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The Kilted Age: Claybourne Elder on parenting, queer history, and fashion

The Gilded Age star praises the power of theater (and gay icons), while serving fashion in this shoot by Ron Amato.

Hollywood's boldest prosthetic moments: 10 actors who bared it all (sort of)

Hot stars with fake poles

At least they fulfilled some of our fantasies.

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Politics

Donald Trump orders Women’s History Museum to remove trans people or lose funding

Trump has declared the accomplishments of trans people are “improper ideology.”

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Everything you need to know about homonormativity – including a definition

Unpacking the dangers of homonormativity in queer communities.

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Politics

Louisiana theatre students take to the state capitol's steps to protest ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Thirteen students traveled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on March 27 to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for consideration by the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

News

Glenn Youngkin Strips LGBTQ+ Young People of Resources in Virginia

The Republican who claims to be all about parental rights continues to dismantle gains built by his two Democratic predecessors.

Artist Tourmaline and the cover of her upcoming book "Marsha: The Joy and Definace of Marsha P. Johnson"

Books

Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

Women

Drive-Away Dolls’ stars on their 'very gay' love letter to ’90s lesbians and bars

The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.

queer history

The Kilted Age: Claybourne Elder on parenting, queer history, and fashion

The Gilded Age star praises the power of theater (and gay icons), while serving fashion in this shoot by Ron Amato.

Hot stars with fake poles

At least they fulfilled some of our fantasies.

Democratic National Convention will be a celebration of diversity in Chicago, say queer staff

The convention will be a demonstration of all sorts of diversity, organizers say.

Donald Trump orders Women’s History Museum to remove trans people or lose funding

Trump has declared the accomplishments of trans people are “improper ideology.”

Louisiana theatre students take to the state capitol's steps to protest ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Thirteen students traveled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on March 27 to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for consideration by the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

Glenn Youngkin Strips LGBTQ+ Young People of Resources in Virginia

The Republican who claims to be all about parental rights continues to dismantle gains built by his two Democratic predecessors.

New Orleans activists fundraise to replace stolen plaque remembering an arson that killed 32 queer people

New Orleans activists have launched a fundraising campaign to replace the marker honoring those killed in the Upstairs Lounge fire. The group’s aim is to make sure the memory of what happened in 1973 isn’t forgotten.

Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

New Abraham Lincoln doc asserts he liked 'dashing' and 'daring' men

Dozens of scholars lend to the theory that President Abraham Lincoln was gay in the documentary Lover of Men.

Drive-Away Dolls’ stars on their 'very gay' love letter to ’90s lesbians and bars

The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.

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The Gilded Age star praises the power of theater (and gay icons), while serving fashion in this shoot by Ron Amato.

At least they fulfilled some of our fantasies.

The convention will be a demonstration of all sorts of diversity, organizers say.

Trump has declared the accomplishments of trans people are “improper ideology.”

Unpacking the dangers of homonormativity in queer communities.

Thirteen students traveled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge on March 27 to protest several anti-LGBTQ+ bills up for consideration by the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

The Republican who claims to be all about parental rights continues to dismantle gains built by his two Democratic predecessors.

New Orleans activists have launched a fundraising campaign to replace the marker honoring those killed in the Upstairs Lounge fire. The group’s aim is to make sure the memory of what happened in 1973 isn’t forgotten.

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

Dozens of scholars lend to the theory that President Abraham Lincoln was gay in the documentary Lover of Men.

The stars of Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan, spoke with The Advocate about researching queer history, lesbian bars, and nostalgia for the 1990s.