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After a dark week, we can all use some light and love from Shirley MacLaine

In a warm and engaging new book, the iconic actress takes the reader through her personal photo album, documenting an incredible life along the way.

Wonder Woman and the 'P' Word

The new Wonder Woman movie helped this gay dad end his ban on calling his daughter a "princess."

Britney Spears Reveals Title of Upcoming Album

The title of the highly anticipated album from the gay icon has been unveiled.

How to Show Respect to a Former Spouse on Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, try to refer to your "ex-wife" as "the mother of my children."

Britney Spears Works Vegas Debut

The pop performer turned out a powerful performance for her Sin City debut.

Why Hillary Clinton's HIV Promises May Not Be Enough

The presidential candidate has big plans to combat the disease, but her initiatives will only work if state leaders wake up.

Brokeback's big secrets

Was Jack really gay-bashed? Will Ennis love again? What was Heath Ledger's inspired addition to the script? Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana take us inside their runaway hit

The A-List Interview: Max Greenfield

Max Greenfield on his New Girl bromance and making out with Sally Field.

If Edwards is the f word, what word is Coulter?

Ann Coulter tried to explain away her antigay remark about Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a mere "schoolyard taunt." But as comedian Jim David points out, the calculating blond pressmonger knew exactly what she was doing--and her deliberate verbal gaffe betrays the conservative spirit at its most vile.

Candis Cayne is tackling 'mind-boggling' transphobic laws through humor (exclusive)

Transgender trailblazers Candis Cayne and Danna Davis recently told The Advocate about their new production company, Mary, It's Mary Productions, and all the upcoming projects you won't want to miss.

Don Imus: Not alone

In wake of Don Imus' racial slurs against Rutgers women's basketball team, Advocate columnist Jim David reveals the dark secret of morning radio hosts: they're all style over substance white males afraid of minorities at their dinner table.

Gay People Do Not Have License to Weaponize Homophobic Slurs

Antigay names sting even when it's LGBTQ+ people using them.

Op-ed: Why the F Word Still Matters in Comedy

Comedian Chris Doucette explains why even comics with good intentions can't use the f word.

Bill O'Reilly Really Likes You

The conservative, argumentative host of Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor favors gay rights laws and gay adoptionaEUR"but does wish that gays would shut up already. [Reposted form the September 17, 2002 issue of The Advocate .]

10 Must-See Films About Women from 2016

The Oscars rarely awards best picture nominations -- let alone trophies -- to films about women that don't focus on a heterosexual love story. These 10 excellent films from 2016 are about women, regardless of their relation to men. 

Dame Edna's Fond First Farewell

As Dame Edna prepares to bid audiences adieu with her First Farewell Tour (take that, Cher), she sits down with Advocate.com to talk about her maybe gay son, Michelle Obama's dresses, and her plans for matrimony in America.

Shirley MacLaine on Sexual Identity, Contemplating Alone, and More

The iconic actress discusses life with the Rat Pack and meditating alone with nature during the pandemic.

Love and Violence in Black LGBT Communities

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Rev. Irene Monroe pleads for more resources for LGBT communites of color.