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EXCLUSIVE: Lady Bunny cuts ties, sues Bianca Del Rio

Is Lady Bunny really ending their 25+ year friendship amid lurid claims about unfair pay and work conditions?

39 Festive Holiday White House Images That Show 'Magic, Wonder, and Joy'

The Advocate was invited to experience the White House holiday decorations and they did not disappoint.

The Obamas Sit for Annie Leibovitz

The photo was posted to the White House's Flickr.

WATCH: The GOP's Public-Private Divide on Marriage Equality

Gay journalist Thomas Roberts says Republican leaders privately congratulated him on his marriage, while beating the drums against marriage equality in public.

This NFL Team Owner Is Opposed to LGBT Equality

Bob McNair, owner of the Houston Texans, has donated $10,000 to the effort to repeal Houston's LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance.

Betty White Understood Gay Men, and We Loved Her for It

I never felt 'handsome,' but when I met Betty, she made me feel like I was. 

She Writes the Songs: Trans Composer Anessa Marie

Anessa Marie went from sleeping in Central Park to composing musical theater in the city that doesn't sleep.

Gay dream hotels

The Advocate's sister site OutTraveler.com takes us around the world to show us the globe's best homes away from home.

'I'm From Driftwood' Celebrates 10 Years of True LGBTQ Stories

The site that collects LGBTQ tales from all over the world is headed to the Smithsonian.

Ellen and Cait Help Trans Nursing Student

Caitlyn Jenner and Ellen DeGeneres show love and generosity to a struggling black trans woman with dreams of a nursing career.

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Op-ed: And Baby Makes Three, Part 1

How The Advocate's parenting writer became a dad.

A Public Display of Family Values

OPINION: Last week's rapture of love and support for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her unwed, pregnant daughter was a a far cry from the attention shown to Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, when she hit the packed convention four years ago with her partner, Heather Poe.

Destinations: When in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand, has been called everything from the Venice of the East to the Capital of Sin, but only recently has it been raising eyebrows as a cosmopolitan destination. The mantra "anything goes," once applied only to the city's naughty nightlife, now extends to everything from shopping and art to hotels and spas. Add a karma-driven culture and relaxed views on sexuality and gender and you have a gay mecca in the making.

WATCH: Empire's Jussie Smollett Comes Out to Ellen

The star of Fox's hit hip-hop drama Empire has his own Jodie Foster moment on Monday's episode of Ellen.

Phil Donahue, an unsung LGBTQ+ ally, who talked about being gay — and AIDS — when no one else would

During a time when so many of us felt desperately alone and unaccepted, Donahue made us feel like we were normal and we had a friend in him, writes John Casey.