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52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people

There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.

Meet Michols Peña – the new gay manager steaming up 'Southern Hospitality'

The workplace humidity just got spicy in Charleston, and Ricky Cornish reveals all the juicy bits.

A Day In Gay America 2011 The Staff

As part of our look into the everyday lives of LGBT people across the nation, we invite you inside the world of the The Advocate for a snapshot of life on August 12, 2011.

Schwarzenegger hires lesbian as chief of staff

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the first change to his administration since his resounding special election failure, appointing Susan Kennedy, a longtime Democratic activist and lesbian, as his chief of staff.

Gay leaders to meet with Schwarzenegger staff

Gay rights leaders in California will meet with top aides to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just two days before a groundbreaking same-sex marriage bill passed by the legislature is due to hit his desk. But that doesn't mean the governor isn't still planning to veto it.

Watch The Advocate's Staff Destroy a Vodka Pinata

To decompress after a long Pride Month, Advocate staffers took out their aggressions on a vodka piñata.

Mark Zuckerberg Recommended Staff for Pete Buttigieg's Campaign

The Facebook CEO and his wife, philanthropist Priscilla Chan, recommended staffers for the campaign. 

Grindr Axes Staff of LGBTQ Publication Into in Mass Layoff

Editors released a statement, calling the firing "a tremendous loss for LGBTQ media, journalism, and the world."

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DeSantis's DiSastrous Campaign: Burning Cash, Firing Staff

The anti-LGBTQ+ governor's presidential campaign is slowing down before it even really started.