• “I had never known anyone who was gay, and that was the only person I knew who was gay until I came out.”
  • “If being straight means never seeing a Maria Montez movie, I'd prefer to remain as I am.”
  • “When you're queer, you don't think you have any part in oppression yourself, and that's a joke.”
  • “No, I don't feel competitive at all, I just get excited when music I love is loved by others.”
  • John Amaechi 3.13.2007

    • John Amaechi, the first NBA player to come out—ever—has a few things to say.

  • Chastity Bono 7.9.2002

    • There was a love story Chastity Bono thought she could never tell.

  • Hillary Clinton 10.24.2000

    • The senatorial candidate sat down with The Advocate to discuss gay issues for the first time.

  • Hugh Jackman 9.16.2003

    • The X-Men hunk talks about being a dad and strutting his stuff as Peter Allen.

  • Cherry Jones & Paula Vogel 2.2.1999

    • The playwright and actor talk about women in the arts and lesbians having babies.

  • Larry Kramer & Tony Kushner 8.17.1999

    • We challenged two of America's most daring writers to take on everything.

  • k.d. lang 6.20.2000

    • We sat down with k.d. at this happy period in her life.

  • George Michael 1.19.1999

    • The pop idol comes clean to The Advocate for the first time.

  • Martina Navratilova 12.12.1995

    • Her life after the victories, the famous lovers, the lawsuits, and the legend.

  • Renée Richards 3.27.2007

    • For the transgender tennis star, the generation gap looms larger than the gender gap.

  • Angela Robinson 9.10.2007

    • Filmmaker Angela Robinson loves comic books, Bob Fosse, and the latest Harry Potter.

  • Barbra Streisand 8.17.1999

    • Challenging convention, prejudice, and bigotry.