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10 lesbian content creators to boost your daily dose of dyke

We've got the lesbians you need and desire.

Op-ed: What's Your Story?

We all have a story to tell, whether we know it or not.

Queen Please

The Last Station's Helen Mirren reigns on a parade of sunny subjects from gay servers to Kyra Sedgwick's mouth.

The Harrowing Experience of Fighting for Gender-Affirming Health Care

Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker talks about the immense barriers she's faced in the health care system. 

Ask Auntie: To pass or not to pass? The trans tightrope we walk

Grab a martini, darling. Let’s talk about it.

Get down to the ground

Simply singing is for the unimaginative. This week it's all about Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee flopping around on the floor.

My Wedding Ring Didn't Feel Right After I Transitioned

Actress Delia Rawdon (who appeared on the LGBTQ episode of Drunk History) and her wife transformed their wedding rings without losing precious memories

Too Girly to Be Girls?

Once averse to the boob tube, author T cooper is now in love with TV -- specifically with the hair-extended, acrylic-nailed sort, a la Rock of Love .

Dyke eye for the L Word girl

Do lesbians have to conform to stereotypes fitting gay males--fat-free bodies, designer clothes, aggressive sexuality--to win media visibility? Why are the women of The L Word and Queer Eye so Birkenstock-free?

Mistrial declared in case of missing Black gay Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee

Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. is still charged with capital murder and remains out on his $250,000 bond.

10 batsh*t things you should know about Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz

Gaetz's long history of sex crime allegations and misusing taxpayer funds put him right in line with Trump.

Aubrey ODay Bad Girl Gone Good

Famously fired Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day attempts a solo comeback in her new reality series, All About Aubrey, and dishes all about her gay husbands and her issues with Perez Hilton and Josh Strickland.

Ask Auntie: Reflecting on my trans journey toward visibility

Your Lovable Trans Auntie shares her evolution from hidden fears to unapologetic pride ahead of Trans Day of Visibility.

Joan Rivers Better Work

Thanks to Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, rapt audiences are learning that there's a lot more to Joan Rivers than E! red carpet critiques, QVC jewelry, and plastic surgery punch lines.

A Date With the Divine

Winning front-row tickets to "The Showgirl Must Go On," Bette Midler's one-woman extravaganza at Caesars Palace, was just the beginning of a most thrilling evening for one Advocate correspondent.

Robert Gant on 'Queer as Folk,' 20 Years Later

Gant's HIV-positive Ben Bruckner (pictured, standing, third from right) may be the show's most enduring character.

Trans Businesswoman Angelica Ross Tells All

The former lounge singer tells The Advocate how she survived sex work and a suicide attempt, found spirituality, and made peace with her mom. She's one of this issue's Vanguard. 

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Sudeikis and Tell

Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis brags about bumping mustaches with Jon Hamm and tasting Zac Efron's foot.

Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime

Lauralee Bell on Thom Bierdz, Chris Engen makes a statement, Forbes March heads back to daytime, and Eden Riegel gets bitchy.