell, mxmtoon, Yasmin Finney, and Stella Keating.
JUNE 22, 2021
Seat Filler December 2010
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene turns off the dark of Broadway's gay-friendly closings with festive queer holiday shows from Justin Bond, Mimi Imfurst, Moisty the Snowman, and many more.
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Antigay D.A. Overseeing Case of Bullied Bi Teen Who Ended His Life
Channing Smith's family has doubts that Coffee County, Tenn., District Attorney Craig Northcott can administer justice.
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Former Texas park ranger faces allegations he sexually assaulted gay men
Joey Lamar Ellis now faces one sexual assault charge and two charges of official oppression for multiple incidents that took place earlier this year in Houston
AUGUST 28, 2024
Seat Filler July
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene applauds off-Broadway tributes to Harvard's persecuted homosexuals, bisexual blues singer Bessie Smith, Greenwich Village's gay history, and Jodie Foster's lispy lesbian appeal.
JULY 12, 2011
George W. Bush Calls Out Republicans Trying to End HIV Program PEPFAR
The former president urged Congress to continue funding PEPFAR, a program that was created under his presidency that’s saved more than 25 million lives.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Mixed Messages
Weeks before he was brazenly killed by his teenage crush, 15-year-old Lawrence King was encouraged to be himself. Did that lesson help send him to his grave?
MARCH 14, 2008
17 Essential Black Queer Films
Celebrate Black history and culture with these tales of the Black LGBTQ+ experience.
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
All the LGBTQ+ highlights of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
An Orthodox rabbi who's also a drag queen, lesbian songstress Janis Ian, and gay Beatles manager Brian Epstein are among the subjects of films in the fest.
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Bisexual Teen Dies by Suicide After Being Outed Online
Channing Smith revealed to friends that he was bisexual. Now his family fears prosecutors won't take action against those who outed him.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Antigay Tennessee D.A. Won't Bring Charges in Outed Bi Teen's Suicide
Channing Smith died by suicide after being outed online, but D.A. Craig Northcott says no crimes were committed by those who shared Smith's personal messages.
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum Travel the Globe in 'Making the Cut' Trailer
The upcoming Prime Video series reunites the Project Runway team in glamorous locales to search for the next global fashion brand.
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Senator Craig to Ask Judge for Second Chance
The first step in Sen. Larry Craig's attempt to wipe away his guilty plea in an airport sex sting has nothing to do with whether an undercover policeman misunderstood Craig's actions in a bathroom stall. Instead, Wednesday's hearing in Minneapolis is all about whether Craig's attorneys can convince Judge Charles Porter that the Idaho senator's plea was a mistake.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
Florida Politician Triumphs Over Homophobia to Win Primary
Shevrin Jones, targeted by antigay robotexts during the campaign, is poised to become Florida's first out state senator.
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AUGUST 19, 2020
Op-ed: Remember the Troops Who Fought for Marriage Equality
LGBT service members were on the front lines of the battle for same-sex marriage. Let's not forget them in the fight going forward.
OCTOBER 15, 2014
For Presidents' Day, 10 political movies and TV shows to give us hope in a trying time
These films and series show that just sometimes, the good people win.
FEBRUARY 17, 2025