Wilton Women’s Week 2025 ushers in a new era of LGBTQ+ empowerment in South Florida
With celebration and community at its core, the nine-day festival is holding space for queer women and non-binary folks!
April 18, 2025
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Standing on the Shoulders of Heroes Gala 2025 to honor Out100 alums Tristan Schukraft & Edie Windsor with Diana Nyad & Rita Mae Brown
As LGBTQ+ history faces renewed challenges, the evening celebrating queer history spotlights two icons who shaped the movement.
February 25, 2025
Celebrating classic gay literature: The best LGBTQ+ books
Is the gay novel truly dead? The Advocate and select Lambda Literary Award winners disagree, showcasing a list of classic gay and queer novels that prove LGBTQ+ literature is alive and well.
June 15, 2018
Historic Night at Golden Crown Literary Awards
Lesbian literary pioneers and first-of-their-kind moments made the 2015 Goldies a night to remember.
July 28, 2015
LGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist Movement
This the history of Betty Friedan, "feminine feminists" and the Lavender Menace.
October 29, 2023
New Lesbian Bar, Ruby Fruit, to Open in L.A.
The bar will open in the space formerly occupied by popular restaurant Eszett in the Silver Lake neighborhood.
February 1, 2023
'Before Stonewall' Tells the Story of an Underground Queer Movement
The ahead-of-its-time 1985 doc that features interviews with queer activists like Ann Bannon, Harry Hay, Audre Lorde, and Frank Kameny gets a Pride Month re-release.
June 21, 2019
Book Bans Are Harming LGBTQ People, Advocates Say. This Online Library Is Fighting Back.
Meet the Queer Liberation Library.
December 18, 2023
Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Political Pioneer Elaine Noble
To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day, beginning with political pioneer Elaine Noble. Â
March 8, 2017
Fear of Flying... To the White House
In the heady first years of feminism, lesbians crashed the party, forever bonding the two movements. To win the presidency, Hillary Clinton must reckon with both.
December 14, 2007
TV's Women-Helmed Horror Series May Help Prove They're the Best Fright Directors
Female directors have made some of the best horror films in recent years, and now TV is catching on with Black Rose Anthology.Â
September 2, 2017
The Gay Mind Behind Final Destination
Jeffrey Reddick was flying home to Kentucky when he came up with the idea for Final Destination, the 2000 horror movie in which death stalks a group of travelers after they get off an ill-fated airliner.
August 11, 2011
Authors Debate Disney Dykes and Bourbon Street Boys
Authors Lisa Girolami and Greg Herren sit down to chat about writing queer novels, indie publishers, and the search for Beaver Pond.
June 21, 2012
This Lesbian Got Her Groove Back on a 500-Mile Hike
When her 30-year relationship ended, Carolyn Wood, an Olympic swimmer at 14, laced up her boots and traversed the Camino de Santiago.
August 23, 2018
This Is How a Supposedly Radical Lesbian Wins in Congress
Tammy Baldwin was called a "radical lesbian" in her quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Turns out Wisconsin voters didn't take the bait.
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November 6, 2012