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This gay man had to flee Ghana after a violent attack. He’s finally been granted asylum

"What I really want the world to know is that [queer Ghanaians] have no life, they have no voice,” Mr. B, who was recently granted asylum, told The Advocate.


Cuccinelli Campaign Warns Clergy Could be Imprisoned for 'Teaching Christian Morals'

The latest fund-raising email from Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli's gubernatorial campaign trots out the politician's wife to employ some standard right-wing scare tactics.

Key to Passing Nondiscrimination Bill: GOP Donors?

An unlikely constituency is funding the fight for LGBT rights, using the marriage equality road map.

Watch: GLAAD national ad features  terrifying potential future under Project 2025

The clip shows a haunting scene of children reciting ‘The Pledge.’

Mike Pence Criticized HIV Activists While President of Antigay Think Tank

Did he really object to an HIV-positive 12-year-old addressing the Republican convention?

Op-ed: John Kerry Needs to Do the Right Thing in Egypt

Promoting an economic summit in a nation jailing LGBT people is not living up to the self-stated ideals of the State Department.

Pie in the Sky Presidency

The prospect of the nation's first black president sparks the hope that a gay president is drawing nearer.

A historic statement of unity

An unprecedented 22 national gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual groups have gotten together to issue a combined manifesto calling for all GLBT Americans to continue the fight for full equality.

We 55 respectfully disagree

In an "open letter" to The Advocate and to LGBT people everywhere, more than four dozen prominent activists of color take issue with Jasmyne Cannick's commentary calling for LGBT equality to take priority over rights for illegal immigrants. Quoting Audre Lorde, they remind us, "There is no hierarchy of oppression."

A Mark Bingham history tour

Mark Bingham was a rugby champion; PR firm owner; friend to hundreds; fervent University of California, Berkeley, booster; and gay man. His death--and, when his story hit the wires, his life--gave America an authentic gay hero.

'LGBT Stories' Podcast: Lorri L. Jean, Soldier of the Movement

The new LGBT Stories podcast lets queer people share their own stories. Read and listen to Lorri L. Jean, the CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center

5 Elders Share Wisdom on Trans Longevity

On the heels of a landmark congressional forum on violence against transgender Americans, five elders speak out about the past, present, and future of resilience.   

Meet Four of The Advocate's Vanguard

These are the LGBT people at the cutting edge of business, science and technology, and activism.

From Stonewall to the White House: Mark Segal's Gripping Memoir

Mark Segal recounts his amazing life in activism in his new memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. Read an exclusive excerpt below.

Forty Under 40

These budding powerhouses, leaders in media, politics, sports, and science, are facilitating our future. Meet the architects of the next decade.