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10 gay holiday movies that really stuff our stockings & where to watch them

'Tis the season to get cozy with these holiday romances.

9 LGBTQ+ fall movies to curl up with this season and where to watch them

From flannel-filled romances to cozy coming-of-age stories, these queer films are perfect for sweater weather and soft feelings.

Pete Buttigieg Explains the Difference Between Climate Change and Seasons to Republican Lawmaker

Transportation secretary baffled by lawmaker’s insistence that seasons and climate change are the same.

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.

The New 'Emma.' Leans Into Queer Love and Modern Ideas of Marriage

Emma. director Autumn de Wilde and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn chat with The Advocate about Jane Austen's timeless themes. 

This Michfest Will Be the Last

The 40-year-old festival, the subject of controversy in recent years, 'is coming to a time of closure,' says its founder and organizer.

Op-ed: Yes, Some Still Use The Gay Panic Defense

In every state but one, someone who assaults or even murders an LGBT person can use a panic defense. It's time to put an end to that.

Colorado Supreme Court hears latest Masterpiece Cakeshop discrimination case

This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.

Third-Gender Passports May Be the Future of Trans Travel

This weekend, LGBT activist Bhumika Shrestha became the first Nepali citizen to travel abroad carrying a passport marked O instead of M or F. Would this help gender-nonconforming people around the world?

WATCH: Activists Picket Calif. Group Targeting Trans Kids

Transgender activists hosted a demonstration outside the Southern California office of the Pacific Justice Institute to protest the Christian organization's ongoing harassment of a transgender teen in Colorado.

Why the Bailey controversy won't die soon

To focus on the overzealous response of some trans activists is to miss the bigger picture -- that transsexuals are fed up with non-trans "experts" claiming to know us better than we do

View from Washington: Legacies

I hate to ruin my cynical journalistic cred by asserting that things are starting to come up roses for the LGBT movement, but the past couple weeks have offered some flowery tinges of spring amid the autumn chill.

Dreaming in the land beyond the forest

A visit to Transylvania--and the palace known as Castle Dracula--takes a gay horror fiction enthusiast back to his childhood, to the origins of his several mingled identities as a person and a writer

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance should try these Haitian dishes instead of chewing on fake news

Republicans are resorting to baseless claims about Haitian immigrants, perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Instead of spreading lies, why not savor Haiti's rich culture through its delicious dishes?

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Is Pam's House Blend Impossible to Reproduce?

After a decade as the loudest -- and sometimes only -- digital voice in the South coming from an out woman of color, Pam's House Blend closed up shop July 1. Now it may never be replaced.

On Trans Issues, The New York Times Is Dead Wrong

As with the false flags created around climate change, the extreme right is creating wedge issues about gender dysphoria that the media follows, inevitably creating a damaging environment for transgender people.

Tens of thousands show up and out for Atlanta's 55th annual Pride

Last weekend, crowds gathered for another edition of the South's oldest Pride event. And as one attendee put it, nobody was scandalized.

TSA's History of Declaring Trans Bodies as Terrorist

A transgender military veteran digs into the Transportation Security Administration’s history of identifying gender-nonconformity in airline passengers as a possible security threat. 

Would a New President Clinton Repeat DOMA's Mistakes?

It's time to ask Hillary Clinton whether she's prepared to veto anti-LGBT legislation outright, or if she'd consider 'defensive action,' like she contends DOMA and DADT were for her husband.

'Protect the Dolls' T-shirt raises over $600k in 7 months—here's how

The T-shirt was one of the biggest fashion trends in the summer of 2025.