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Former executive director of Black trans nonprofit charged with stealing nearly $100,000

Dominique Morgan, 42, was indicted on one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records during her time as executive director of the OKRA Project.

Op-ed: Those Real Housewives Are Not Examples of How to Be Rich

Faking it until you make it does not work for everyone. Even the Real Housewives.

My three loves

Back in college there was Cherry, then Simon. Later came Lady, zippy and black: a Ford Focus. Did we mention that these were cars? And after Lady passed on: mass transit. Even in Los Angeles.

Gay Rhode Island Pol Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud

Fox, once a rising star in Rhode Island politics, will be sentenced June 11.

Protests Have to Be for Something

We have a lot more to say than "not my president."

Bye-Bye to Miss God Bless the USA

Kristy Lee Cook, schooled in the art of war, stumbles over Mimi.

The Community Reacts

The movers and shakers of the LGBT community tell The Advocate how they feel about the California supreme court's landmark decision May 15 to legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

30 (More!) Role-Play Fantasies Every Gay Couple Should Try

The previous list of ideas from Alexander Cheves got him thinking of even more fantasies, from the mild to the extreme.

Stormy Daniels Teases Further Trump Drama to Anderson Cooper

The much-anticipated interview between the adult film actress and the out 60 Minutes journalist finally occurred on Sunday night.

Life In Drive

To quote a Tinseltown proverb: You can live in your car, but you can't drive your house. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. But the point is, your wheels say a lot about you. Gaywheels.com's Joe Tralongo picks the cars that make the man (or woman) at four distinct stages of gay life.

Athlete Emily Scheck Rises Above Parents' Rejection for Being Gay

Emily Scheck, a cross-country runner for Canisius College, is bouncing back from being disowned and left with a family Discover Card bill. 

Same-Sex Couples Sue Social Security Over Benefit Snafu

The SSA overpaid some benefit recipients because it didn't recognize their marriages, and now it wants the money back -- but recipients say they shouldn't pay for the agency's mistake.

Gay Athlete Rejected by Parents Says Family Is 'Something You Find'

After receiving over $100,000 in donations, Emily Scheck is encouraging her supporters to give to LGBTQ organizations.

Are Kids Just a Money Pit?

The cost of being a parent may surprise you -- but the experience is also priceless, says our parenting writer.

Four Texas teens charged over Grindr gunpoint robbery and assault

The alleged victim only escaped after frantically waving down a passing police officer.

Bitter McGreevey Divorce Case Finally Over

Dina Matos took a calculated risk and lost. Offered a settlement said to top $300,000 early in divorce talks with her gay ex-husband, former New Jersey governor James E. McGreevey, Matos turned it down. The epic four-year drama that ensued cost each a half-million dollars and further drained the well in the court of public favor.

Jury Awards $11 Million in Damages for Phelps Protest at Funeral

Members of Fred Phelps's fundamentalist Kansas church, ordered to pay nearly $11 million in damages to a grieving father, smiled as they walked out of the courtroom, vowing that the verdict would not deter them from protesting at military funerals. Members promised to picket future funerals with placards bearing such slogans as ''Thank God for dead soldiers'' and ''God hates fags.'' The group believes that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.

The Eighty Dollar Chicken Salad

For Eddie Campbell, there's nothing worse than a fake Rolex combined with a tight wallet.

Tax Time for Gay Couples Means More Complications, Higher Bills

For gay couples, the April 15 tax filing deadline can be a reminder of the disparities they face, even in a nation that is becoming more accepting of same-sex couples. Gay couples often pay higher taxes because they don't get the federal tax benefits that go with marriage. And for couples in state-sanctioned domestic partnerships, civil unions, or same-sex marriages, filing federal income taxes can involve doing three sets of paperwork instead of one. ''It's a significant financial disability,'' said Beth Asaro, who last year entered into one of New Jersey's first legally recognized civil unions.

At Least You're Not Robbing Banks to Go Back to Jail

The story of a trans woman who committed a felony just to return to prison illustrates how good so many of us have it.