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This North Carolina Drag Brunch Has Raised Over $60k for Good

“Every month we pick a new charity to support, particularly those that help women, the arts, and the LGBTQ+ community,” the Artisan's Palate's owner explained.

Two Women Charged With Attacking Trans Woman in North Carolina

The women are accused of groping and verbally harassing the trans woman in a bar's restroom.

Event Organizer Says We All Love Boobs But Need to Show It

The organizer of a Los Angeles fundraiser called Beats for Boobs isn't a breast cancer survivor herself, but that's not why she thinks it's important to help.

In good companies

The Advocate adds 10 firms to its list of the top gay-friendly employers in the country

Trump Victory Further Emboldens Displays of Racism

A Ku Klux Klan chapter plans a victory rally in North Carolina, while racial incidents are reported at schools in Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

Dorothy Allison, revered and award-winning lesbian feminist author, has died

Allison was the acclaimed author of Bastard Out of Carolina, Cavedweller, and more.

Religious College Suspends Student for Gender Transition

Yanna Awtrey was informed after having top surgery that he was not welcome to return to Welch College in Tennessee.

Giuliani's cross-dressing antics back in spotlight on campaign trail

It is difficult to shock New Yorkers, yet Rudy Giuliani teetered close to the line when he sauntered onto a stage wearing a platinum-blond wig, a face full of makeup, dainty white gloves, and a frilly pink gown filled out in all the right places. How will that play on the campaign trail?

Final Judgment: Miss USA

Perez Hilton's fellow Miss USA judge Alicia Jacobs took to her blog in response to Miss California's now-infamous marriage-equality flub -- and received a flood of hate mail and death threats. Now the gay rights advocate is speaking out.

Op-ed: Yes, I Am Redefining Marriage

The Advocate's associate editor ponders the implications of marrying her opposite-gender partner before marriage equality is realized nationwide. 

'Deadnaming' Trans Women Isn't Just Insulting, It Subverts Justice

The way cops in Jacksonville, Fla., and other jurisdictions investigate the murders of transgender women adds insult to injury and may hinder the solving of cases.

Liberals and Their Invisible Homophobia

It's not just homophobia from conservatives we have to worry about. Liberals can be just as baldly antigay -- often without reproach.

Sing, You Can't

Week 2 of 2008's American Idol auditions means the entire nation is one week closer to finding out who the next person to get dropped from a major record label will be.

The Stories Behind #DayinLGBT

Pictures tell a thousand words, but words paint a whole different picture. We asked our editors and writers to share their #DayinLGBT in written form.

49 Victims' Names Released in Pulse Shooting

City officials have released the names of 49 people killed at the gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday. 

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Meet the 36 Point Scholars That Make Up the Class of 2015

Thanks to the Point Foundation, these LGBT young people are getting the education they need to support their passions and change the world.