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California competition bars transgender and intersex surfer, then reverses course

Sasha Jane Lowerson was initially excluded from a longboard competition, but then the organizer heard that would violate state law. She's decided not to compete, however.

2020 Presidential LGBTQ Forum Gets Support From GLAAD, Live Stream

One Iowa and The Gazette will also host Democratic presidential candidates in the Hawkeye State.

Academy: Choose Empathy Over Vanity

To preserve its soul and purpose, the entertainment industry must not make the same mistake it did with Brokeback Mountain.

Gay Man Rufus Gifford Confirmed as State Department Protocol Chief

The former ambassador to Denmark will be a liaison between President Biden and other world leaders.

LGBTQ Centers Band Together, Urge Congress to Up Financial Support

Over 160 LGBTQ centers are asking leaders not to forget the nearly 40,000 people they serve each month. 

A Visit to the Town Where a Mass Murderer Lived

Fort Pierce, Fla., might forever be remembered for an infamous resident, Omar Mateen.

A gay Miami meteorologist warns of climate change making hurricanes like Milton the 'new normal'

There are parts of Florida, and elsewhere, where people won’t be able to live in 20 years, says out meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin.

Gays Arrested in Thailand: Ugly Americans Come in All Shapes

The San Diego couple arrested for mooning a Thai temple don't look like the trashy American stereotype. But there are many ways to be an ugly American, Amanda Kerri writes.

Seat Filler February 2011

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene found time this February to reminisce with Oscar Wilde's lover, get an enema from Varla Jean Merman, and strap one on for Tennessee Williams.

These Mississippi Businesses Have a Message

A welcoming campaign launched by local Mississippi business owners attempts to undo the harmful effects of a discriminatory and economy-killing law.

The Atlantic, James Kirchick Dishonor Pride With a Serving of Crap

Black trans women are dying, LGBTQ rights are being chipped away, and The Atlantic thinks it's a good idea to publish a neocon who says all our problems are behind us.

HIV, Climate Change, and LGBTQ Equality: Parallel Causes

The world's fight is our fight.

Op-ed: We Have to Ensure Trans People Are Respected When They Die

California's lesbian Assembly speaker, Toni Atkins, tells us why she was compelled to author the Respect After Death Act.

Reading the Far Right: Hillary's Book Brings Out Haters

We also find love for Roy Moore and Donald Trump, along with regressive gender ideology, in reading these sites so you don't have to.

Chaz Bono on Inhabiting the Mind of a Trump Voter in 'Cult'

The trans actor vividly illustrates the horrors of the 2016 election with his frightening role on American Horror Story

Gay Travel in the Age of Terror

After witnessing terror in Barcelona, a gay writer reflects on the reasons we travel, and why we must continue.

Gayest Cities in America February 2011

Gayest Cities in America

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