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Champions of Pride 2023: Asexual Author Michele Kirichanskaya

She shares some helpful info and tips for fellow aces in her new book.

How Queer People Can Mourn and Continue to Fight for Abortion for All

With the fall of Roe and other civil rights hanging in the balance, writer Steph Black illuminates why LGBTQ+ people still need access to safe abortions. 

Why Queer People Need Access to Abortion and Why We Must Protect Roe

The news that the Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade bodes poorly for marriage equality, but we must also protect queer people who can become pregnant. 

Orthodox Jews Are Kvetching Over Disobedience

The blowback to the Semitic lesbian film is expected, but the reasoning is not.  

T.R. Knight Gives Life to a Gay Poet Taken by Nazis

The Genius: Picasso actor discusses why the life and death of poet Max Jacob matter today.

Being LGBTQ Doesn't Mean You Have to Hate Israel

By banning Israeli flags, the D.C. Dyke March proclaims that anyone who disagrees with them is a heretic.

H. Alan Scott on What It Means to Be Jewish and Queer in 2019

The new documentary, Latter Day Jew, follows H. Alan Scott, a former Mormon who gets cancer and converts to Judaism. 

Meet The 10 LGBT People Who Most Influenced Me

For The Advocate's 50th anniversary, we asked LGBT notables to tell us the five LGBT people who influenced them most. Because I'm the editorial director, I cheated and named 10.

Tossing Jewish Women Out of Dyke March Was an Intersectional Fail

What happened in Chicago this weekend was a community low point.

Gay and Nonbinary Performers Sweep the Tony Awards

The historic ceremony was hosted by out actress Ariana DeBose.

Why Does David Sedaris Fear the Word Queer?

Humorist David Sedaris took an unfunny dig at a word that has a history of embracing meaningfulness, inclusion, and positivity.

Biden Nominates Lesbian Rabbi to Religious Freedom Commission

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, leader of LGBTQ-focused Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, provides a contrast to Donald Trump's homophobic appointees.

What Circumcision and 'Religious Freedom' Have in Common

A proposal to ban the procedure among infants is prompting a familiar battle cry.

Bisexuality Highlighted In Newest LGBT History Museum Exhibit

San Francisco's GLBT History Museum takes a look at 'biconic flashpoints' in the ongoing struggle for bisexual visibility and equality.

Queering Uncle Naseem: Ramy's Radically Problematic Gay Character

The Emmy-nominated show explores a gay Middle Eastern man who is bigoted, violent, and completely human.

Hot Sheet: Week of June 7

This week's installment of what's hot in books, music, DVDs, film, and theater includes Maya Rudolph, a controversial film from Singapore, and a smart look at barebacking.

Chaya Milchtein is Our Favorite Queer, Femme Automotive Writer

Milchtein is using her knowledge to educate women and girls, which is why she's one of The Advocate's Women of the Year. 

My Future in Film

Jeremy Podeswa is known for his work on projects that deal heavily with issues of sexuality like Six Feet Under, Queer as Folk, and Nip/Tuck. But with his latest film, Fugitive Pieces, which is about the Holocaust, he looks past identity politics and hopes to redefine what it means to be a queer director.

Op-ed: Finding the Sacred in the Profane

A meditation on incarnation and the beauty of queer bodies on the 12th day of Christmas.

Tony Winner Michael Arden Reclaims the 'F' Word, Gets Bleeped

Arden, accepting the directing award for Parade, also told LGBTQ+ young people, "Your queerness is what makes you beautiful and powerful."