What good are rights when you can't afford to use them?
Opinion: With systemic inequities deepening for LGBTQ+ individuals, a call for revolutionary change is urgent and necessary.
July 22, 2025
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Faith as a beacon of Black resistance and LGBTQ+ liberation
From the church pews to the streets of protest, faith has been our sanctuary and source of strength.
February 28, 2025
Dive into these 69 sizzling pics from Winter Party Festival 2024
The annual Miami Beach festival is ready to welcome everyone in the LGBTQ+ community.
January 16, 2025
This History of Gay Bars Is Also a Tale of LGBTQ Liberation
In an era when bars are closing, this documentary on the San Diego scene keeps the doors open and highlights their importance.
March 21, 2019
Marginalized communities turn to gun ownership in fear of Trump’s authoritarianism
LGBTQ+ people, people of color, and liberals are embracing their Second Amendment rights.
November 17, 2025
Gay Godfather David Mixner was both pro-sex and pro-equality
Reflecting on the legacy of the man who brought LGBTQ+ liberation to the White House.
March 12, 2024
State of Pride's Raymond Braun on His First Pride Experience
The young filmmaker answered our burning questions about his film and the state of LGBTQ liberation.
June 19, 2019
GOP Candidate Says No Comparison Between Black, LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
The Trump-endorsed GOP candidate from Georgia also says white liberals are using LGBTQ+ folks to attack Black families.
April 11, 2022
It's time to stop watching and do something
Opinion: In a time of rising adversity, we must unite to reclaim the torch and remind our community that LGBTQ+ liberation for all is a shared legacy.
September 7, 2025
Transgender Day of Visibility: Looking to the past for inspiration - and a reality check - for what's ahead
Although the multifaceted opposition to trans rights appears relentless, it mirrors historical challenges encountered during the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, many of which were ultimately overcome.
March 31, 2024
Book Bans Are Harming LGBTQ People, Advocates Say. This Online Library Is Fighting Back.
Meet the Queer Liberation Library.
December 18, 2023
Meet Raquel Willis, the transgender activist who's one of TIME's Women of the Year
"This honor was validating for my career and for my passion, but not for my womanhood," Willis tells The Advocate.
March 31, 2025
These 22 pics from 1970s NYC Pride marches show 'a moment without society’s prejudices'
An exhibition is showcasing the early marches of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in 1970s New York City.
June 25, 2025
Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
August 30, 2024
Where Are the Faces of Queer and Liberal Christianity?
The planned United Methodist Church split over LGBTQ issues shows that right-wing voices aren't the most powerful ones in Christianity, just the loudest.
January 28, 2020
This Log Cabin Has Collapsed
By endorsing a homophobe -- and blasting a female black candidate -- the Georgia chapter of the LGBTQ Republican group highlights its own irrelevancy.
August 9, 2018
A Legendary Gay Writer Reflects on the Past, Present, and Future
Journalist and author Allen Young is way more than just a sexy pioneer.
August 24, 2019
COVID-19 Fells Beloved LGBTQ+ Activist Carmen Vázquez
The founder and head of numerous queer organizations, the Puerto Rican-born Vazquez empowered her community from coast to coast.
January 29, 2021
We need to reclaim pan-Africanism through love—for everyone
African LGBTQ+ people face violence, discrimination, and denial of their rights in the name of "African values." But love is a pan-African issue, writes Human Rights Watch's Larissa Kojoué.
July 3, 2024
Bill Maher Has Gone Too Far With Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
David Kilmnick of the LGBT Network says Maher's HBO show, Real Time With Bill Maher, should be canceled after the remarks.
May 25, 2022
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Will Be 'Nonbinary and Transgender Extravaganza,' Says One Million Moms
We only hope that to be true.
November 13, 2023