The Advocates 2024: Ally and activist Willie Nelson
The country legend has always stood up for what he believes in, and his recent queer-themed cowboy duet with Orville Peck proves it.
July 1, 2024
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Linda Harvey Claims LGBT News Sites Make Kids Gay
The conservative radio show host warns that children "will experience sexual feelings and mistake these for the pervasive fiction of some inborn gay identity" simply from visiting websites covering LGBT news and issues.
May 13, 2013
How Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter advances equality
The hit album is much more than simply a genre detour for the superstar.
April 10, 2024
Editor's Letter: Basta, Barilla
The prejudice shown by Barilla's chairman isn't just intolerant, it's really bad business.
September 26, 2013
Letters to President-elect Obama: Jim Buzinski
Open letters from 26 gay men and lesbians.
November 19, 2008
Ben-Hur's Gay Subtext Is Needed Now More Than Ever
Gore Vidal -- and GLAAD -- would not be pleased by reports that the remake of the 1959 classic has been de-gayed.
August 17, 2016
NewFest's 2020 Lineup Includes 'Summer of 85' and Kate Winslet
New York's LGBTQ+ festival announced a virtual lineup with a few drive-in experiences.
September 24, 2020
Full list of performers at Trump's 2025 inauguration
These musicians are standing proudly with President Donald Trump.
January 16, 2025
Bombing the runway
We're on the verge of World War III and all we gays can talk about is Project Runway? Wake up, people! The war in the Middle East is the same war we're fighting here at home, battling antiquated religious beliefs that are used to justify hatred and murder.
August 16, 2006
Just say no to Uncle Sam
No, it is not progress when the military turns a blind eye in order to send openly gay soldiers to die in Iraq. Quite the opposite. In fact, maybe all gays and lesbians should boycott serving our country until our country serves us
October 12, 2005
Beauty and the Beast's Box Office Is a Rosy Victory for Gay Visibility
Despite the ballyhoo over LeFou's "gay moment," the Disney film had a record-breaking opening weekend.
March 20, 2017
Why I tried to join the National Guard
On May 30 three Soulforce activists were rejected by the Minnesota National Guard because of the U.S. military's antigay "don't ask, don't tell" policy. This would-be recruit--an organizer of this spring's Equality Ride--is dead serious about signing up, and she'll be back at the recruiting office later this summer with reinforcements.
June 2, 2006
Sidney Poitier Paved a Path for LGBTQ+ Acceptance on Film
An activist, diplomat and groundbreaker, Poitier portrayed Black characters that weren't stereotypical.
January 12, 2022
The Soul of Seal
Armed with a new album of soul classics and his trademark blunt outlook on the state of the world, Seal sat down with Advocate.com to discuss the rumors that he and wife Heidi Klum would have left the country had John McCain been elected, the gay rights movement, and what makes Seal's sound so damn sexy.
November 25, 2008
What's Gay About the 2016 Grammy Nominations?
The 2016 Grammy Award nomininations were released Monday. Are LGBT artists well represented?
December 7, 2015
These Out Celebs in India Are Trying to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Five of India’s most famous out citizens put their careers at risk in trying to decriminalize homosexuality in an appeal to the nation's Supreme Court.
July 7, 2016
How Grammy-Nominated Brandy Clark Became Nashville's Finest Songwriter
The out musician's latest release, Your Life Is a Record, is nominated for Best Country Album.
March 9, 2021
Music stars on gay marriage
Forty-two artists speak out for their gay fans and against President Bush's push to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution
April 13, 2004
A terrible loss
The tragic death of Denice Denton (pictured), the openly lesbian chancellor of University of California, Santa Cruz, has highlighted the fact that minorities, especially members of the LGBT community, are underrepresented at the highest levels of leadership at colleges and universities around the nation.
July 20, 2006