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San Francisco is fighting opioid overdoses by giving out Narcan at drag shows — and this queen started it

"I realized that my community was not getting the information they needed about how to reverse an overdose," KochinaRude tells The Advocate.

S.F. officials cancel Castro Halloween

San Francisco city officials are hoping for a quiet night in the Castro this October 31, announcing that there will be no official Halloween celebration, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

The bigots hall of shame

What is going on in Tampa? In June the county commission dissed gay and lesbian pride. Now they're insulting Muslims in the name of the United States. Shame on them for twisting true liberty

Emily Skeggs's 'When We Rise' Role Taught Her 'One Struggle, One Fight'

The actress who played Medium Alison in Broadway's Fun Home sees parallels between her character Roma Guy's activism since the '70s and in the way to fight the battles ahead under the new administration. 

Remembering Frank Kameny: Here's why he was a gay rights pioneer

Kameny sued the federal government after he was fired for being gay, picketed the White House, and did much more to advance the movement. Here's what you need to know about the queer rights icon.

Meet the 20th-Century Lesbian Whose Paintings Lined Over 70 Churches

E. Charlton Fortune was an impressionist painter who loved women on and off the canvas.

The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

Rebel song: A history of gay men's choruses

Born out of activism decades ago, gay men's choruses have continued to be a force for change in the queer community.

How One Trans Couple Keep Their Fire

Sean Dorsey and Shawna Virago fueled a creative insurgency and, in effect, kept their relationship young.

Op-ed: Transitioning at Work Without Making History

The act of transitioning should not be a fireable offense.

All About 'Milk'

Let's use up all the journalistic cliches at once: For gays and lesbians it was a relatively slow news week, but they say, no news is good news. In the national mainstream press, Milk, the biopic of the San Francisco gay rights hero Harvey Milk starring Sean Penn, continues its run of heavy coverage and positive reviews.

Despite Chaos, Local LGBT Papers Say They're Here to Stay

The recent troubles of LGBT media owner Multimedia Platforms constitue an aberration, several publishers proclaim.

17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History

For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.

Op-ed: Why I'm Not Breaking Up With Lindsay Lohan

Coming out straight last month could have been the last straw. But it wasn't. Here's why.

Jeff Whitty: City Slicker

Jeff Whitty's Broadway-bound Tales of the City musical: Just how gay will it be?

Matthew Cusick: Stronger than the mighty Cirque

When Cirque du Soleil fired openly gay gymnast Matthew Cusick from his dream job for being HIV-positive, he fought back and won

20 Famous LGBTQ+ people who changed the world

Remember our rich history — it goes way back.