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Conservative editor backtracks after seeming to use n word regarding Haitian migrants

Rich Lowry seemed to have used the racial slur in place of the term "migrants" while speaking to Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM show. He's now claimed he didn't.

Lucas Grindley Named Editor in Chief of The Advocate

It's an expanded role for Grindley, who will continue as editorial director and senior vice president for Here Media.

Advocate editor in chief Bruce Steele to leave magazine

Bruce Steele, editor in chief of The Advocate since January 2003, is leaving the magazine effective October 6.

Vox Editor in Chief Defends Hiring of 'Homophobic' Gay Writer

Arguing for 'ideological diversity,' Vox editor in chief Ezra Klein says gay journalist Brandon Ambrosino was the right choice for his publication.

Former president of The Messenger accused of using antigay slur toward editor in chief

Richard Beckman, who was president of the now-defunct news website, frequently verbally abused his staff, former employees say. He denies it.

WATCH: Editor in Chief on What Took Antigay Pastor Off Inaugural Program

The pastor who said it's a choice to be gay, and that gay people can be turned straight, is no longer on the inauguration program. How did that happen so quickly?

Editor in Chief Says This Election Proves Being Pro-Equality Is No Longer Risky

The GOP has frozen into an unmovable rigidity, and if it doesn't thaw, it will splinter and crack, warns The Advocate's Editor-in-Chief Matthew Breen.

Editor's Letter: Obama Changed Our Lives, Our Politics

Those who were once silently complicit in our oppression are now forced to voice their bigotry or change their minds, says The Advocate's editor in chief, Matthew Breen.

Gay Blogger Andy Towle Exits Towleroad

The former editor in chief of Genre launched the website in 2003.

How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Paved the Way for The Advocate

This publication's former editor in chief on the far-reaching influence of Hefner's empire.

Is it Time to Resign When Your Employer Keeps an Accused Sexual Harasser?

Three editors at the Boston Review resigned in response to the editors in chief defending and choosing to keep accused harasser Junot  Diaz. 

Editor's Letter

Advocate Editor in Chief Jon Barrett gives a tour of the latest issue.

Why Did The Advocate Redact Kevin Spacey’s Name in 2001?

The LGBT magazine's former editor in chief and a writer discuss how a scoop turned into a secret.

Editor's Letter

Advocate editor in chief Jon Barrett wants you to know that he's gay.

Lucas Grindley: My Goodbye to The Advocate

The current editor in chief departs The Advocate with a reminder of an old memo about its future.

Op-ed: The Emergence of a Fierce Advocate

Editor-in-chief Matthew Breen was on the national mall and shares the illuminating experience of an inauguration speech designed for a global audience -- and for history.

Editor's Letter: Why Jodie Foster Left Us Deeply Conflicted

The Advocate's editor in chief, Matthew Breen, on why the big Golden Globes speech was so confusing.

50 Years After the Black Cat Demonstration: Protest Works

Editor in chief Lucas Grindley takes a lesson from how The Advocate originated at the Black Cat.