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The Advocate saved my life. Here's how you can support our important work.

Your gift can ensure our journalism remains a resource for future generations of LGBTQ+ people, writes community editor Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.

'Why Do You Have to Say They're Gay?'

Some readers wonder why it's important to cover LGBTQ+ athletes, politicians, and other public figures. Our social media manager explains The Advocate's policy.

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We're asking for your help: Support The Advocate's LGBTQ+ journalism

Contribute to the nation's most trusted source of queer news since 1967.

The Advocate recognized with Legacy Award from LGBTQ+ journalists association

NLGJA honors The Advocate with Legacy Award for outstanding LGBTQ+ journalism.

Grindr Axes Staff of LGBTQ Publication Into in Mass Layoff

Editors released a statement, calling the firing "a tremendous loss for LGBTQ media, journalism, and the world."

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Donald Trump isn't going anywhere. But neither are we. Here's our promise to you, our readers.

The editors of The Advocate make a statement on Donald Trump's victory, and our promise going forward.

'Pose,' Lil Nas X, 'Power Rangers,' and More Win GLAAD Awards

Judith Light received GLAAD's Excellence in Media Award and Wilson Cruz received the Vito Russo Award.

2019 GLAAD Noms Reflect Peak Queer TV, Film, and Video Games

From Pose toHannah Gadsby to Crazy Rich Asians, it was a breakthrough year for queer media, and the GLAAD nominations reflect that. 

The Advocate Again Wins GLAAD Award for Outstanding Magazine

The publication was honored along with Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows, and many more.

The Advocate Wins GLAAD Award for Outstanding Magazine

"The Advocate is a glowing example of how media can be used as a driving force to amplify diverse LGBTQ voices," says GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis. 

Trans Americans Twice as Likely to Serve in Military

While transgender people are twice as likely to serve in the military as is the general population, they still face discrimination during their service and after they separate, according to the largest study to date surveying trans and gender non-conforming people.

The Advocate's Jake Shears cover: Go behind the scenes

On Advocate Channel's new program, Cover to Cover, host Stephen Walker shows the making of The Advocate's Entertainment issue.

'Glee' Cast, Naya Rivera's Mom Honor Her Legacy at GLAAD Awards

Demi Lovato, who played Santana's girlfriend on the Fox comedy, introduced the segment.

Zach Stafford, Formerly of Grindr, Now The Advocate's First Black EIC

Stafford currently helms Into, Grindr's news site.

'Glee' Cast Will Reunite to Honor Naya Rivera's Legacy at GLAAD Awards

The reunion is timed to the anniversary of her character Santana Lopez's coming -out.

100+ Activists, Journalists Call Out Anti-Trans Bias in New York Times

A GLAAD-led coalition and a group of Times contributors say the paper of record is full of transphobic pseudoscience.

New York Times Decries Contributors Protesting Its Trans Coverage

Executive Editor Joe Kahn wrote in a staff memo that the paper wouldn't tolerate contributors who joined with adovacy groups to condem the organization.

LGBTQ People Share Stories in Celebration of Veterans Day

Veterans share struggles from the DADT era and in today's fight for trans rights.

Casey McQuiston's 'Red, White & Royal Blue' Still Making History

On the second anniversary of their best-selling novel, McQuiston discusses Trump, escapism, and the possibility of a spinoff.

This was always going to be a generational fight for transgender people

The fight for rights is seldom straightforward; success does not come without setbacks. For trans people now, that is abundantly true. That fight is not over, writes Erin Reed.