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(1) Pete Buttigieg, US secretary of transportation, speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 21, 2024. (2) Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Politics

Pete Buttigieg blasts ‘despicable’ Donald Trump for blaming D.C. plane crash on DEI

He was responding to the president’s claim that the former transportation secretary was a “disaster.”

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People

2018’s Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors

American culture is changing fast. Here are the queer people leading the charge.

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News

No, a transgender military Black Hawk pilot didn’t fly the helicopter involved in the crash near D.C.

Jo Ellis posted a “proof of life” video on Facebook after right-wingers accused her of flying the Black Hawk that crashed into a passenger jet.

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Day In Gay America

A Day in Gay America: November 9, 2012

An amazing assortment of images came in from our readers as part of "A Day in Gay America." From silly and creative, to meaningful and heartfelt, this is what you were doing on November 9, 2012.

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film

'Rocketman' Used 'Artistic License' in Telling Elton John's Life Story

Director Dexter Fletcher revealed that facts may not always matter in bringing the gay singer's life to the big screen.

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Books

The Best Poets: Hear From Lambda's Nominees

The Advocate asked each nominated poet and poetry editor from this year's Lambda Literary Awards to submit one from their collection.