Estonia Legalizes Marriage Equality
Despite the vote, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments remain in the Baltic country.
JUNE 20, 2023
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Firebird's Out Star Tom Prior on the Cold War Gay Romance's Relevance
The actor and cowriter of the sweeping true queer love story in authoritarian Russia chats with The Advocate about the film's subjects' courage.
APRIL 26, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet President, Is Dead at 91
(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.
AUGUST 30, 2022
Obama Addresses 'Gay Rights' in Cuba Speech
The U.S. president cited equality for historically disadvantaged groups as one of the "enormous gains" of democracy.
MARCH 22, 2016
The Lavender Scare's New Relevance
The Human Rights Campaign is calling on the State Department to apologize for all the gays and lesbians it fired in the 1950s.
JANUARY 3, 2017
George H.W. Bush, No Ally But No Enemy of LGBTQ People, Dead at 94
The 41st president isn't thought of as a gay ally, but he was light years ahead of Ronald Reagan or even Donald Trump.
DECEMBER 1, 2018
Gay Love in the Time of Cold War
In his new novel, Goodbye Heiko, Goodbye Berlin, Stonewall veteran Owen Levy explores a bittersweet gay romance amid the chaos of post-World War II Germany.
AUGUST 10, 2017
Watch 'Firebird' Trailer: Film About Forbidden Gay Cold War Romance
The project is based on a true story.
MARCH 15, 2022
Purging the gays McCarthy style
The scapegoating of gay people in light of the scandal surrounding disgraced former congressman Mark Foley is nothing new. It is a tactic honed in the dark days of the Cold War during the McCarthy-led "purge of the perverts."
OCTOBER 25, 2006
Lessons Learned: Roy Cohn, Trump's Gay Mentor, Shows the Importance of Community
What Roy Cohn's legacy as a communist-hunter can teach us today.
JANUARY 18, 2017
Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
MARCH 4, 2025
WATCH: Stephen Colbert Asks Biographer, Did Space Travel Make Sally Ride Gay?
The satirical faux pundit put the question to Ride biographer Lynn Sherr.
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Cold War: The Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ Believers
This year, the Vatican continued its mixed messages about queer equality and dignity. Is our patience worn thin?
DECEMBER 24, 2020
Tension Builds Between Military Men in Cold War Film 'Firebird'
The lush film Firebird has its North American premiere at Frameline this weekend. And The Advocate has an exclusive clip.
JUNE 22, 2021
It's Official: Patty Jenkins Will Direct "Wonder Woman" Sequel
The follow-up will also reportedly take place during the Cold War with Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman once again.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
WATCH: Remembering Gay Pianist Van Cliburn
The American-born pianist became a beacon for positive U.S.-Soviet relations when he won first place at a Soviet Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in 1958.
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Ryan Murphy Teases 'American Horror Story' Season 4 Details
The out producer talks about the next season of the hit series and hints at star Jessica Lange's next role.
JANUARY 16, 2014
