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1993

Ninth Victim of Suspected Gay Serial Killer Herb Baumeister Identified

Allen Livingston was 27 at the time of his disappearance in 1993.

The Frightening and Foreboding Antigay New York City of 1993

Talking with the director of HBO’s True Crime series, The Last Call docuseries about a serial killer that haunted gay men 30 years ago.

Gay Killer Charles Rhines Has Been Executed for 1993 Murder

Jurors in 1993 allegedly asserted Charles Rhines should be executed because he might enjoy prison sex during a life sentence.

Kurt Cobain's 1993 Advocate Cover Story: 'I'm Gay in Spirit'

In the 25 years since the Nirvana lead singer died, many have forgotten he was a gay rights activist who stated he "probably could be bisexual."

AC/DC's Queer Manager Murdered in 1993 - New Blockbuster Evidence Revealed

The Australian judge overseeing the inquest into the cold case murder of Crispin Dye and 87 other suspected gay men slammed police as “shambolic.”

Groups Ask Obama: Fix Religious Freedom Act

The act was signed into law by President Clinton in 1993, then reinterpreted in a 2007 memo by Bush administration lawyers to offer protection to religious organizations that discriminated in hiring.

Watch This Lone Trump Supporter Go on A Rant in New York City

One man, one sign, and a very unpopular position in the heart of Lower Manhattan, not far from where terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 and 2001. 

Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake

The 1993 film follows a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a Chinese woman to conceal his sexuality and partner from his family, as well as to get her a green card.

Jaden Smith Had the Gay Kiss His Father Never Could

The Get Down actor's same-sex smooch shows how far the needle has moved since Will Smith starred in the 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation.

Amanda Bearse, an LGBTQ+ Icon, Reemerges in 'Bros'

In 1993 she became the first star of a prime-time network show to come out, and almost 30 years later she's lit up the big screen in Billy Eichner's Bros.

30 Films About HIV & AIDS That Everyone Should Watch

These movies are necessary viewing, regardless of your sexual orientation, identity, and status.

Supreme Court Wont Hear Case of Brandon Teenas Killer

The Supreme Court denied the appeal of John Lotter, who sits on Nebraska's death row for killing Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in a grisly 1993 triple murder depicted in the film Boys Don't Cry.

See Pride Marches From 1969 to Now in 15 Unearthed Images

With these historic photos from Getty Images, take a look back at Pride Month and its evolution.

Paper Trail: Signorile and Ratzinger

Sirius OutQ radio host Michelangelo Signorile's 1993 classic Queer in America includes a telling anecdote about Pope Benedict XVI, then known as Cardinal Ratzinger, the pope's point man on crushing gay rights.

Architect of DADT Says It's Time to Revisit Policy

Former Georgia senator Sam Nunn, who was one of the primary lawmakers involved in the passage of the 1993 "don't ask, don't tell" policy prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, on Tuesday called on the government to review the law.

Judy Wieder to leave LPI Media

LPI Media Inc. announced on Tuesday that corporate editorial director Judy Wieder will be leaving the company on March 22. Long the guiding force for the company's prominent LGBT publications, Wieder joined The Advocate as its arts and entertainment editor in 1993.

Love Stories Leigh Grode and Joan Spitler

The first meeting of performance artist Joan Spitler and filmmaker Leigh Grode was right out of a romantic comedy. It was 1993, during the Los Angeles gay and lesbian film festival Out on the Screen. Spitler, a lissome redhead, was sitting alone in the festival's cafe when a tall, butch, and handsome stranger walked in.

Poll: Majority of Americans Support Gays in Military

Seventy-five percent of Americans believe that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The Washington Post reported that the number of Americans who support gays in the military is up from 62% in 2001 and 44% in 1993.

Inmate Recants Story on 'Boys Don't Cry' Murders

One of two men convicted in the 1993 murders that spawned the movie Boys Don't Cry now says he was the only attacker who shot and stabbed a transgender person and two other victims. Marvin Nissen's new account that he was the lone killer could reignite a case that drew the country's attention to the issues of transgender people.