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november 21 2025

Heartthrob Lee Pace cast in 'The Running Man' reboot

Lee Pace joins Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, and Josh Brolin in this adaptation of the 1985 Stephen King novel.

There's record LGBTQ+ representation in elected offices nationwide

In some good news coming out of November's election, at least 495 LGBTQ+ candidates won their races.

Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts

Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.

Humble ‘first millennial’ Jimmy Carter honored with glorious, funny state funeral

The Advocate reports from inside Washington National Cathedral for the 39th president’s state funeral.

Hands Down, the Single Best Quote of 2014

This dynamic group helped make this year smarter.

It's Complicated: LGBT India Since 2003

For India and LGBT rights, it's three steps forward and two steps back.

Hot Sheet: November 15, 2013

The top 10 entertainment and events highlights on our gaydar this week: from the sexiest Superman ever to the gay fifth Beatle.

Arizona neo-Nazi sentenced to 3.5 years in connection to the killing of his gay roommate

Cory Young pleaded guilty to hindering a police investigation into the death of Jake Kelly in 2023.

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Recap: Joe Biden and Donald Trump took to the debate stage

Tonight is the night. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in Atlanta for the first presidential debate.

The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.

In the Galleries: A Risky Collection and a Secret Identity

Galerie Bassenge is being tight-lipped about the identity of this music producer's world-class collection going up on the auction blocks.

Reasons for Pride: Setbacks for the Right Wing

We've celebrated marriage equality victories, transgender visibility, and more. Now we close LGBT Pride Month with a look at some significant losses for our opponents.

The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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The gays bring surge to D.C. Metro ridership for Capital Pride Parade

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reported its highest ridership since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Biden Executive Order Includes Focus on Transgender Equity

An aide to President Biden says issues around transgender rights are a "significant focus" for the administration.

Many trans Americans are living in fear. But LGBTQ+ advocates see a reprieve in statehouses

The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being signed into law has shifted in the last year, leaving advocates feeling “cautiously optimistic” over a turning of the legislative tide.

LIVE: 2024 presidential election

Keep it here for updates from The Advocate as our senior national reporter, Christopher Wiggins, covers the DNC from the event.

Pope Francis's LGBTQ+ record: the good and the bad

Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.

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Behind the Story With DOMA Defeater Roberta Kaplan

In this exclusive excerpt from Roberta Kaplan's forthcoming book, the trailblazing attorney describes her attachment to Edie Windsor and tense phone calls with Obama's right-hand men.

Why Russia's Antigay Ways Didn't End With Communism

Russia may have adopted a few modern trappings, but this in-depth look examines how LGBT lives there have only gotten worse in the last several decades.

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