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Wisconsin School District to Fire Teacher Over Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus Song 'Rainbowland'

The teacher says she won’t be deterred from telling the truth and highlighting the right-wing takeover of schools.

7 Things List: August 14, 2015

Our entertainment and events highlights this week include the rise of the female superhero, Disney's high holy event, and Food to Get You Laid.

Local School Board OKs Pride Flag in Classroom

The school board agreed that LGBTQ+ Pride flags were not political statements.

Excerpt: In 'Doubting Thomas,' Soccer Practice Sparks Gay Lust & Pain

A student-athlete confronts internal and external homophobia in this passage from a novel by Matthew Clark Davison.

White House Christmas

A gay couple -- and blue state Democrats, no less -- invited to the Bush White House for a Christmas party? Advocate managing editor John Jameson recounts his and his partner's evening with George and Laura and a few hundred of their family and friends.

London theater

Ewan McGregor in Guys and Dolls is just one of the West End boys--and girls--keeping the London theater scene hot this summer

New York Republican Senator Appears to Lose Primary Election

Senator Roy McDonald, one of four Republicans to back the marriage equality bill, trailed challenger Kathy Marchione by more votes than remained to be counted.

A New Mystery Describes Secret Gay Lives in Post-World War II America

John Copenhaver's new novel Dodging and Burning weaves a fanciful tale of war, murder, and the closet. Read an exclusive excerpt below.

Andrew Extein Explains What County Jails Face in Welcoming Gay Inmates

Social worker Andrew Extein shares what he learned from spending countless hours talking to countless gay inmates in 2008 about their experiences in Los Angeles County jails.

'A Bit More Progressive and to the Now'

The Olympics are stopping by Project Runway for a little NBC cross-promotion. Stella is thinking sharp, jabby spikes on black leather. For the synchronized swimming team.

The Working Class Is Not Stupid

Donald Trump isn't going to make America great for the working class -- and contrary to the conventional wisdom, a lot of working-class voters were smart enough to know this.

JESUS CHRIST!

It's OK to ask him to take the wheel but not necessarily vote-getting to shout his name in song in a way that suggests that you might be kind of pissed off at him. It's a lesson Carly learns the hard way as the six are whittled to five...

Being a Gay Actor Isn't Easy

Australian actor and activist Harry Cook recounts his inauspicious cinematic beginnings in his new memoir, Pink Ink. Read an excerpt below.

The Couple That Works Together

Jessica Lange talks gays, marriage, Big Edie, and parading around with Drew Barrymore like a happy lesbian couple while promoting Grey Gardens.

Op-ed: How to Shed Your Armor

Gay rapper Solomon explains his long journey, including the birth mother who abandoned him, a father who landed in jail, caustic lovers, and an adoptive mother who championed him the whole way through.

Excerpt: Trading a Fab NYC Life for Tennessee

Jordan Nasser was an executive at H&M but gave it up to write a novel mirroring his experiences as a gay man reconciling with his Southern heritage. Read an excerpt from Home Is a Fire below.

Seat Filler December 2009

The Advocate's queen on the NYC theater scene uses his gift receipt to exchange seasonal solo shows for inner-city lesbian tragedy, scenery-chewing divas, Mark-Paul Gosselaar's muscles, and Broadway's first high-powered prostate massage.

Anti-licious

Season 5 of Project Runway wants you to know that delusional talentless contestants are back!

Down the toilet

It's "I've Got a Secret" week on Idol. No secret, however, is the fact that the men continue to be completely awful and the women continue to be only sort of completely awful.

Excerpt: What It Means to Be a Man Alive

Trans author Thomas Page McBee shares true stories of violence and forgiveness from his new memoir, Man Alive.

Sex, Objectification, and Writing Trans Nonfiction

Elliott Deline tells The Advocate his new book gets more 'autobiographical, and arguably more scandalous' than ever before, touching on his relationships to sex, alcohol, love, and being made a 'spectacle' as a trans person.