Queer ex-Marine Corps drill instructor channels leadership & Netflix’s ‘Boots’ in Arizona congressional run
Democrat JoAnna Mendoza told The Advocate that her life's story has prepared her to run for Congress.
November 6, 2025
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Meet the transgender Marine Corps vet running for Congress in Pennsylvania
“They want us to get stuck on pronouns. I want to get stuck on bringing grocery prices down,” Sarah Klimm said.
September 30, 2025
Gay Actor-Singer Jim Nabors, Known for 'Gomer Pyle' Series, Dead at 87
Nabors was known for contrasting talents -- countrified humor and a booming baritone singing voice.
November 30, 2017
TV's Gomer Pyle, Jim Nabors, Marries Longtime Partner
Jim Nabors, the 82-year-old singer slash actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on the '60s-era TV show of the same name, could finally get married.
January 30, 2013
From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine
Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while being a gay Marine still demands a cover story, writes John Casey.
October 14, 2025
Reasons For Pride 2013
Read why Edie Windsor, Wanda Sykes, Magic Johnson, Calpernia Addams, and a host of other folks are making us feel good this summer.
May 23, 2013