Virginia Library to Remain Open After County Leaders Resolve LGBTQ+ Book Spat
The agreement scripts a fresh chapter in Samuels Public Library’s LGBTQ+ books saga.
October 7, 2023
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Virginia Library Temporarily Avoids Closing Over LGBTQ+ Books Controversy
A temporary lifeline for Samuels Public Library fuels a broader struggle over free speech, discrimination, and community values as residents and officials clash over LGBTQ+ books.
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This Small Virginia Town Could Lose Its Library Over LGBTQ+ Book Brawl
Some conservative parents are claiming books with LGBTQ+ themes are essentially pornography.
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September 6, 2023
Virginia Mom Gives Impassioned Defense of LGBTQ+ Library Books: Video
This is the type of allyship that deserves a standing ovation.
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September 7, 2023
Glenn Beck Shamelessly Shoots Off on Breeding
The D-list conservative commentator reemerges to say that marriage equality stymies procreation but, more sinisterly, lunges another dangerous dagger of hate at our community.
December 1, 2022
Seat Filler August
The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene relights Rent's candle, turns Shakespeare gay, watches reruns with Judy Gold, revisits the studs of Mamma Mia!, unearths a Glass Menagerie with a happy ending, and more.
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What It’s Like to Watch 'The Whale' as a Queer Fat person
"Looking beyond these actors' undeniable talent, The Whale is heart-wrenchingly problematic, to say the least."Â
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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.
June 7, 2010
Seat Filler Cheyenne Jackson Hugh Jackman Daniel Craig
The Advocate's queen on the New York theater scene meets bisexual conjoined twins, pits Sienna Miller against Jude Law, tastes Cheyenne Jackson's Rainbow, and saves up for a rainy day with Hugh Jackman.
November 16, 2009
New Queer Cinema: Renegotiating 'Male Hustlers'
Male sex workers, as entertainment.
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26 of the Best LGBTQ Novels We Discovered This Year
They had us discovering queer romance in Israel, Greenland, France, and our own backyards.
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This Black Trans Man Is in Prison for Killing His Rapist
Ky Peterson, a black trans man from Georgia, has been imprisoned three years for the 'involuntary manslaughter' of his attacker, which he says was in self-defense.
April 8, 2015
Seat Filler: The Advocate's Guide to the 2011-12 Broadway Season
The 2011-2012 Broadway season has officially ended, the Tony nominations have been announced, and our man on the New York theater scene has now seen every show. Here's a look at his quick and queer-skewed impressions of the busy season's complete offerings -- thriving and shuttered, honored and snubbed.
May 9, 2012
The Advocate's 27 Favorite Films of Outfest 2014
This year's Outfest features more than 150 films. The Advocate has chosen 27 of our favorites.
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40 Cool Gifts for the Whole Crazy Family (Including Your Pets)
Some great gift ideas for parents, pets, kids, and partners.
December 18, 2014