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Pornhub's search trends expose America's naughty coping mechanisms to Trump's win

The stats don't lie. The Midwest was letting its freak flag fly.

Connected With Love and Death In Our Age of Technology

Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, is available on iTunes and all digital platforms today.

Op-ed: Finding Role Models for My Trans 5-Year-Old

It's a different, better world for young transgender kids.

Op-ed: Alec Mapa Explains Joys of Being an Adoptive Parent

For National Adoption Month, actor-comedian Alec Mapa tells the story of how he and his husband came to adopt their son, Zion.

Kinsey lives!

Out Oscar winner Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) talks about sexual repression, bisexuality, the far right, and abstinence education--the hot-button issues of 2004, all woven into his acclaimed new film, Kinsey, set in the 1940s and '50s.

Kimberly Peirce and the Art of War

With Stop-Loss, the queer director comes of age.

Lost in Translation

What's not gay about girl-on-girl comic book love? In Japan, everything. Caroline Ryder explores the elusive world of lesbian manga.

The Entertainment Industry Is Gay for Pay. But Is That Bad?

According to Julia Himberg's recent book, The New Gay for Pay: The Sexual Politics of American Television Production, the answer isn't a straight one.

2024: When the last of the baby boomers, like me, turns 60

We’ve spent 60 years listening to other people. Maybe this is the decade where we listen more to ourselves?

All LGBTQ+ People Should Stand in Solidarity With Black Athletes

Prominent Black athletes are standing up to systemic racism, homophobia, and transphobia. They need us in their corner.

How 'Thelma & Louise' Helped Geena Davis Change Hollywood for Women

The Oscar winner and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media spoke with The Advocate about the new doc This Changes Everything. 

Sex With PrEP, Like Life, Is Never Without Risk

A second person contracted HIV while on PrEP. What does that mean for the thousands of people relying on the regimen to keep them safe?

Scents and sexuality

This spring's breakthrough study on how gays and straights respond differently to human smells is only the latest in a long line of studies suggesting a genetic link to sexual orientation

Op-ed: An Open Letter to The New Yorker

When The New Yorker took a look at the tension between transgender women and radical feminists, one writer says the examination was unfair.

Let’s Stop Shaming Black Men

Fifty percent of black gay men may become HIV-positive in their lifetime, but the cause is not what you think.

Jerry Springer is the new David Hasselhoff

It's another celebrity-tears photo-op as Jordin wrests her "Now" from Blake's desperate hands and another season of American Idol goes out with a whimper...

I Am Jazz: 14, Trans, and the Star of My Own TLC Series

Transgender teenager Jazz Jennings has a new docu-series, I Am Jazz, airing on TLC.

The Education of Eddie Redmayne

How did the star of The Danish Girl prepare for his role? By becoming a transgender ally. 

13 Smart Must-Read Books on Race and Hate

These authors are making sure we never forget the ghosts of our past, so that we can build a more inclusive future. 

Gay Is Good: The Letters of Franklin Kameny

The activism of Frank Kameny is brought to vivid life by a new book of his forthright, forward-thinking letters, proving the pen is indeed mightier than the sword.