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Get ready for Roller Jam: the LGBTQ+ skating spectacle

Gays are going feral over the new reality show 'Roller Jam' and host Jordin Sparks.

WATCH It Gets Better Special Inspires With Coming Out Stories

The special is the second with MTV from Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller.

WATCH: Gay Couple's Adoption Story Included in CBS Holiday Special

The 16th annual broadcast included gay parents' story for first time.

The LGBT Heroes of 9/11

We look back in time via The Advocate's special cover story after the tragedy on September 11, 2001.

What a Hannah Gadsby Emmy Win Would Mean to Me

Gadsby's Emmy-nominated Nanette taught queer viewers that their stories have value, writes Leigh Finke.

This 12-Year-Old Proves Coming Out Still Matters

The story of 12-year-old out lacrosse player Braeden Lange and Philadelphia's Courage Game just keeps getting more inspiring.

The Advocate Again Wins GLAAD Award for Outstanding Magazine

The publication was honored along with Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows, and many more.

Pete Buttigieg Talks 2024 Speculation on 'Tooning Out the News'

In a clip airing Tuesday on Stephen Colbert's show, an animated interviewer tells Buttigieg it's impossible to find "a young, vibrant, gay transformative political figure." 

Jorge Ramos Puts American Racism and Xenophobia on Full Blast

Veteran journalist Jorge Ramos travels across the country exploring how hatred and intolerance have become center stage in the U.S. 

Gay Theater Couples to Take Center Stage

Backstage romances will come out from behind the curtain in 'A Very Broadway Valentine's Day'.

Paris Hilton Is Sliving in Her Best Era Yet

From new music to motherhood and a business empire, this queen isn't slowing down.

BBC Presenter Comes Out As Nonbinary On-Air During Pride Special

Shivani Dave  hopes to encourage other nonbinary people to "be proud" of who they are. 

Getting Hitched? Tell Us All About It

Whether you're standing in line at the county clerk or you've already booked the band, we want to know about it. Send us your wedding stories and photos at marriage@advocate.com

Ben Platt Blasts Neo-Nazis Protesting His Broadway Show Parade

A hate group demonstrated and handed out flyers at Parade, about the lynching of a Jewish man in Georgia.

What’s So Queer About Supergirl Anyway?

Out writer Mariko Tamaki has created a heroine origin story that will resonate with any underdog.

Will Illinois Special Session Include Marriage Equality?

Gov. Pat Quinn has called legislators back to deal with pension reform, but some wonder if they could address marriage too.

Sylvia Swayne Aims to Make History as Alabama’s First Trans State Representative

Swayne came in second during a primary this week and will head to a runoff election.