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Hockey Is Cracking Down on Cancer Support and Native Heritage After Banning Pride

Following the NHL's crackdown on Pride nights, players now risk fines if they show support for other causes such as Indigenous Heritage and Hockey Fights Cancer.

Cancer Pink Clashes With the Rainbow Flag

The founder of the National LGBT Cancer Network notes a new study that found LGBT breast cancer survivors are put off by the dominance of "cancer-pink" in advocacy and doctor's offices.

Life lessons from Melissa

Melissa Etheridge is now one of thousands of lesbians battling breast cancer. A special report from the women and researchers on the front lines.

Meet the LGBTQ2S Woman Who Ran for President of Navajo Nation

Trudie Jackson ran to educate constituents on renewable energy, transparency of elected leaders, and to enforce accountability on tribal members. 

Almost halfway there

Support comes from surprising places as this Southern California soccer mom and lesbian continues walking from San Diego to San Francisco to raise LGBT visibility. A sixth weekly dispatch from the road.

Op-ed: I'm the Guy With the Double Mastectomy

It's not easy having B cups when you're a man.

Dr. Fauci on 40 Years of HIV and AIDS

A startling report crossed his desk on June 5, 1981 and changed his life -- and the world.

The Sissy Awards

Among many gays, "sissy" is a distinction worthy of honor, sort of like the red badge of courage. But among closed-minded straights, it's a devastating insult, which is why The Advocate bestows the word on the following irritants of 2008.

Debi Does Dancing

The Entourage star discusses her ulterior motive for participating in Dancing With the Stars and why she dedicated her salsa to the queens who helped make her the lady she is today.

'She crumbled in my chubby little hand'

In week 3 of Dave White's American Idol recaps, nothing happens that you haven't seen in previous weeks of audition shows. But that doesn't mean it's not 100% amazing.

Exporting Equality With the Pink Dollar

'Good for business' has become a rallying cry for LGBT activists, and multinational corporations interested in the bottom line are taking heed. Will money be the vehicle that drives Western-style equality around the globe?

A Reason to Have Pride: 'Girlesque'

Here is the fourth of four parts of 181 reasons to feel proud of not being straight and narrow.