How to build a career in drag without 'Drag Race:' The story of Shontelle Sparkles
Shontelle Sparkles tells The Advocate how her new EP came to be with the help of her drag family.
August 29, 2025
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Florida Couples Sue State for Right to Marry
Six Florida couples are challenging the law that bars same-sex couples from marrying.
January 21, 2014
Explosive Growth in LGBTQ+ Parenting Recorded In This Country
One in six children were adopted by same-sex couples in this European country.
December 10, 2020
Israeli Court Makes Way for Same-Sex Couples to Access Surrogacy
Same-sex couples and single men will be able to access surrogacy services in the country in six months.
July 12, 2021
Couples Challenge N.C.'s Antigay Marriage Law
Six couples demand the law allowing magistrates to opt-out of performing same-sex and other weddings be declared unconstitutional.
December 9, 2015
Alabama's Chief Justice Refuses to Allow Weddings
A six-page letter from Roy Moore says state officials are under no obligation to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
February 9, 2015
South Dakota Couples Challenge Marriage Ban
Six couples filed suit in federal court in Sioux Falls challenging the state's voter-approved constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
May 22, 2014
LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Found Dead in Florida Landfill
Jorge Diaz-Johnston and his husband were one of six couples who successfully challenged Florida's ban on same-sex marriage in 2014.
January 14, 2022
Pastor to Face Trial for Officiating Gay Son's Wedding
Rev. Frank Schaefer could be facing the end of his ministerial career because he officiated his son's same-sex wedding six years ago.
October 1, 2013
Obama Criticizes Republican Assault on Marriage Equality
His remarks come as Republicans in Virginia and Texas have voiced opposition to same-sex marriage -- six years after marriage equality became law in the U.S.
October 25, 2021
Counter to the culture
Finished with one-night hookups, Patrick McDonald decided to save sex for a committed relationship. Six years later, he wonders if he's the only gay man who wants sex to mean something big.
July 13, 2007
Supporters File Briefs in Iowa Marriage Case
At least 17 friend-of-the-court briefs will be filed this week with the Iowa supreme court on behalf of six same-sex couples who are suing the state for the right to marry.
April 1, 2008
WATCH: New Factor in Equal Marriage Fight in Colo.
Boulder county officials continue to issue same-sex marriage licenses while six couples have filed a suit in federal court looking to overturn Colorado's ban on marriage equality.
July 2, 2014
Jaden Smith Had the Gay Kiss His Father Never Could
The Get Down actor's same-sex smooch shows how far the needle has moved since Will Smith starred in the 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation.
August 19, 2016
WATCH: Sharon Gless for Marriage Equality in Fla.
Gless joins the fight for marriage equality in Florida, where she has a home and where six couples have sued to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The groups involved in the suit will update the public and answer questions during a conference call Monday.
February 23, 2014
Hall of love and death
Michael C. Hall, the straight actor who so perfectly embodies the gay funeral director on HBO's Six Feet Under, talks frankly about internalized homophobia, sex on-camera, and what's next for David Fisher
May 25, 2004
Ecuador’s Proposed Constitution Causes Rift Between Left and Right
Will this 85% Catholic, Latin American nation ratify a gay-friendly constitution? After all, it was the first in the Western Hemisphere to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation ... and it decriminalized sexual activity between people of the same sex six full years before the United States.
September 27, 2008
No on 8 Continues to Fight in Final Hours
Polls in California have been open for more than six hours, and in areas of the state with dense LGBT populations, voters are reportedly waiting three hours in line, and their wait is getting longer. Around the state more than 3,200 No on 8 volunteers have been dispatched to spread the word and make sure Prop. 8, which would ban same-sex marriage, doesn't pass.
November 5, 2008
S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom Takes Step Toward Governor's Race
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has taken his first public step toward seeking higher office, filing papers to form an exploratory committee for a potential gubernatorial bid in 2010. Newsom, a Democrat best known for challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage in 2004, is six months into his second and final term, which expires in 2011. Speculation over whether he would run to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has pursued him since before his reelection, but the mayor always deflected it by saying his attention remained fixed on the city.
July 3, 2008
Despite Scandal, Gay-Friendly S.F. Mayor Still Popular and Electable
Eight months after admitting he had a drinking problem and an affair with a close aide's wife, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom stands poised to win his second term without breaking a sweat. In any other city, Newsom's personal problems could easily have ended his political career. But in San Francisco they weren't enough even to attract a serious challenger. When hundreds of the city's left-wing power brokers met in June to nominate a candidate, no one could be persuaded to run against Newsom, who is best-known for opening City Hall to same-sex weddings six weeks into his first term.
November 3, 2007
Appreciate your sex—or else: The Supreme Court’s strange new commandment
Opinion: In a stunning Supreme Court ruling, Tennessee's law mandating minors embrace their birth sex has ignited fierce debate over bodily autonomy, revealing a troubling intersection of religious zealotry and state power in the fight for individual rights across America.
July 16, 2025