From the Editor

"I'm always in favor of recognizing the people who pushed forward through the B.S. to make our lives better or to challenge us to do so ourselves."

This last year, as a response to the world around us, we've changed not just who is behind many of our articles and videos but also the types of issues we're covering.

For The Advocate's 50th anniversary, we asked LGBT notables to tell us the five LGBT people who influenced them most. Because I'm the editorial director, I cheated and named 10.

Advocate editorial director Diane Anderson-Minshall on the struggles of creating a 50th anniversary issue.

With 2017, The Advocate is in its 50th consecutive year of publishing.

It's a natural impulse for outsiders--like we in the queer community--to reject the mainstream candidates and lodge a protest vote. But in this election, we must think strategically.

Why aren’t we all fully accepting of those who have gotten right on our issues, often overcoming lifetimes of social pressure predisposing them to hate us?

When the first nation in the world enacted marriage equality by referendum, the media response was surprising. But also kind of perfect.

This may be the year of the hypocrite.

Recent progress in marriage equality has been quick, but with starts and stops. And while a handful of states's officials balk at court rulings, they're being surpassed by the place they'd least expect.