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This new true crime documentary shows how Furry sleuths exposed an animal abuse ring

Watch a clip from The Furry Detectives: Unmasking A Monster exclusively shared with The Advocate.

Top 11 LGBTQ+ true crime docs and how to watch them

Step the shocking and bizarre world of queer true crime in these gripping documentaries.

'Last Call': Take a First Look at HBO's Queer True Crime Series

The four-part docuseries premieres July 9 on HBO and Max.

San Antonio Four Thank the 'Power of Filmmaking' at GLAAD Awards

The exonerated lesbian subjects of Southwest of Salem, who were falsely imprisoned for child rape, delivered an emotional acceptance speech after the film won Outstanding Documentary.

The 11 Best LGBT Documentaries of 2016

Here are some of the year's best films about true LGBT stories.

13 LGBTQ+ TV Shows and Movies to Watch in September

Here are the shows and films for your queer viewing pleasure.

Lucy Hale on What Playing Queer in New Thriller Ragdoll Means to Her

The Pretty Little Liars alum chats with The Advocate about her scary new AMC+ thriller and the ways in which she relates to her queer character. 

Hot Sheet: July 18, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include the stupendousness of Comic-Con, the adorableness of Jason Mraz, and the booziness of Sex and the City Live!

Justice Served for the Racist Murderers of Ahmaud Arbery

George Floyd's civil rights trial is up next, and more cases need to go to trial to counter the rising voices of bigotry.

Tegan Quin exposes the dark side of stan culture

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan & Sara paints an absorbing and shocking portrait of the pitfalls of superstardom that hide in plain sight: "Our society is f*cked."

Book of the Year: Biography Documenting Worst Mass Killing of Gays in U.S. History

Many have still never heard about what happened that night in New Orleans in 1973 -- until now.

Disturbing connections between alleged white supremacists and 2022 Bratislava gay bar killer

The 19-year-old killer was reportedly an active member of the Terrorgram Collective and heralded as the group’s “very first saint.”

How an Antigay Smear Helped End a Boy's Life

Gabriel Fernandez died at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend after the gay men who'd cared for him were wrongly accused of sexual abuse.

13 Queer Movies You Missed Last Year

Moonlight and I Am Not Your Negro constitute much of the queer-themed films up for Academy Awards, but over a dozen other LGBT films were released last year.

Trans reality, sans melodrama

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, which debuted June 25 on Lifetime and will be rebroadcast June 30, is a surprisingly accurate representation of the transgender experience.

WATCH: Russian Pol Says Gays Rape Kids, Fake Hate Crimes

Parliament member Vitaly Milonov made numerous inflammatory statements to a French journalist who encountered him at St. Petersburg's Queer Fest.

Teen Spirit

10 batsh*t things you should know about Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz

Gaetz's long history of sex crime allegations and misusing taxpayer funds put him right in line with Trump.

Netflix revives 1998 cold case of a missing lesbian cruise ship passenger

The series, Amy Bradley Is Missing, premiered on the streaming service earlier this week.

San Antonio Four Exonerated After Two-Decade Fight

The women, lesbians wrongly convicted of rape, were victims of "satanic panic" and pervasive homophobia in the 1990s, as an appeals court ruled Wednesday.