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Groundbreaking Transgender Psychiatrist Jeanne Hoff Dead at 85

Hoff, who treated many LGBTQ+ patients, made a documentary about her own transition.

Seat Filler November 2011

Our man on the New York theater scene has alone time with Hugh Jackman, gets caught in a bad bromance with Jesse Eisenberg, worships Hunter Parrish, sobers up with Judith Light, and more.

Gay Is Good: The Letters of Franklin Kameny

The activism of Frank Kameny is brought to vivid life by a new book of his forthright, forward-thinking letters, proving the pen is indeed mightier than the sword.

Controversial psychiatrist Charles Socarides dies at 83

Charles Socarides--a psychiatrist who came under heavy criticism for his belief that gay men and lesbians could be "treated" and turned straight--died Sunday in New York.

Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2011

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene counts down the top 10 LGBT-inclusive productions of the past year.

Breaking Prop 8 Overturned

Judge Vaughn Walker declared California's voter-approved ban on marriage equality unconstitutional in a forceful landmark ruling.

Why the Bailey controversy won't die soon

To focus on the overzealous response of some trans activists is to miss the bigger picture -- that transsexuals are fed up with non-trans "experts" claiming to know us better than we do

Seat Filler June 2010 The Advocates Guide to Theater

From Edie Falco as a butch ex-con to Reichen Lehmkuhl's underwear in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, your man on the New York theater scene takes in the greatest and gayest shows off-Broadway.

O'Malley: The Battle Is On In Maryland

The governor made a passionate plea for support in New York City and talked about the home stretch of his state's marriage equality campaign in an interview with The Advocate.