Central Oregon celebrates Winter Pride with skiing, comedy, drag, and more
Out Central Oregon's Winter PrideFest promises many good times.
March 6, 2025
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Oregon Elects Lesbian Tina Kotek as Governor
Kotek and Maura Healey of Massachusetts will be the nation's first out lesbian governors.
November 9, 2022
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: Won't Send Guard Troops to Mexico Border
The governor says Trump's plan to militarize the border is wrongheaded and a distraction.
April 5, 2018
Out Oregon Governor Nominee Tina Kotek: Let's Not Take Right-Wing Turn
Kotek, who could be one of the nation's first lesbian governors, is stressing the differences between herself and Republican Christine Drazan.
November 4, 2022
Ted Cruz uses unauthorized images of cisgender students in anti-transgender attack ads
“It is alarming that your campaign would have produced/distributed/promoted this ad with false information, especially with minor children involved,” a school official wrote in an email to the Republican senator’s campaign.
October 25, 2024
Oregon, Portland sue Trump over plan to send National Guard
No, Portland is not "war-ravaged."
September 30, 2025
Teen Taken Off Life Support After Suicide Attempt
Fifteen-year-old Jadin Bell was taken off life support over the weekend.
January 29, 2013
Fox News Host: Chick-fil-A Is 'Official Chicken of Jesus'
In addition to opposing medically necessary treatment for transgender kids, Todd Starnes also clarified that Chick-fil-A is 'the official chicken of Jesus.'
July 12, 2015
Sale and Return: Top 5 Cities for Shopping
Snap up a bargain in these perfectly priced cities.
January 23, 2009
Defying Doctrine, Methodists Elect Lesbian Bishop
Rev. Karen Oliveto, a lesbian, becomes the first openly LGBT bishop in the United Methodist Church.
July 16, 2016
Op-ed: Maine Report Lifts Veil on NOM’s Illegal Fundraising Scheme
The National Organization for Marriage has been losing at the ballot box, in courthouses, and in public opinion, but now the group's shady practices provide another hurdle.
May 22, 2014
A small-town cafe said it would use a queer magazine as 'kindling.' The community hit back
The publisher of SUS magazine and several community members are speaking out after a hateful incident at a Sisters Coffee Company cafe.
February 2, 2024
The road to Obergefell: Looking back on a decade of marriage equality
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land. Here’s a look at what led up to that landmark decision.
June 13, 2025
Is the Gov. of Maine About to Veto a Ban on 'Ex-Gay Therapy'?
Paul LePage hasn't said whether he will sign a bill sent to his desk today by the legislature.
June 26, 2018
How Once-Moderate Bush Got Hijacked by the Religious Right
Our October 1992 cover story explores how George H.W. Bush -- desperate to be reelected -- formed an unholy alliance that haunts us still.
December 3, 2018
In Response to 'Mixed Messages'
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, wish to respond to the article "Mixed Messages" in the April 8, 2008, issue of The Advocate.
March 31, 2008
These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people
Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
November 1, 2024
The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far
From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.
December 23, 2024
I Survived Conversion Therapy, But Not Without Scars
While 'ex-gay' therapy gets the headlines, this attorney reminds us that conversion therapy is used to demoralize and abuse transgender youth too.
November 2, 2015