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Magic Johnson says he'll always 'support, guide, and love' his gay son in moving birthday post

Magic Johnson didn't always support his son EJ, but now the former basketball player is his "biggest fan."

Magics Hour

12 Celebrities Who Lovingly Embrace Their LGBT Children

The parents every queer kid has dreamed of.

LZ Granderson on the Meaning of Carl Nassib

The journalist and ESPN host has a new ABC News podcast and plenty of insight on out athletes.

Jake Johnson: New Guy on New Girl

After a string of gay-inclusive projects, New Girl star Jake Johnson talks about kissing costar Max Greenfield, bonding with his gay college roommate, and being too fat for Fox.

The Penultimate Anticlimax

Want to know how to make the American Idol season finale even less interesting? Kick the best singer off before it ever happens, that's how.

Magic Johnson's Son Hits Sunset Strip With Friend

Magic Johnson said that he and his wife, Cookie, support their 20-year-old gay son, Earvin Johnson III.

Lisa Ling and EJ Johnson Tackle Gender Identity

With the help of Johnson and others, the journalist covers what she calls the "gender revolution" on her CNN show.

Magic Johnson Asked His Son: Are You or Aren't You?

The story of how Magic Johnson and his wife talked with their son about being gay is an example of the further evolution of how kids are coming out.

Reasons For Pride 2013

Read why Edie Windsor, Wanda Sykes, Magic Johnson, Calpernia Addams, and a host of other folks are making us feel good this summer.

White House Christmas

A gay couple -- and blue state Democrats, no less -- invited to the Bush White House for a Christmas party? Advocate managing editor John Jameson recounts his and his partner's evening with George and Laura and a few hundred of their family and friends.

31 Must-See Fall TV Shows for LGBT Viewers

There's a lot of TV. Here are the programs The Advocate's editors are most looking forward to.

Sherri Saum on Being Back Home With Her Girls on 'Good Trouble'

Saum, who played half of the lesbian mom couple on The Fosters, speaks with The Advocate about her appearance on Good Trouble and wanting to mother its stars. 

How E.J. Johnson's Mom Learned to Accept Her Gay Son

Cookie Johnson shares how her Christian faith led her towards acceptance. 

Magic Johnson's Son on Coming Out, His Supportive Parents

The son of basketball legend Magic Johnson talks about his second coming out, and who his role models are.

Op-ed: More Than Just Another Rich Kid of Beverly Hills

E.J. Johnson grew up in a happy home where his family accepted him for who he is. But he knows that if he grew up elsewhere, he might not have been as lucky.

WATCH Why Is AIDS Worse in Black America

A new documentary uses candid interviews with basketball legend Magic Johnson and others to reveal how and why HIV is worse in black America and whether something can be done to bring an end to the epidemic

12 Maryland college students arrested in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack

Police say the man was kicked, punched, and beaten about the head with a cookie sheet because he is gay.

When Armistead Maupin Interviewed the KKK's Imperial Wizard

The Logical Family writer recounts how, as a young reporter, he got a scoop from the nation's top white supremacist for a conservative TV station.

24 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows to watch in June

Pride month is here, and baby it shows!