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Transgender girl gets booed by crowd and bullied after winning track race at Oregon state championship

Anti-trans spectators booed as the sophomore crossed the finish line in the 200-meter race first, then later as she received her gold medal.

Donald Trump's daughter-in-law becomes cochair of the Republican National Committee

Lara Trump has often touted her father-in-law as a supporter of LGBTQ+ equality — which he's not.

Photos: Graduation Day in Parkland

Emma Gonzalez and Parkland activists are ready to head into the world and change it.

Sidney Poitier Paved a Path for LGBTQ+ Acceptance on Film

An activist, diplomat and groundbreaker, Poitier portrayed Black characters that weren't stereotypical.

Who Is Most to Blame For Hollywood’s Diversity Problem?

It’s the system, and not performers like The Danish Girl's Eddie Redmayne, that is responsible for the lack of diversity in mainstream Hollywood, says The Advocate's transgender issues correspondent. 

2003 Person of the Year: V. Gene Robinson

A look back at The Advocate's first ever interview with openly gay Rev. V. Gene Robinson, who will be delivering the invocation for President-elect Barack Obama this Sunday at a pre-inauguration event at the Lincoln Memorial.

Person of the Year: V. Gene Robinson

As the renewed debate over equal marriage rights has shown, at the root of all opposition to gay and lesbian rights lies religious conviction. In 2003 one gay man stood resolutely at the center of the contentious battle to shift religion away from hatred and exclusion and toward love and equality. V. Gene Robinson--elected bishop in June by the Episcopalians of New Hampshire, confirmed at the church's national convention in August, and consecrated November 2--has handled the resulting anger from conservative Christians with poise and eloquence. For his grace under the pressure of a worldwide debate and for his steadfast focus on his mission to open God's church to all people on the margins, Bishop Robinson is The Advocate's Person of the Year.

Hollywood's Jake Picking: 'Nothing Has Changed' Since Rock Hudson

Picking plays Hudson in Hollywood, which portrays abuse of power in the movie industry but also imagines a successful rebellion against its homophobia, racism, and sexism.

These Writers Show Hollywood It's More Than Black & White

The Entertainers: Meet Lena Waithe and Justin Simien, two rising stars in the entertainment industry whose projects tackle what it means to be young, gay, and black in America.

Trans and Nonbinary Students on Their Place at Women's Colleges

Here's what these students want you to know.

9 Female-Led Films No One Should Be Surprised Were a Box Office Smash

If you're shocked that Wonder Woman and Girls Trip are burning up the box office, you'd shouldn't be.

Champions of Pride

We recognize amazing LGBT leaders from across the country.

Seat Filler: Best New York Theater of 2012

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene counts down the top 10 LGBT-inclusive productions of the past year.