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Texas High School Says Transgender Boy Can't Play Male Role in 'Oklahoma!'

Student Max Hightower was told students had to be cast according to the gender they were assigned at birth. “I want every kid to be recognized and noticed and allowed to be themselves,” he said.

After Relentless Harassment, Gay Kansas Teacher Driven From Job

Michael Hill quit his position after facing escalating abuse.

Out Candidates Advance in Washington, Kansas, and Michigan Primaries

In November, Washington could elect an out lieutenant governor, Kansas its first trans state legislator, and Michigan its first out member of Congress.

The Trans Problem Not Enough People Are Talking About

With all the problems facing trans people, is a shortage of gender-affirming surgeons an issue? After much research, Amanda Kerri finds the answer.

Welcome to Hollywood—now go home

Fighting! Crying! Also some singing. But mostly fighting and crying in week 5 of Dave White's American Idol recap.

What Couples Really Face With Alternative Reproduction as The New Normal

Medical advances in alternative forms of reproduction are easily outpacing the culture, leaving same-sex couples sometimes facing years of frustration.

From Stonewall to the White House: Mark Segal's Gripping Memoir

Mark Segal recounts his amazing life in activism in his new memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. Read an exclusive excerpt below.

Transgender Boy Can Play a Male Role in Texas High School's ‘Oklahoma!’ After All

The school board’s decision to allow Max Hightower to resume his role in the musical follows intense community backlash and national debate over transgender rights in schools.

5 First Look Photos from 'Heartstopper' Season 2

Check out first-look images of Season 2 along with some behind-the-scenes action from the second season.

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. 

Ordered to Compete with Men, Trans Woman Sues CrossFit

The fitness giant ignores decades of research supporting the 34-year-old CrossFit athlete, relegating her to the men's division.

LGBTQ+ Film Festival Frameline Announces Lineup for its 47th Year

This year's festival will host special guests Taylor Mac, Alaska, and Sofia Coppola.

10 Things to Know About Moisés Kaufman

Learn more about the acclaimed playwright and director, who today receives the National Medal of Arts from President Obama.

Jamie Lee Curtis is Our Advocate of the Year

The Oscar-winning iconopens up about growing up in Hollywood, her passion for helping others, and learning to be the best parent she can to her trans daughter.

See you next Tuesday

Simon finally applauds Taylor Hicks, and Elliott takes his Donny Hathaway CD collection home.

Transgender H.S. Coach Comes Out

Coach Stephen Alexander and his family share the story of how he became a star coach in small-town Rhode Island.

One gay familys Iowa adventure

When a gay campaign worker for Howard Dean flies with his partner and son from Vermont to Iowa--where caucuses to select a Democratic presidential candidate will meet on Monday--he learns as much from the gay and lesbian Iowans he meets as the Iowans do about Dean's campaign for president.

Jake Shears Gets Bent on Stage

The Scissor Sisters front man talks to The Advocate about acting, love, LGBT visibility, and more.

Sing it sister

The first installment of Advocate contributor Dave White's weekly recap of who ruled, who stank, and who cried on Fox's current season of American Idol

This Gay Man Could Be the Next Mayor of San Diego

Todd Gloria is widely acknowledged as the front-runner in the race to be mayor of California's second-largest city.

31 Must-See Fall TV Shows for LGBT Viewers

There's a lot of TV. Here are the programs The Advocate's editors are most looking forward to.