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Lilli Vincenz, LGBTQ+ Activist and Filmmaker, Dies at 85

Vincenz participated in and documented many events in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

40 Under 40: B. Scott Cares About Making the Best Version of Yourself

The Messengers: B. Scott has worked his way up the ladder to become a media maven, and he's helping others on the way.

'Ghost' screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin on coming out: 'I've never not been gay'

Rubin has opened up in his just-published memoir, It’s Only a Movie.

NYC Fire Department Gets First Lesbian Battalion Chief

Michele Fitzsimmons, promoted Thursday, is also only the second woman to achieve this rank in the department.

YouTube chef and son of Spanish actors convicted of murdering and dismembering surgeon in Thailand

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 30, will spend life in prison for the murder of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, whom he was reportedly romantically involved with.

Out, Black, and proud: Ernestine Eckstein fought for us before Stonewall

During Black History Month, we honor the courage of Ernestine Eckstein, who put her life on the line to speak out for queer rights.

Why Every City Needs an LGBT Job Fair

Finding and keeping work remains perilous for many LGBT people. But an event in one of the nation's biggest cities is helping queer folks find employment and climb the ladder.

Women Who Paved the Way: Writer Edythe Eyde

This week's woman you should know: the founder of the first U.S. lesbian publication.

Father Knows Best

In 1978, Jim Ward opened what is considered to have been the nation's first contemporary body-piercing business -- the Gauntlet in Los Angeles. His best customer was the late Louis Rove, the gay adoptive father of former Bush "architect" Karl Rove.

Lesbian News publisher Ella Matthes has died at 81

She oversaw North America’s longest-running lesbian publication.

Op-ed: Who Will Be The Next Leaders of the LGBT Movement?

Once interns move their way up the ladder to become executive directors, who steps in to follow?

Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon's Home Is First Lesbian Landmark in the West

The place where the pioneering lesbian couple founded the Daughters of Bilitis and launched The Ladder will be preserved for generations to come. 

Seat Filler March 2011

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene thumbs a ride on Priscilla, outs a gay Mormon, climbs Daniel Radcliffe's corporate ladder, does ghetto drag with John Leguizamo, and brings Fanny Brice back from the dead.

Donald Trump Calls Equinox Owner 'Great Friend' as Protest Continues

He also said the controversial fundraiser is now sold out. 

GLAAD's Pam Stewart Is on a Mission to Accelerate Acceptance

The Coca-Cola executive and GLAAD board member on her vision for the South.

Canadian LGBT Activist Jim Deva Dies Suddenly at 65

Vancouver mourns the well-known bookseller, who made headlines in a 20-year censorship battle with Canada's government.