TikTok is obsessed with this 90-year-old who just came out after 63-year lavender marriage
It's never too late.
December 25, 2024
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Lavender marriages: What queer unions and relationships can teach us about love and safety
Historically, lavender marriages refer to unions — often between two consenting LGBT+ individuals — formed as a way of concealing same-sex attraction in a society where being openly queer could mean social ostracism, career ruin or even criminalization.
November 27, 2025
Marriage equality or same-sex marriage? Why the language matters
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
April 16, 2025
Before Ellen DeGeneres, this lesbian comedian made history as the first to come out on TV
In 1994, Lois Bromfield bravely came out on national television, facing backlash but paving the way for LGBTQ+ visibility.
August 21, 2024
From legitimacy to uncertainty, Advocate readers reflect on 10 years of marriage equality and what comes next
The Advocate asked the community to tell us how the Obergefell ruling impacted them and their relationships. Here's what they said.
June 26, 2025
OpEd The Pink Bow Tie When Straight Men Dress Like Us
One man remembers what it was like being scared of what to wear when he was a kid. Now everyone is suddenly "dressing gay."
July 31, 2012
Sexual Abusers Spur Return of 'Morality Clauses' That Could Be Bad for LGBT Actors
Studios are trying to prevent losses in the wake of #MeToo, but Hollywood "morality clauses" have always been bad news for queer performers.Â
February 8, 2018
In the Galleries: Alla Nazimova and Her Garden of Allah
Antebellum Gallery presents an evening of stories about silent screen star and notorious lesbian Nazimova and her discretely posh Garden of Allah Hotel for Hollywood insiders of all orientations.
October 4, 2013
Closets are for cowboy boots: A tribute to David Mixner
A friend remembers the late LGBTQ+ rights activist David Mixner.
May 1, 2024
Lesbian Music Legend Alix Dobkin Dies at 80
Dobkin was a contemporary of Bob Dylan and was as active in social justice as he was.
May 19, 2021
Germany, Like America, Ponders Life After Marriage
LGBT activists in Europe's leading democracy -- some say the world's -- try to figure out where their attentions should turn next.
August 10, 2017
Lesbian journalist Victoria A. Brownworth dead at 69
Brownworth's work appeared in The Advocate, The Bay Area Reporter, and many other publications.
May 28, 2025
A labor of love
Gay rights activists are finding common ground and forming surprising alliances with America's labor unions.
August 24, 2007
LGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist Movement
This the history of Betty Friedan, "feminine feminists" and the Lavender Menace.
October 29, 2023
Here's How To Celebrate Trans Pride on Facebook!
Show support for transgender rights and your trans friends by adding a trans flag filter to your profile picture. It's easy!
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June 29, 2015
Jim Obergefell: 10 years after my Supreme Court win, marriage equality is under attack
Opinion: "When activists fought for the queer community in years past, existing rights were not at risk. Our community had nothing to lose. We could only gain rights that society and laws had long denied us. In 2025, we stand to lose the rights we have achieved," argues Jim Obergefell.
June 26, 2025
The long road ahead
Fifty years after Brown v. the Board of Education, people forget that most victories in the fight for racial equality came after that court decision outlawing segregation. For gays and lesbians, it's time to steel ourselves for the decades of work we still have to do to achieve equality.
October 8, 2005
WATCH Attorney General Says LGBT Lawyers Have Common Cause With Obama Administration
Attorney General Eric Holder, addressing the LGBT Bar Association, said attendees have a solemn responsibility to keep up the fight for equality.
August 24, 2012