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A transgender woman wins Democratic primary for Florida House seat, and aims to make history

Ashley Brundage will run in a battleground seat in November against a Republican incumbent.

Op-ed: Gay Youth, It's Time to Talk About HIV

Mondo Guerra argues that a lack of awareness of HIV's long-term difficulties may be at the root of a seroconversion spike among gay youth.

On Bloody Monday, Tucker Carlson's Exit Is Goriest

When a company's bottom line shrinks, someone always pays the price, with Anheuser-Busch, CNN, and Fox all axing, and no one deserves the cut more than Fox's biggest liar.

What Do You Do After Your Kid Comes Out? Party at Dinah!

This mom of a queer daughter hopes to expand her worldview at the famous women's bash.

Thom Bierdz Comes Home

Out actor Thom Bierdz returns to The Young and the Restless in a hush-hush story line 20 years after he last appeared on the top-rated soap. Is he playing gay? That's the million-dollar question.

Around the world with the L.A. opera

A grand tour of recent productions, from the stunning to the disappointing, with stops in Troy, Seville, Paris, Sweden, Egypt, and Verona. Many unlucky lovers will not survive the trip.

7 Things List: April 24, 2015

Our entertainment highlights this week include Ryan Phillippe uncut, the queer sound of Hi Fashion, and the biggest gay dance party of the year.

Puerto Rico's Gov Urged to Resign Over Antigay, Sexist Remarks

Transcripts from a chat program revealed homophobic, misogynistic messages exchanged by the governor and other territorial officials.

The Only Person Missing at This Lesbian Wedding Was a Priest

Maria Gambatese's recently-deceased brother, Father Angelo, represented the best of Christianity.

Roxane Gay Explains Why Junot Díaz's Explanations Don't Excuse Him

Several women authors have told of harassment at the hands of Pulitzer Prize winner Diaz, who recently wrote an essay about having been raped.

South by Southwest: the madness continues

Neither rain nor bad sound mixes nor St. Patrick's Day drunks keeps our Austin correspondent from catching one show after another at the fabled music fest

Love Latin American style

Gays pilot a new culture-crossing entertainment phenomenon--telenovelas.

'Conversion Therapy' Drama Cameron Post Gets Queer Female Desire Right

Director Desiree Akhavan and star Chloe Grace Moretz speak with The Advocate about the frank female sexuality that drives the film.

Seat Filler: The Advocate's Guide to the 2011-12 Broadway Season

The 2011-2012 Broadway season has officially ended, the Tony nominations have been announced, and our man on the New York theater scene has now seen every show. Here's a look at his quick and queer-skewed impressions of the busy season's complete offerings -- thriving and shuttered, honored and snubbed.

Former Vatican Official Accuses Pope of 'Lying' About Kim Davis

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said Pope Francis's team approved of the meeting with the antigay county clerk.

Republican Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno’s LGBTQ+ hypocrisy exposed

The GOP hopeful is trying to explain why an account on an adult website that was allegedly linked to him sought men for sex.

Former Catholic Official and Ally of Kim Davis Says the Pope Hid Abuse

A former church official says the pope knew a cardinal was allegedly abusing boys -- but some say the accusation is rooted in homophobia.

Viennas Got Balls

I encountered a city determined to maintain its rich cultural heritage all the while forging the foundation for a modern European center, fostering young artists, and rolling out the red carpet for tourists, especially LGBT visitors.

Seat Filler One Arm

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene takes advantage of May's pre-Tonys Broadway slump to check out the greatest and gayest offerings off-Broadway: One Arm, Lysistrata Jones, The Illusion, and more.

The House at Heartland Crossing

When a male couple in their 70s were brutally killed in their Indiana home last fall, it seemed like a clear-cut hate crime. No one suspected that the killer might be a man whom one of the elderly victims had met while cruising online.