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'Drag Race' star Kim Chi is 'sad for humanity.' Here's how she's coping (exclusive)

The RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 runner-up tells The Advocate about "giving back to the community" under Donald Trump's regime through her new cannabis campaign, Kim Chi Over Flowers.

Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU

The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Rachel Levine on being out in government and the ‘faux’ outrage over Trans Day of Visibility (exclusive)

Levine quotes Star Wars and shares her optimistic views on society's views of transgender and nonbinary people.

How a Gay Man Helped Make an Impossible Mural

The story of how California's most innovative marketplace came to be demonstrates the necessity of art in an era when it's under attack.

Crystal Meth Is the Hot Gift in North Korea this Lunar New Year

The illegal drug has become one of the most popular gifts during holidays, birthdays, and graduations. 

Meet the Marriage Equality Trailblazers Who Joined Jill Biden at SOTU

President Joe Biden's State of the Union event included queer representation with LGBTQ+ people in the first lady's box and inclusive words in the president's speech.

Out Brazilian Politician Quits Amid Death Threats

Jean Wyllys, a vocal critic of the nation's new antigay president, fled the country after a fellow LGBTQ official's murder.

Rebellion, Strength, Strong, and Purple

That title makes no sense. But then neither does the article of clothing to which it's referring. Would it help if you knew that astrology is involved? No? Thought not.

Good Trouble's Sherry Cola on Smashing Asian Stereotypes, Feeling Seen

Cola says the series that just featured a Lunar New Year episode celebrates her intersections as a queer Chinese-American woman. 

Queer, Asian, Visible, and Empowered at Last

One Asian woman's journey from "ally" to "activist."

Biden Issues New Executive Order on Guns, Grieves With Shooting Victims

The President is continuing his mission to curb gun violence in America.

Merce Keeps It Going

Nonagenarian Merce Cunningham still wows the crowd in Brooklyn with his latest show, Nearly Ninety.

When Sally Ride Saved the Space Program

This lesbian pioneer challenged notions of gender and science, but her efforts following the Challenger disaster might remain her greatest contribution.

Advocate, Out, Plus nominated for 2025 GLAAD Media Awards alongside biggest queer films and TV of the year

The Advocate's reporters Ryan Adamczeski and Christopher Wiggins also scored nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Outstanding Online Journalism Article.

19 LGBT Hindu Gods

For centuries, Hindu literature, mythology, and religious texts have featured deities that defied the gender binary.