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Chappell Roan rocks 'SNL' with lesbian country anthem debut

"All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right? Only a woman knows how to treat a woman right," Chappell Roan declared while performing her new song for the first time on Saturday Night Live.

Study: Gay & Bi Teen Boys Are Coming Out to Parents in Record Numbers

Generation Z teenagers have been more open to family members about their sexual identities than the generations that preceded them. But hurdles still remain.

Equality-Minded Employers Make Queer Parenting Possible

It takes a village to raise a child, according to an African proverb (and Hillary Clinton). That village usually requires an employer that respects LGBT parents.

This Is Your Brain on Porn

As much as half the Internet is dedicated to depictions of sex, and we're just starting to learn what that means for your brain.

A trans girl was assaulted at a Minnesota high school. Her family is demanding justice (exclusive)

The mother of a transgender girl who was viciously attacked at Hopkins High School in Minnesota tells The Advocate about the response from both the school and local community.

Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the transphobia

For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.

Persisting Against All Prejudices in San Diego and Beyond

LGBT people must stand up not only for their rights but those of immigrants and other marginalized people, says San Diego Pride executive director Fernando Z. Lopez.

Post-Marriage Equality, Are Trans People Next Target?

Necessary But Dangerous: The recent uptick in legislation restricting transgender civil rights may be just the beginning of tough times for trans people if the Supreme Court settles the marriage question.

Why This Straight Grandpa Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy

California Congressman Mike Honda pulls back the curtain on the damaging, discredited practice known as "conversion therapy."

An urgent call to protect gender-affirming care

While efforts to ban or severely limit access to gender-affirming care are blunt and sweeping, gender-affirming care is anything but, writes Human Rights Watch's Yasemin Smallens.

Op-ed: Am I Making Myself Perfectly Queer?

The complicated nature of identifying as queer.

Brandy Grown Up

Despite a rough couple of years, onetime R&B princess Brandy is holding her head high on her new album Human. Though gay fans would probably line the block for a sequel of "The Boy Is Mine" with former duet buddy Monica, don't hold your breath -- Brandy, now 29, says, "We're too old for that."

Why Can't We Talk About Homophobia in the Black Community?

Lee Daniels, Mo'Nique, Eric Holder, and activists weigh in on whether homophobia in the black community is unique, and how it should be addressed.

My way out

The author of a compelling new book for gay men, The Way Out, relates his own journey from the closet to the party scene to despair to enlightenment--and invites you to join him on his path to affirming the true self.

Welcome to Hollywood—now go home

Fighting! Crying! Also some singing. But mostly fighting and crying in week 5 of Dave White's American Idol recap.

Seat Filler

The Advocate's queen on the New York theater scene alien-probes the 13th annual Fringe Festival to find America's top bottoms, naughtiest neighbors, and gayest presidents ever.

6 Ways to Combat Fatal Violence Against Trans Men

Considering how to frame conversations, engage with media, conduct research, and create safe space are all ways to begin the work of addressing the murders of trans men.

10 Promises Hillary Clinton Just Made to LGBT Americans

We've catalogued all of Hillary Clinton's pledges made during a sweeping address to the Human Rights Campaign in Washington Saturday.

Carol Leifer on the LAM

Carol Leifer came out at 40, got Bat Mitzvahed at 45, and adopted a son at 50. Now she has a new book that explains why the hard-to-pigeonhole comic is just along for the ride.

Without Her We're Nothing

The legendary Sandra Bernhard sits down with The Advocate before the one-night-only revival of her seminal one-woman show Without You I'm Nothing in Los Angeles to discuss Tori Amos, why Prop. 8 is "the best thing that could happen to the gay community," and how she she could possibly love both Rachel Maddow and Rachel Zoe.