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After 30 years in uniform, a veteran in Nebraska who survived ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is running for Congress

Kishla Askins was investigated several times for being a gay woman while serving in the military. Now she's running for Congress to make those she lost on deployment proud.

California councilmember blames daughter becoming a lesbian on sexual trauma

Lincoln councilmember Holly Andreatta said her daughter became a lesbian because of "trauma as a child."

Lesbian federal worker pleads for answers about wife trapped in immigration detention limbo

Grazi Chiosque and Xiomara Suarez are stuck between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Gen Z women are more likely to identify as bisexual but still embrace lesbian label: study

Around 45 percent of Gen Z women ages 20 to 29 use the bisexual label, compared to 42.2 percent who use lesbian.

Rachel Maddow on standing up to government lies and her Walter Cronkite Award

The out MS NOW anchor spoke with The Advocate about being honored with a journalism award and her podcast, Burn Order, which traces how government lies led to the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Rachel Maddow snags 2025 Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in political journalism

The accomplished lesbian MS NOW anchor will be honored with the award in Washington, D.C., alongside NBC’s Peter Alexander, CBS’s Scott Pelley, and The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.

Colin Allred targets first LGBTQ+ congresswoman from Texas for House seat as Jasmine Crockett runs for Senate

It's a variable musical chairs of Democratic political campaigns in the aftermath of recent mid-decade Republican gerrymandering.

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Three lesbian attorneys general beating back Trumpism in court warn of marriage equality’s peril

"The only thing a bully like Donald Trump and his administration understands is fighting back with everything that you have,” AG Dana Nessel said.

Tig Notaro is working on a 'hot lesbian action' movie with Zack Snyder

The comedian talked about the project during a recent episode of Kara Swisher's podcast.

Charlie Kirk’s widow set to join out CBS News chief Bari Weiss for televised town hall

The out editor-in-chief of the once highly-regarded news operation will talk with Erika Kirk on December 13.

The South’s first out LGBTQ+ congresswoman is fighting a GOP effort to cut her out of Congress

Democrat Julie Johnson was elected to serve her North Texas constituents. Now Republicans are fighting to draw her out of the electoral map.

Susan Powter says she's a 'huge lesbian,' gives her biggest bit of dating advice

1990s fitness icon Susan Powter is now a "total lesbian" having "great love affairs, many girlfriends, big fun."

9 tips for becoming a better pillow princess from sex experts

Sit back, relax, and get ready to for some sexy tips and tricks!

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Two women left behind a garden cultivator as part of an estate sale, and a quiet testament to queer endurance. Decades later, Scott Terry reflects, their legacy still digs deep.

Meet the lesbian minister whose church clapped back at Texas's ban on rainbow crosswalks

Volunteers at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas have painted the steps in rainbow colors as a sign of welcome to all.

Lesbian Texas state rep running for Congress says she’s ‘running for the people, not the powerful’

Jolanda Jones doesn't wait for permission to speak her mind.

Lesbian Georgia legislator, first LGBTQ+ person elected in the South, is still showing up 25 years later

State Rep. Karla Drenner, who was once told she “wasn’t worthy of being known,” reflects on 25 years of being “the first” and why she’s still serving in an interview with The Advocate.

5 things sapphics need to know about sex with an Older Wiser Lesbian, according to sex experts

Our sex experts weigh in on how to have mind-blowing sex with an older queer woman.

Donald Trump's East Wing demolition trashes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's queer legacy

Eleanor Roosevelt, who was likely queer, held the first press conference by a first lady in the East Wing, and the wing became a base for her activism.

Pete Buttigieg responds to Tucker Carlson’s ‘very specific questions about gay sex’ on Kara Swisher’s podcast

“I suppose it’s a sign of progress that their idea of a conspiracy is that I’m actually secretly straight,” the former transportation secretary said.

Moms for Liberty chair can sue out Kentucky educator and poet over 'lesbian threesomes' post

A judge said Kit Hart can pursue claims Willie Edward Taylor Carver defamed her during a back-and-forth about book bans.