Electric Shock Treatment, Overt Homophobia in U.K. Armed Forces: Report
Details from a report due out next month paint a culture of “overt homophobia” in the country’s military.
June 1, 2023
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Chinese Man Wins Lawsuit Over Forced Conversion Therapy
Subjecting him to such therapy involuntarily infringed on his "right to individual freedom," a court finds.
July 4, 2017
China: Court Rules 'Ex-Gay' Clinic Must Pay Victim
LGBT advocates are hailing a court decision in favor of a victim of 'conversion therapy' as a victory for the community.
December 24, 2014
The Advocates 2024: Artist & activist Grag Queen
The singer, drag artist, and host of Drag Race Brasil is also fighting to end conversion therapy.
June 25, 2024
The Stories Behind #DayinLGBT
Pictures tell a thousand words, but words paint a whole different picture. We asked our editors and writers to share their #DayinLGBT in written form.
December 14, 2015
Northern Ireland Hospital 'Regrets' History of Shock Therapy on Gays
Queens University Belfast continued research on the practice as late as 1973.
October 1, 2019
Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill Gaining Ground in U.K.
The bill could end the use of the scientifically unsound practice by unregulated therapists.
June 28, 2018
Gay Chechens Detail Abuse in New Human Rights Watch Report
"The sounds of torture are just there all day," a survivor of detention camps tells Human Rights Watch.
May 26, 2017
A New Gay Crackdown in Chechnya Has Been Confirmed
Men detained in recent months describe torture, including electric shock and being raped with a stick, as police demanded they turn over names of gays, according to the Human Rights Watch.
May 8, 2019
Joe Biden Condemns Human Rights Abuses Against Gay Men in Chechnya
The Trump administration should raise the issue directly with Russia, the former vice president says.
April 14, 2017
Op-ed: Why The U.N. Must Consider The Cruelty Behind Ex-Gay Therapy
Conversion therapy isn't just snake oil. It's poison.
November 10, 2014
Op-ed: How Many Kids Must Die in 'Treatment' Programs?
The Los Angeles LGBT Center's CEO explains why 'treatment' programs to 'cure' people of their homosexuality are extremely dangerous for LGBT youth.
April 23, 2015
'Ex-Gay Therapy' Survivor Fights to End Practice in China
After a clinic tried using electrical shocks to 'cure' him of being gay, Xiao Zhen is suing both the clinic and the search engine that led him there.
September 25, 2014
Here's Exactly What's Wrong With Barbra Streisand Cloning Her Dogs
Trying to reproduce pets is a folly, and turning animals into experiments is perverse, writes PETA's Kathy Guillermo.
March 2, 2018
In good companies
The Advocate adds 10 firms to its list of the top gay-friendly employers in the country
October 14, 2002
Seat Filler December 2009
The Advocate's queen on the NYC theater scene uses his gift receipt to exchange seasonal solo shows for inner-city lesbian tragedy, scenery-chewing divas, Mark-Paul Gosselaar's muscles, and Broadway's first high-powered prostate massage.
December 16, 2009
The Crisis in Chile Is Extending to a Crackdown on Gays
Reports on the ground claim Chile's police force is resorting to homophobic violence as the nation descends into chaos.
November 21, 2019
Idol Gives Back Nobody
This week you're asked to donate what you can to end poverty. And if you're one of Ellen DeGeneres's friends, then you had especially better pony up the cash. There's also some singing...
April 30, 2007
LGBTQ+ Film Festival Frameline Announces Lineup for its 47th Year
This year's festival will host special guests Taylor Mac, Alaska, and Sofia Coppola.
May 18, 2023