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'A Complete Unknown's Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro on music, gender & protest

“I was just so fascinated with the way Bob [Dylan] carried himself and how," Timothée Chalamet tells The Advocate. "He was, in a sense, but very subtly, so subtle that the journalists couldn’t even really tell at times if he was being confrontational.”

Brandi Carlile Pays Tribute to John Prine With 'Hello in There'

Music legend and beloved songwriter Prine died earlier this week. 

Stepping Out as Allies to Stop Anti-Trans Attacks

For Pride Month, SAGE, the world’s largest advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ elders, donated $75,000 to the three leading national trans organizations to help the trans community fight back

'Will & Grace' Shows Women, Gay Men Trying to Age With Grace

Another benefit of the reboot is the opportunity to show women and gay men dealing with growing older.

A call to arms

Marine veteran Jeff Key survived deployment in Iraq. Now he's a man with a new mission: ending America's addiction to war.

Op-ed: Ozzy Osbourne Made Me the Lesbian I Am

Think heavy metal music isn't for queer girls? Think again.

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Brandi Carlile Wins Grammy, Pays Moving Tribute to Musical Legend

Two years after she took the Grammys by storm, winning three awards, Carlile took home another and also honored singer-songwriter John Prine.

Singing her own tune

Lesley Gore is on her second run of celebrity--from the "It's My Party" songbird of the '60s to the out singer-songwriter of 2005's quietly haunting indie CD Ever Since

Belinda talks

Belinda Carlisle is now living happily in France with her husband and 15-year-old son. She still tours with the Go-Go's, but her new album, Voila--her first solo effort in over 10 years--is a polished, sexy reworking of all-French pop classics. And it's actually pretty great.

Brandi Carlile: What the World Can Learn from Joni Mitchell

Ahead of performing at Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, the out singer-songwriter spoke with The Advocate about the power of music. 

The best revenge

After a life of struggle, doubt, and abuse, Janis Ian comes out on top with a new album, a world tour, and a thriving writing career and Melissa Etheridge does the amazing interview

Hot Sheet: Week of July 12

Harry Potter is officially all grown up, gay actor Dan Butler falls in love with Karl Rove, and the Gay Men's Chorus of San Francisco pays tribute to Joan Baez.

How a Gay Daughter Learned Her Dad Listened Before It was Too Late

My father never picked up the phone to call -- because "he's a man" --  but I never doubted he loved me. 

All the LGBTQ+ highlights of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

An Orthodox rabbi who's also a drag queen, lesbian songstress Janis Ian, and gay Beatles manager Brian Epstein are among the subjects of films in the fest.

7 Performers Who Could Sing at Trump's Inauguration

Comedian Robbie Pierce offers a few suggestions for the not-coveted position.