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Arrest Made in Arson Attack on California Lesbian Bar

The suspect is a former employee and the attack is not being investigated as a hate crime.

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.

Two New D.C. Lesbian Clubs Seek to Reverse Trend of the "Dying" Bar

Amid the shuttering of bars for women around the country, D.C.'s XX+ and A League of Her Own have done booming business since opening this summer. 

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.

Woman Who Hates Straight Men Asks, Can I Cruise for Bi Guys on Grindr?

A straight cisgender woman "repelled by heterosexuality" sought dating advice for a "classic millennial sex pickle."

Oxwood Inn Closes, Leaving Los Angeles Without a Single Lesbian Bar

The closing of this 45-year-old San Fernando Valley watering hole is another blow to women's spaces. 

Op-ed: Why We Shut Down the Castro

As the #BlackLivesMatter movement forges ahead, white LGBT people don't have to sit on the sidelines.

How to Do an LGBTQ+ Women's Issue in an Evolving World

A lot has changed since our first issue celebrating queer women.

Megan Rapinoe Dedicates Her Women of the Year Honor to Trans People

"They offer us a full view of what it means to be a human in the world," Rapinoe said at the Time Women of the Year gala.

Why This Lesbian's 'Love Connection' Matters

Liz Baxter sees her appearance on Love Connection as anything but a lark.

Melissa Etheridge on how 'my queerness protected me' in a music scene unforgiving to women

While it hasn't been easy, being queer has given Melissa Etheridge a unique perspective on the music industry.

Your gay agenda: January and February events

The editorial staff at Gay.com and The Out Traveler takes your travel needs very seriously. We continually scour the globe on the lookout for gay, gay-friendly or queer (in both senses of the word!) events to put on your gay agenda.

'Vida's' Tanya Saracho Announces Final Season With Heartfelt Thanks

Along with a trailer, the trailblazing series announced its final season will air in April. 

Before Stonewall: The Women's House of Detention Changed Queer History

The historian Hugh Ryan will change how you think about our history.

Vida's Ser Anzoategui: 'It's a Beautiful Thing' to Play a Butch

Nonbinary actor Ser Anzoategui beautifully brings to life an old-school butch lesbian in the breakout series.

After AfterEllen, Trish Bendix to Edit GO Magazine

The job hunt didn't take long for the former AfterEllen editor.

A League of Their Own’s Will Graham Uplifts Queer Fans With Moving Message

A League of Their Own’s queer co-creator Will Graham thanked fans and urged them to find and hold on to joy amid the show’s cancellation by Amazon Studios, which comes at a tough political moment for LGBTQ+ people.

The First Time I Went to a Lesbian Bar in North Carolina

This Advocate editor's memory of her college town has changed after the state passed its infamous anti-LGBT law. 

The Queer Books That Saved a Disabled Trans Man

Three incredible works showed me I have queer, trans, and disabled ancestors.

Vida, Which Changed TV With Queer Latinx Representation, Says Farewell

The cast and creator of the groundbreaking Starz drama reflect on the third and final season.

Female couples are helping to keep Portland queer

Multnomah County, Ore., which includes Portland, has the largest proportion of female couples of any large or medium-sized county in the U.S.