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Meet a young woman diagnosed with ALS and learn how to keep your social media consumption from consuming you.
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
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I Heart Al Gore
While listening to the former vice president discuss climate change in the backyard of a Los Angeles estate on a chilly Friday night, Advocate deputy editor Rachel Dowd suddenly realizes why the world is better off without Al Gore as president of the United States.
NOVEMBER 9, 2007
Al-Qaeda Decries Obama's Support for Marriage Equality
The terrorist group's English-language magazine says the U.S. has no values.
MARCH 1, 2013
Pete Buttigieg Talks Being 'The Other' With Rev. Al Sharpton
"I represent 'the other,'" the gay presidential candidate told the civil rights activist and commentator over lunch.
APRIL 29, 2019
People of the Year: Al Gore, Chad Griffin, and Lawrence King
This week Advocate.com is going to highlight our remaining People of the Year, who range from activists to entertainers, politicians to students. Today we take a look at environmentalist Al Gore, political strategist Chad Griffin, and slain student Lawrence King.
DECEMBER 18, 2008
Al Reynolds, Ex-Husband of Star Jones, Comes Out As Bi
After being tortured by the tabloids, Al Reynolds is embracing his identity.
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Al Franken: Send in the clown
The Saturday Night Live veteran once played a fey man in a sweater and is now poised to run for the U.S. Senate. Al Franken's new documentary God Spoke charts the rise of a liberal hero.
AUGUST 28, 2006
Al Sharpton, the Black Church, and gays
A host of religious leaders at an Atlanta conference denounced the Republican Party for targeting GLBT Americans and ignoring the real issues
JANUARY 27, 2006
Second Woman Accuses Al Franken of Harassment
The senator is under fire for allegedly groping another woman.
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Al Roker Reads Ryan Lochte Just as He Deserves
By now Speedo isn't even impressed with Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who lied to police about being robbed.
AUGUST 22, 2016
Al Gore, U.N. Panel Share Nobel Peace Prize
Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s climate change panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for spreading awareness of man-made climate change and laying the foundations for counteracting it.
OCTOBER 13, 2007
Crowd Boos Trump as Candidates Trade Barbs at Al Smith Dinner
The candidates' jokes about each other at a traditional Catholic charity fundraiser took a dark turn as the crowd turned on Trump.
OCTOBER 20, 2016
WATCH: Al Franken Says He Will Resign
After eight women accused him of sexual misconduct, the senator announced he is stepping down.
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Female SNL Staffers Defend Al Franken. Why?
The senator's former colleagues seem to believe that if Franken did not personally harass or grope them, he must be a good guy.
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Al-Qaeda: We Killed Bangladesh LGBT Activists
The terrorist group claims it killed Xulhaz Mannan because he was "working day and night to promote homosexuality."
APRIL 26, 2016