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News

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.

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Arts & Entertainment

The Advocate Triumphs at L.A. Press Club Awards

LGBT issues and reporters, led by The Advocate's entertainment editor, Jase Peeples, received a lot of love last weekend at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards.

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News

Gay Journalist Thom Senzee Is Dead at 54

Senzee previously reported for The Advocate along with numerous other LGBTQ+ media outlets. 

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Voices

Wayne Besen

Wayne Besen

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Politics

DNC Chair: GOP Obsessed With Mr. Potato Head, Not Real Issues

Jaime Harrison has a few choice words for Republicans disinterested in the substantial problems facing Americans.

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Election

Peter Thiel Calls Out LGBT People's 'Intolerance'

The gay tech billionaire denounces "intolerance" and defends his support of Donald Trump.

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Politics

Noted Homophobes Launch Global Antigay Coalition

Scott Lively and Peter LaBarbera today introduced the new group, aimed at countering 'the LGBT agenda and its destructive influence,' and attracted some hecklers.

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World

Once Again, She Won't Answer

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World

Washington Blade Closes

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World

The Final Hours at the Blade

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World

Report National Support for Marriage Equality Grows

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World

Blade Successor in Print This Friday?

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World

Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal Bill

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Arts & Entertainment

Leading the Greens

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World

Silent for 10 years

For 10 years, high school students across the nation have been taking part in the Day of Silence. They hold their tongues to raise awareness about the struggles faced by gays and lesbians, and they learn a little something about their fellow students.

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World

View From Washington Pride

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Marriage Equality

Ben Jealous and His NAACP on the Maryland Ballot Test

NAACP leader Benjamin Todd Jealous gears up for the first election since the national civil rights organization's marriage equality endorsement.

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People

The Passion of Elizabeth Taylor

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World

LGBTQ Armenians Face Reign of Terror

Hate crimes are rampant in Armenia, and the police and politicians don't seem to care.

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Politicians

7 Things Ted Kennedy Would Say to Pass ENDA

Though he did not live to see its passage, the late senator championed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act for decades. Here are seven quotes from Kennedy that reflect his work and passion.