LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots
Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ fire chief, Kristin Crowley, leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.
JANUARY 9, 2025
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The Justice Department OK'd My Firing in the Name of Religious Liberty
Michael J. Stern, who nearly lost his job as a federal prosecutor due to antigay bias, wonders what additional damage Trump's "religious liberty" moves will bring.
JANUARY 7, 2019
From L Word to Empire: Ilene Chaiken Has Changed TV Twice
The out showrunner of Empire and creator of The L Word discusses anti-LGBT discrimination in Hollywood, animal rights, and her relationship with her wife, LouAnne.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Meet the 2013 Point Scholars: Living Proof It Does Get Better
Remember these names -- they're the next generation of LGBT leaders.
JUNE 19, 2013
Kristin Crowley Is Los Angeles's First Out, First Woman Fire Chief
Crowley was confirmed unanimously by the L.A. City Council this week.
MARCH 3, 2022
Obama Seals Nomination: 'This is our moment'
Cheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. ''America, this is our moment,'' the 46-year-old senator and one-time community organizer said in his first appearance as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting. ''This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past.''
JUNE 5, 2008
Celebrating classic gay literature: The best LGBTQ+ books
Is the gay novel truly dead? The Advocate and select Lambda Literary Award winners disagree, showcasing a list of classic gay and queer novels that prove LGBTQ+ literature is alive and well.
JUNE 15, 2018
Meet the People Making 2017 the Year of the Trans Candidate
Progressive transgender politicians are seeking office all over the nation, from New York to Virginia to Minnesota to California.
JUNE 5, 2017
Rob Marshall: The Diva Whisperer
The director and choreographer of Nine has a way with beautiful women.
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Sen. Joe Manchin Is Out to Destroy Democracy, LGBTQ+ Rights
He's a reincarnation of another West Virginia senator who held back progress.
JUNE 8, 2021
U.K. Far-Right Takes Lesson from U.S. Protests Against Drag Queens
(CNN) -- Covid-19 conspiracists and far-right supporters lobbed homophobic and transphobic slurs at parents and children to try to stop the kids from meeting drag queens.
AUGUST 5, 2022
Every Supreme Court decision that radically changed LGBTQ+ rights
The court’s LGBTQ+ decisions have given our community cause for celebration as well as cause for despair. Here’s a look back at these rulings.
JUNE 26, 2024
2018’s Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors
American culture is changing fast. Here are the queer people leading the charge.
MARCH 8, 2018
Person of the Year: The Finalists
The Advocate's Person of the Year was revealed Thursday on MSNBC's The Last Word, and the other nine finalists are presented here in no specific order.
NOVEMBER 6, 2014