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Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

Understanding the Women Behind The Matrix, Sense8, and Bound

This author examines the Wachowski sisters, the most influential trans filmmakers in Hollywood. 

12 LGBTQ+ Hollywood power players

In our latest print issue, we celebrate just some of the amazing LGBTQ+ talents who are taking over the entertainment industry.

Gay adult film star bottoms out as Trump supporter

Let’s hope GayVN’s 2021 Best Bottom honoree isn’t hiding a secret orange-daddy fetish as well.

Chelsea Manning's Plight Highlights Trans Prison Abuses

The lawyer for WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning says his client's treatment in prison is both reprehensible and similar to that of other incarcerated trans women.

Republican Rep. in New Hampshire Tied to Creation of Misogynist Reddit Thread

Men's rights activist Rep. Robert Fisher has been asked to resign after being tied to rape denial posts.

Why Queer People Love WandaVision's Agatha

The Disney/Marvel villain, played by Kathryn Hahn, casts a compelling spell over those who feel marginalized.

Our favorite 15 destinations from 'Lonely Planet's new LGBTQ+ travel guide

The off-the-beaten-track travel guide introduces its first-ever LGBTQ+ travel guide from queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski.

'Eastsiders' Ends as a Love Letter to Long-Term Queer Couples

Kit Williamson reflects on the legacy of his Netflix series about queer couples on the east side of Los Angeles.

Meet the Man Turning Queer and Trans People Into Superheroes

LGBTQ characters (and actors) were rarely allowed to be superheroes -- until out casting director David Rapaport gave them wings. 

With Documentary and Film Series, TCM Celebrates Women Directors

The Women Make Film doc and series, featuring many out directors, will offer a film school in which all the teachers are women.

Kinsey lives!

Out Oscar winner Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) talks about sexual repression, bisexuality, the far right, and abstinence education--the hot-button issues of 2004, all woven into his acclaimed new film, Kinsey, set in the 1940s and '50s.

Don't Forget the Long, Proud History of Transgender Activism

Trans folks are among the country's greatest revolutionaries. So why do Americans keep forgetting we exist?

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

20 Famous LGBTQ+ people who changed the world

Remember our rich history — it goes way back.

Her Story Explores the Dating Lives of Trans Women

The Advocate sat down with the all-female team behind the first big-budget Web series written, directed by, and starring trans people.

Enemy of the State

How Glenn Greenwald is taking on the world, and why he'll never stop.

LGBT Africans Maintain Their Identity Through Style

African immigrants regularly hear that being LGBT is somehow"un-African." A new photo project by Mikael Owunna explores how these first- and second-generation immigrants thumb their noses at that notion.