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California Becomes First State to Declare Transgender History Month

It will be observed in August, beginning next year.

50+ Years Since Stonewall, 20 Years After Lawrence, We Still Fight Criminalization

The criminal legal system continues to fail LGBTQ+ people, those living with HIV, and people of color.

HBO Max's 'EQUAL' Dives Into LGBTQ+ History With Star-Studded Trailer

Cheyenne Jackson, Samira Wiley, Jamie Clayton, Sara Gilbert, Shannon Purser, and many more out actors appear in the series. 

How Stonewall Can Teach LGBTQ+ People to Fight Today

Matthew Todd, author of Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement, shares lessons from the uprising.

Op-ed: Do LGBTQ Marches Still Matter?

Once the ultimate display of protest, marches may already have been replaced by digital revolutions.

6 Tips for Trans Kids Trying to Navigate School Life

Being a young trans person isn't easy, but you got this.

Preserving LGBT History Means Saving These Spaces

San Francisco activists start a revolution to preserve historic queer sites.

Op-ed: Why We Shut Down the Castro

As the #BlackLivesMatter movement forges ahead, white LGBT people don't have to sit on the sidelines.

Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

The short answer is Stonewall, but there's more to Pride history.

How Do You Boil Down 50 Years of History?

Advocate editorial director Diane Anderson-Minshall on the struggles of creating a 50th anniversary issue.

A History of The Advocate's Earliest Political Cartoons

Some of graphic artist Sam Allen's socially astute comics date as far back as The Advocate's inception in 1967. 

The Smithsonian's Queer Collection

Our nation's history is more fully explored in the new acquisition of objects of LGBT significance.

When Drag Is Activism

The potent and confrontational art of drag has often been visible on the front lines of LGBT activism. That tradition continues today in the performances and campaigns of prominent queens here and abroad.

Storming the Stage: A History of Disruptions to Advance Our Rights

The protester who interrupted President Obama in June was part of a long history of direct action in the LGBT movement.