LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots
Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ fire chief, Kristin Crowley, leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.
January 9, 2025
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Evacuating from the Los Angeles fires? Here are some resources to help
Here's the latest information on shelters, closures, and free services for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.
January 9, 2025
I Heart Al Gore
While listening to the former vice president discuss climate change in the backyard of a Los Angeles estate on a chilly Friday night, Advocate deputy editor Rachel Dowd suddenly realizes why the world is better off without Al Gore as president of the United States.
November 9, 2007
Where your donations to L.A. fire victims will do the most good
Some organizations are being overwhelmed with donations, so here are some tips.
January 13, 2025
Vandals Defaced LGBTQ+ Tributes at Iconic California Beach
Within days of local officials celebrating the area as a safe-haven for LGBTQ+ people, vandals tried to destroy the joy.
July 11, 2023
L. A. pizzeria that hosts monthly 'Trans Pizza Party' burns down in wildfires
Pizza of Venice in Altadena announced over the weekend that it was "one of the many homes and businesses that burned" in the L.A. wildfires.
January 13, 2025
Transparent's Golden Globes Dedicated to Trans Community
Transparent creator Jill Soloway and star Jeffrey Tambor dedicate awards to trans community, and fallen trans teen Leelah Alcorn.
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January 11, 2015
Megyn Kelly rants about 'obese' lesbians when talking about L.A. fires
On a recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, the MAGA firebrand said she wants to be rescued by a "strong man" not "overweight, out-of-shape women."
January 16, 2025
Megyn Kelly and other conservatives attack lesbian fire chief and DEI for Los Angeles wildfires
While scientists cite an unusually dry winter combined with strong winds as the fuel behind the rapid spread of the fires, right-wing figures are instead blaming diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 9, 2025
A Day in Gay America 2010 Part Two
For part two of The Advocate's Day in Gay America 2010 series, readers show us how they kick back, relax and, in the case of Vernita Gray and Pat Ewart, enjoy some Starbucks in Chicago's Boystown.
July 19, 2010
Here are the LGBTQ+ celebs impacted by the LA wildfires
Harvey Guillen, Gina Yashere, Dove Cameron, Rosie O’Donnell, and Farrah Moan have been affected by this heartbreaking disaster.
January 10, 2025
Gimme Shelter
With a new movie about gay surfers, Here Networks finally catches the perfect wave.
February 22, 2008
Nancy and the Gays
Nancy Reagan's loyalty to her many gay friends ended when they became a liability.
March 7, 2016
Amazon's 'Transparent' is Great Television in Transition
It’s wonderful to watch Jeffrey Tambor explore his female side and creator Jill Soloway plot television revolution, but for many viewers, Transparent will just be a damn good, dark family comedy
September 11, 2014
Forty Under 40
These budding powerhouses, leaders in media, politics, sports, and science, are facilitating our future. Meet the architects of the next decade.
April 24, 2012
Inventing the California Boy
These mid-20th-century photographers and artists created utopian images of young California men that formed an ideal.
June 29, 2013