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A queer media pioneer and the haunting specter of suicide during the holidays

“Check in on even your ‘strong’ friends. A caring, listening conversation that normalizes help-seeking can make all the difference,” says Dr. Christine Moutier.

Troy Masters, publisher of LGBTQ+ paper Los Angeles Blade, has died at 63

Masters died unexpectedly Wednesday, said a family member, who did not state the cause.

69 Photos Celebrating the Star-Studded GLAAD Media Awards in NYC

Karine Jean-Pierre, Joel Kim Booster, Zooey Zephyr, Harvey Guillén, Mauree Turner, and more graced the stage last weekend for the ceremony honoring LGBTQ+ media representation.

Was This Veteran Lesbian Journalist Tossed Aside for Millennial Writers?

Karen Ocamb's former boss gave an interview saying she was too old to write for Frontiers. Now Frontiers is bankrupt and she's suing for discrimination, while helping start up the nation's newest queer newspaper.

Despite Chaos, Local LGBT Papers Say They're Here to Stay

The recent troubles of LGBT media owner Multimedia Platforms constitue an aberration, several publishers proclaim.

King Priam

Nicholas Hytner's 1985 production of Sir Michael Tippett's classic opera is released on DVD, giving viewers perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see it performed close to perfectly

This Lesbian Rabbi Cared for Dying AIDS Patients When Few Would

Rabbi Denise Eger discusses coming out of the closet during the early days of the AIDS crisis on the LGBTQ&A podcast. 

Around the world with the L.A. opera

A grand tour of recent productions, from the stunning to the disappointing, with stops in Troy, Seville, Paris, Sweden, Egypt, and Verona. Many unlucky lovers will not survive the trip.

What Happens When a Pastor Goes Poly?

MCC's interim leader is a Cajun lesbian with a surprisingly modern family.

Op-ed: The True Hurdles to Open Trans Military Service

Why is no one discussing or addressing the very real complications that surround open transgender service?

Zac Efron's First Gay Interview

In his first gay-press interview, Zac Efron talks marriage equality, gay rumors, and why he almost went commando for his new film, The Paperboy.

19 Shows LGBT Viewers Can't Miss This Fall

The Advocate staff picks our favorite inclusive shows that make up fall 2014’s must-see LGBT TV.