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Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone dies at 63

Beyond his career as an artist and designer, Christopher Ciccone also worked as a creative director for his sister, Madonna, in the 1990s.

Sibling Revelry

Now starring on Brothers & Sisters, the Dr. Kildare heartthrob explains why other gay leading men would be unwise to follow in his footsteps.

11 celebs who love their LGBTQ+ siblings

These A-Listers will always have their queer siblings' backs!

Trans and Nonbinary Siblings Shot to Death; Mother Charged

Jeffery "JJ" Bright and Jasmine Canady were killed in Pennsylvania, and their mother is charged with criminal homicide.

Slain Baltimore Trans Women Was Sibling to NBA Star

After learning his sister's death, Los Angeles Clippers player Reggie Bullock expressed sadness, praising his sibling for teaching him how to live his own life.

Wachowski Siblings New Epic Gets Standing Ovation
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Christian H.S. Says It Can Expel Students With LGBT Siblings

Trinity Academy in Kansas says LGBT acceptance, which runs “counter to the standing of a Biblical lifestyle," is grounds for expulsion.

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Wis. GOP Candidate: Marriage Equality Will Lead to Sibling Marriages

If the law allows same-sex marriage, siblings will try to marry each other, claims a Wisconsin congressional hopeful.

Report: Sibling Killed in Dayton Shooting Was Trans Man Jordan Cofer

Initial media reports indicated Connor Betts killed his "sister" and eight others last weekend, but new coverage says it was actually his brother who died.

Gay Dads Adopt Six Siblings in Foster Care and Become a Forever Family

The children had bounced around in the system for more than four years. 

N.J. conservatives propose 'equal benefits' bill for gays, siblings, and others

Conservative groups in New Jersey are pushing a proposal that would grant the rights of marriage but not the title to gays, siblings, and others involved in domestic partnerships.

Coming Out As...A Sister

Sometimes your siblings are the people who know you best.

The Wachowskis Say Theyre Still Best Friends

The Wachowski siblings reveal there's been no change in their working relationship since Larry's transition to Lana.

Coachella Fest, Owned by GOP Donor, Accused of Anti-Trans Bias

Trans siblings say they were denied use of restrooms corresponding with their gender identity.

Pride Media Stands With Black Lives Matter and the Right to Protest

The Advocate and its sibling publications vow to center and amplify Black voices. 

'A World of Dreams: Voices From the Out100' Gets Daytime Emmy Nom

The special, produced by Advocate sibling company Here TV, profiles notable LGBT people of 2013.

'Turn up the love:' San Francisco becomes a sanctuary city for transgender people

"Our city has been and will continue to be a sanctuary and a beacon for our transgender and gender non-conforming siblings,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said.

Patricia Arquette Shares Her Fondest Childhood Memories of Alexis

At the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation's launch, the Oscar-winning actress told The Advocate about the precocious humor and creativity of her late sibling.

Trans Reality Star Wendy Guevara Finds Her Way With ‘Perdida Pero Famosa’

The reality star who shot to fame in Mexico in La Casa de Los Famosos chats with The Advocate about sudden fame and being joyful and outspoken for her trans siblings on her new show Wendy, Perdida Pero Famosa.

Peter Shalit's defense of his father

One gay man upset after Gene Shalit's review of Brokeback Mountain on NBC's Today show on January 5 was his gay son, Peter--only Peter was upset not because he disagreed (he's used to that) but because he felt other gay people were misunderstanding his father. When the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued an alert demanding an apology for the review's characterization of the Jack character as a "sexual predator," Peter and his five straight siblings went to work to clear their dad's name. An author and a physician with a mostly LGBT practice, Peter spoke from his office in Seattle.