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Diverse books left in trash at NYC school with worrying notes: 'Not approved'

Hundreds of new books — which featured stories about race, immigration, and LGBTQ+ lives — were found in the trash with sticky notes documenting their content.

The Broad Sheet: Lovers, Tweens, and a Nina Simone Tribute
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Nina Simone Biopic Will Focus on Love Affair with Gay Man

The daughter of Nina Simone says the man depicted as her mother's lover in an upcoming film was actually gay.

Gay Music Exec Michael Alago Beat AIDS and Bathed With Nina Simone

The gay former music executive who signed Metallica spills his guts in a new memoir. 

Mississippi Goddam

Our resident Mississippi-born writer, Kit Williamson, is feeling the spirit of Nina Simone these days.

Evan Rachel Wood: Bisexual Visibility 'Creates Hope'

The bisexual Westworld star stressed the importance of being seen while receiving the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award.

Op-ed: When an Artist You Love Doesn't Love You Back

When an artist you love says 'you suck' -- hello, Lauryn Hill -- can you still listen to them?

The M word

The music behind the famed lesbian drama The L Word is an ongoing mix tape.

Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Playwright Lorraine Hansberry

To mark Women's History Month, The Advocate will feature a different queer woman from history each day. Today we look at A Raisin in the Sun author Lorraine Hansberry.  

Pooing Fabric

Season 4 of Project Runway begins. And that means Dave White sits around with friends and eats cupcakes and passes judgment.

Joey Pollari's Album 'About Men' Is About 'Queer Loving and Seeing'

The gay Love, Simon actor discusses his turn to music and his first single and music video, "Fickle."

How dull is your love

Idol moves into the home stretch. Dave White stretches and yawns.

Cyndi Lauper: 'When Things Get Really Bad, Artists Respond'

The Emmy-, Grammy-, and Tony-winner discusses music's role in The Resistance, her latest Broadway project, and how gay music executive Michael Alago helped her career.

And on a Lighter Note

You may have heard his collaborations with Bjork or Morrissey, but it's with his new full-length album, The Crying Light , that Antony Hegarty finally comes into his own.

10 Gayest Scenes in the 'A League of Their Own' Series

It's honestly a celebration of lesbian and queer women. The Prime Video series features several sapphic storylines, and here are some of the best parts.

Sam Smith Defends His 'Whitesplaining' of Racist Attack

The Grammy winner has responded to criticism that his tweeting about an encounter with racism was clueless.

Cry, Sundance, cry

Week 7 of Dave White's American Idol recap is not about "Feeling Good" at all. It's about getting on camera for bawling your eyes out.

Jann Wenner's Legacy: Janis Joplin Lamented Rolling Stone Story Days Before Death

The interview can be viewed in a new light after the magazine’s queer cofounder, Jann Wenner, denigrated Black and female musicians.

Why Is It So Hard to Cast an LGBT Actor?

Legal hurdles, a perception of bias, and the closet create a culture that limits the number of out actors in LGBT roles.

WATCH: Gay Heavy Metal, Trans Films, Queer Comics, and Butch Voices

More than just an ask for cash, these great new crowdfunded LGBT projects give back something for everyone, from sexy rock star images to free books for trans kids and film fest return that honors an LGBT activist who committed suicide last year.