LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots
Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ Fire Chief Kristin Crowley leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.
January 9, 2025
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Evacuating from the Los Angeles fires? Here are some resources to help
Here's the latest information on shelters, closures, and free services for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.
January 9, 2025
I Heart Al Gore
While listening to the former vice president discuss climate change in the backyard of a Los Angeles estate on a chilly Friday night, Advocate deputy editor Rachel Dowd suddenly realizes why the world is better off without Al Gore as president of the United States.
November 9, 2007
Vandals Defaced LGBTQ+ Tributes at Iconic California Beach
Within days of local officials celebrating the area as a safe-haven for LGBTQ+ people, vandals tried to destroy the joy.
July 11, 2023
Transparent's Golden Globes Dedicated to Trans Community
Transparent creator Jill Soloway and star Jeffrey Tambor dedicate awards to trans community, and fallen trans teen Leelah Alcorn.
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January 11, 2015
A Day in Gay America 2010 Part Two
For part two of The Advocate's Day in Gay America 2010 series, readers show us how they kick back, relax and, in the case of Vernita Gray and Pat Ewart, enjoy some Starbucks in Chicago's Boystown.
July 19, 2010
Nancy and the Gays
Nancy Reagan's loyalty to her many gay friends ended when they became a liability.
March 7, 2016
Amazon's 'Transparent' is Great Television in Transition
It’s wonderful to watch Jeffrey Tambor explore his female side and creator Jill Soloway plot television revolution, but for many viewers, Transparent will just be a damn good, dark family comedy
September 11, 2014
Inventing the California Boy
These mid-20th-century photographers and artists created utopian images of young California men that formed an ideal.
June 29, 2013