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Joe Fryer, NBC News' jack-of-all-trades, is his social studies class's newest celebrity
Fryer keeps busy throughout the week as the newest anchor on Saturday Today, as well as NBC News NOW, and a correspondent reporting across the network.
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The A-List Interview: Lizzy Caplan
Whether you're a lesbian or Lebanese, the Masters of Sex star understands why you crush on her. She just doesn't want to talk to you on social media.
July 7, 2015
Missouri Republicans want to force teachers to register as sex offenders for supporting trans students
Missouri's House Bill 2885 would send teachers who use students' chosen names and pronouns to prison for up to five years.
March 4, 2024
Social Security Paying Survivor Benefits to Married Gay, Lesbian Couples
The Social Security Administration has started paying widows' and widowers' claims to surviving partners in legally recognized same-sex marriages.
December 16, 2013
Social Security Makes It Easier for Trans Folks
It will be easier for transgender people to obtain Social Security cards that reflect their accurate gender, while Australia formally embraced a third gender.
June 14, 2013
Lesbian Socialist: Do We Really Want to Be Part of 'Traditional Marriage'?
Capitalism is both a gift and curse to LGBT people and others fighting for equality in America, says lesbian author and socialist Sherry Wolf.
June 26, 2015
Pentagon Will Treat Married Same-Sex Couples Equally
The Department of Defense and Social Security offered clarifications on how each federal agency will treat married same-sex couples in light of the Supreme Court's historic ruling striking down section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
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August 9, 2013
Hi, Hi, How Do You Do? Welcome to My Hell
Something as seemingly innocuous as a toddler gym became a thing of terror for me. From the moment we started going to these classes, it was painfully obvious this wasn't for us.
February 13, 2014
Katherine Langford & Jaeden Martell on Knives Out Tackling Class, Race
The youngest stars of the star-studded whodunnit tell The Advocate they're proud to be a part of a piece that's fun but that also takes on social issues.Â
December 1, 2019
Here's Why Facebook Is Sponsoring Right-Wing CPAC
The social media giant says the Conservative Political Action Conference is just one of a number of events across the ideological spectrum which it sponsors.
March 6, 2014
Daniel Craig & Jamie Lee Curtis on Knives Out as Thanksgiving Convos
The stars of the old-fashioned whodunit with the all-star cast chat with The Advocate about how the film skewers white privilege and wealth.Â
November 26, 2019
Trans Lawyer Launches Russian Presidential Bid
Masha Bast, the Russian human rights lawyer who recently came out as a bisexual trans woman, plans to run for President of Russia in 2018.
September 23, 2013
Why We Need LGBTQ+ History in Our Classrooms
As more states consider policies that could effectively bar topics like LGBTQ+ history from being taught in schools, it's imperative to consider the benefits of learning about more diverse backgrounds.Â
November 17, 2021
Gender is not an ideology — but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people
The study of gender is being targeted by right-wing groups, because it raises questions about traditional social roles and inequalities that can result from them, argues Victoria Pitts-Taylor and Elizabeth Anne Wood.
October 28, 2025
WATCH: Out Trans Students Celebrate Graduation at Catholic Schools
This graduation season, two schools took steps towards making Catholic education more inclusive of transgender students.
June 25, 2014
Ugandan President to Sign 'Jail the Gays' Bill
Reports coming from Uganda indicate that President Yoweri Museveni is ready to sign the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
February 14, 2014
End-of-Life Care for an Aging LGBT Population
At the end of their life, many men and women go back in the closet for fear of being mistreated by health care and other professionals.
December 27, 2013
Boy Scouts Stop Taking Calls, Tony Perkins Freaks Out
When the Boy Scouts of America turned its comment-line over to an automated message, the antigay Family Research Council President Tony Perkins sent a panicked email to supporters with the phone numbers of BSA board members.
January 31, 2013
5 takeaways from electric Tim Walz debut with Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris praised her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's LGBTQ+ allyship.
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