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Cynthia Erivo dazzles the 2024 Out100 event with powerful speech

The Wicked actress was honored as the 2024 Out100 Icon of the Year.

The Scars Are Still Fresh for Orlando's Queer Latinx Community

It's been a year since Pulse, but healing and resolution don't operate on fixed schedules.

Mass Shootings Continue to Scar Colorado Since Columbine in 1999

There have been 600 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year.

Balmain's Olivier Rousteing Shares Scars, Injuries from Home Explosion

The creative director shared the news in an Instagram post exactly a year after a fireplace explosion at his home.

Eddie Murphy's Blisteringly Antigay Comedy Act Scarred Guy Branum

In an excerpt from his new memoir, out comedian Guy Branum recalls the damage wrought by a stand-up special.

Conservatives scandalized over transgender drag queen Gottmik’s top surgery scars on ‘Drag Race All Stars’

The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars cast member left right-wing influencers gagged after a recent performance.

Trans Men Clap Back at Anti-Trans Forces, Say Penis Surgery Well Worth It

Some anti-trans types are questioning if phalloplasty is worth the scars left by skin grafts. Trans men answer with a resounding yes.

Men Beaten for Singing 'Wicked' Tune in Latest U.K. Gay Bashing

A pair of friends singing show tunes on Manchester's public transit say they were viciously attacked by passengers shouting antigay slurs, leaving one victim 'scarred for life.'

Postcards from the Geffen

Carrie Fisher's new one-woman show Wishful Drinking is an imperfect yet poignant rumination on drugs, survival, and the psychological scars left by a certain metal bikini.

This nonbinary student activist has some powerful words as equalpride's 2024 valedictorian

Scar Rulien is equalpride’s inaugural Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 and a Student Advocate for GLSEN, the nation’s leading organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual and gender identities.

WATCH: NFL Player Helps Gay Teen Overcome Bullying

In this inspirational new video, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz helps a gay teen deal with the emotional scars left by years of being bullied in high school locker rooms.

The Women Who Challenged Sweet Cakes on the Cost of Their Battle

When an Oregon bakery refused to make a wedding cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, it became a talking point for "religious freedom" proponents. The women say the ordeal has left them broke and scarred.

The Lion King's Alfre Woodard on Running the Pride and Being Fabulous

The veteran actress speaks with The Advocate about why the new Lion King (with its feminist nods and diverse casting) is the perfect movie for our time. 

Getting to the Bottom of Anal Fissures

How dilation, Botox, and lasers can heal phantom fissures.

The Naked Truth

Twenty-two people of all shapes and sizes strip down, pose, and spill their guts about what they love and hate about their bodies.

Amber Heard Reveals Shocking Details of Alleged Abuse by Depp

The Aquaman star detailed the abuse in a motion to toss out her ex-husband's $50 million defamation suit against her. 

'Letters From Young Gay Men' Illuminates Life in a Hostile World

A new play features the real-life correspondence between queer youth and older mentors trying to offer perspective on growing up gay in America.