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Ohio teacher suspended for LGBTQ+ books in her classroom sues school district

An Ohio elementary teacher is flipping the script and using her religious beliefs against conservatives to support LGBTQ+ rights.

ICE Still Locks Trans Women in Cells With Men

A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.

Hot Sheet: Too Much Is Never Enough

The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: from a liberated Liberace to Bluth family values.

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Is Kinky and Queer

The tale of Wonder Woman's creator, his wife, and their lover is a refreshing homage to sexual freedom. 

Seat Filler December 2009

The Advocate's queen on the NYC theater scene uses his gift receipt to exchange seasonal solo shows for inner-city lesbian tragedy, scenery-chewing divas, Mark-Paul Gosselaar's muscles, and Broadway's first high-powered prostate massage.

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.

12 Crimes That Changed the LGBT World

The Advocate has covered the LGBT community for 45 years, and these crimes won't soon be forgotten.

Curing Gay Self-Hate With Wanderlust

In this excerpt from his memoir, The Mountains of Paris, writer David Oates describes how he regained an appreciation for awe.

In the Belly of No on 8

When former Log Cabin Republicans president Patrick Guerriero came to San Francisco to visit the No on 8 headquarters, he didn't know he'd wind up staying to run the biggest LGBT rights political campaign in history. But with a measly million in the bank and the Mormon church raising money hand over fist, No on 8 needed help, and Guerriero stepped in to close the gap -- and, with any luck, make history.

The Films of NewFest 2013

New York's premier LGBT film festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with a diverse and compelling collection of narratives, documentaries, shorts, and parties.

A Taste of Spain

The queer and cultural offerings of Madrid, Barcelona, and Sitges start with a good meal -- and don't end until dawn.