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15 groundbreaking queer films every Gen Z gay NEEDS to see

From Glen or Glenda to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, these are the iconic, seminal films every young LGBTQ+ person needs to see!

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Ang Lee's Film 'The Wedding Banquet' Is Latest LGBTQ+ Film Added to National Registry

Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.

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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.

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15 groundbreaking queer films every Gen Z gay NEEDS to see

From Glen or Glenda to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, these are the iconic, seminal films every young LGBTQ+ person needs to see!

Ang Lee's Film 'The Wedding Banquet' Is Latest LGBTQ+ Film Added to National Registry

Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.

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

20 Years After 'Boys Don’t Cry': Trans Rights and Cancel Culture

Much has changed since Kimberly Peirce's groundbreaking film, and Riki Wilchins doesn't love all of it.

Milton, please spare the Don Cesar, a place that holds bittersweet memories for a gay man

John Casey writes that he first visited St. Petersburg's historic hotel as a teen struggling mightily with his sexuality, but he returned as an out gay man to a same-sex wedding.

Nikki Haley Blames Trans Visibility for Teen Girls' Suicide Ideation

The Republican presidential hopeful also said Dylan Mulvaney is "a guy, making fun of women."

Down the toilet

It's "I've Got a Secret" week on Idol. No secret, however, is the fact that the men continue to be completely awful and the women continue to be only sort of completely awful.

Chronicling the LGBT Familes Who Used the Court System for Change

Author Carlos A. Ball chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood in this excerpt from The Right to Be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood.

Whedon's World: A Director for Shakespeare and Thor

The director behind the mega-blockbuster The Avengers brings you this summer's underdog, Much Ado About Nothing, a tiny independent film starring Tom Lenk, who sat down with the director to talk Shakespeare, superheroes, and their mutual man crush.

Your Guide to Season 1 of I Am Cait

With a second season now on order, here's a complete collection of our He Said, She Said reviews of I Am Cait and links to online episodes.

PHOTOS: The 'Handsome Revolution' Is Here and Queer

Masculine-of-center and transmasculine folks show the meaning of 'dapper' in Miki Vargas's new series.

19 Shows LGBT Viewers Can't Miss This Fall

The Advocate staff picks our favorite inclusive shows that make up fall 2014’s must-see LGBT TV.

The Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers

What is the most essential movie ever for LGBT viewers? There can be only one. We've made our pick, and now you can vote on Facebook and Twitter in a "Clash of the Classics!"

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boys don t cry

From Glen or Glenda to Hedwig and the Angry Inch, these are the iconic, seminal films every young LGBTQ+ person needs to see!

Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.

Much has changed since Kimberly Peirce's groundbreaking film, and Riki Wilchins doesn't love all of it.

John Casey writes that he first visited St. Petersburg's historic hotel as a teen struggling mightily with his sexuality, but he returned as an out gay man to a same-sex wedding.

The Republican presidential hopeful also said Dylan Mulvaney is "a guy, making fun of women."

It's "I've Got a Secret" week on Idol. No secret, however, is the fact that the men continue to be completely awful and the women continue to be only sort of completely awful.

Author Carlos A. Ball chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood in this excerpt from The Right to Be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood.

The director behind the mega-blockbuster The Avengers brings you this summer's underdog, Much Ado About Nothing, a tiny independent film starring Tom Lenk, who sat down with the director to talk Shakespeare, superheroes, and their mutual man crush.

With a second season now on order, here's a complete collection of our He Said, She Said reviews of I Am Cait and links to online episodes.

Masculine-of-center and transmasculine folks show the meaning of 'dapper' in Miki Vargas's new series.

The Advocate staff picks our favorite inclusive shows that make up fall 2014’s must-see LGBT TV.

What is the most essential movie ever for LGBT viewers? There can be only one. We've made our pick, and now you can vote on Facebook and Twitter in a "Clash of the Classics!"