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Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses

The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.

Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

1978 Report: Murder And Mourning in San Francisco

On the 35th anniversary of Harvey Milk's death, The Advocate reprints its report of the days and events that followed.

Ben Carson: Restore DADT, Opposes Trans Military

The Republican presidential candidate told veterans he prefers 'don't ask, don't tell' and questions 'what woman wants to go out in the front line'?

Ken's new look

Reinventing Barbie's beau as a misunderstood metrosexual may not be the best way to keep this plastic couple in the public eye

Op-ed: Being a Trans Ally Can Start With a Simple Question

The promised study of allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military seemed stalled for a while, but one gay man asked a simple question to help move things along.

New York Times Gives Overlooked LGBTQ Figures Their Due

The Times is making up for failing to carry obits on notable LGBTQ figures at the time of their passing, such as (from left) Emma Stebbins, Alan Turing, and Ma Rainey.

Ireland's Incredible Transformation Into an LGBTQ+ Haven

In just a few decades, the island nation evolved into one of Europe's most progressive countries.

10 LGBTQ+ films to watch this Memorial Day weekend

We've seen some stellar queer films this year already. Here are 10 you should check out this weekend.

Your LGBTQ Guide to Comic-Con

Just like Stonewall, Comic-Con is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and fittingly, queer inclusion has reached a new level.

10 queer films of 2024 you have to see

Some must-see LGBTQ+ films of the year include the homoerotic Challengers and the Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian neo-noir lesbian flick Love Lies Bleeding. And those are just the beginning of a 2024 movie binge.

Freddie Mercury's Life Is the Story of HIV, Queer Identity

The short, monumental existence of a queer rock star and the history of HIV are all wrapped up in one fascinating rock biography.

From Stonewall to the White House: Mark Segal's Gripping Memoir

Mark Segal recounts his amazing life in activism in his new memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. Read an exclusive excerpt below.

Matt Shepard, Tyler Oakley: Lives Separated by Two Decades of Change

An icon for a new generation of activists, social media star Tyler Oakley revels in possibilities.

The LGBT Heroes of 9/11

We look back in time via The Advocate's special cover story after the tragedy on September 11, 2001.

'Veme' Uncovers the Real, Queer Side of Phoenix

Through its series of intimate portraits, 'Veme: Queering Phoenix' looks to challenge the claim that LGBT people of color don't exist.