This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor
Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.
November 5, 2025
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Gay influencer Chris Stanley’s new doc explores West Virginia Pride parade ‘so small, it’s almost a secret’
The content creator popularly known as stanchris made a film about a Pride parade in small-town West Virginia.
June 28, 2024
This small Vermont town is going all out for its first Pride celebration
Pride of Woodstock VT's cochairs tell The Advocate how they built the town's inaugural Pride Month celebration from the ground up.
May 28, 2024
Meet the Gay Ex-Porn Star Running to Be a Small Town's Next Mayor
The 38-year-old went by the stage name Héctor de Silva.
April 19, 2023
Small is beautiful: Top 5 Surprisingly Gay Small Towns
If you're up for downsizing when it comes to planning your next vacation destination, consider these diminutive gems.
October 24, 2008
The Small Southwestern Town That Went Rogue
A small southwestern town goes rogue for same-sex unions.
May 20, 2013
Jimmy Somerville Is Still My Small-Town Boy
From the legendary gay falsetto known for Bronski Beat, the Communards, and his pioneering solo work comes Homage, a disco album that keeps his political beat alive.
March 9, 2015
Antigay Church Sign Sparks Backlash in Small Maine Town
An antigay Baptist church posted the old platitude "Jesus made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve," for Pride Month.Â
June 21, 2019
Stars Hollow (and Small-Town America) Needs Gay Pride
The fictional town in the Gilmore Girls revival scrapped plans for Pride due to a lack of LGBT residents. Here's why that's a mistake.
November 29, 2016
A Trans Man Returns to His Small Town in Audible's 'Sunset Springs'
Acclaimed author Kacen Callender wrote the piece exclusively for an audio format.Â
May 20, 2021
This Small Town in Kentucky Just Had Its First Pride Event
The festival was organized after the town shot down an antidiscrimination ordinance.
October 7, 2019
How Minnesota's First Small-Town LGBTQ Pride Survived and Thrived
The organizers of East Central Minnesota Pride celebrate their 15th anniversary and remember the various obstacles -- like hate crimes and antigay politicians.
March 30, 2019
Op-ed: Holding My Head Up in Small-Town Arkansas
For two southern educators and their son, life is about dodging whispers and not holding hands in public.
October 25, 2013
Ross Mathews's Journey From Small-Town Boy to Being Out in the City
The RuPaul's Drag Race judge is creating new Thanksgiving traditions. But one thing that won't change is being a guiding light for LGBTQ+ folks.Â
November 24, 2020
Why Are Small-Town Gay Bars Diverse and Big-City Ones Aren't?
After a Philadelphia bar owner was caught denigrating African-Americans, writer Amanda Kerri wonders why blue-state bastions can often be so segregated.
October 6, 2016
A small town's 'Pride Wall' was vandalized and taken down. They built it back even better
The Pride Wall has sent an accepting message to local residents in Duvall, Wash., even as some community members sought to permanently take down the wall.
December 31, 2024
This Small Virginia Town Could Lose Its Library Over LGBTQ+ Book Brawl
Some conservative parents are claiming books with LGBTQ+ themes are essentially pornography.
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September 6, 2023