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Peggy Caserta, the lesbian creator of bell-bottom jeans and lover of Janis Joplin, has died at age 84

Caserta and Joplin had an intense relationship from 1966 to 1970.

A Trans Woman's Experiences at CPAC

Jennifer Williams's visit to CPAC sounds both inspiring and terrifying, as well as a bit perplexing.

Stonewall Hosts Surprise ‘Gay Woodstock’ With A-List Performers

Major stars are surprising WorldPride attendees today with an epic celebration -- for free!

Lady Gaga Gives Stirring Speech for Trans Lives at Stonewall

The bisexual singer made a surprise appearance at the Stonewall Inn.

Yes, We Cannes

The annual Cannes Film Festival never fails to combine a sampling of the best in cinema with the not-as-great.

Shawn Mendes addresses gay speculation in new unreleased song

The singer previewed his song "The Mountain" off his upcoming self-titled album at a recent show.

Based on a Truly Gay Story

Forty years ago this summer, two momentous events happened just 100 miles apart, but they might as well have been on different planets. Now the Brokeback Mountain filmmakers have adapted Elliot Tiber's memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film -- and it's a comedy. 

John B. McLemore Finally Escaped S-Town

The Shit Town podcast has enthralled America and exposed the quiet desperation of gay life in the South.

Georgia: Public Funds Are Going to Antigay Private Schools

More than 100 private schools in Georgia accept a combined $170 million in state money each year while openly discriminating against LGBT students.

This small Vermont town is going all out for its first Pride celebration

Pride of Woodstock VT's cochairs tell The Advocate how they built the town's inaugural Pride Month celebration from the ground up.

Why Tuck Woodstock Is Our Favorite Gender Detective

Tuck Woodstock's spent their career asking, "What the heck is gender?"

LGBTQ Activists Recount the Glory, Fury of Stonewall

Laverne Cox, Mark Segal, Jim Fouratt and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy discuss what happened at Stonewall on the night that changed history in a new documentary. 

Ill. Marriage Equality Pioneer Dead at 65

Vernita Gray, part of the first same-sex couple married in Illinois after winning a court order, was a veteran activist in her hometown of Chicago.

Our great dyke hope

Melissa Etheridge isn't just a rock star. She's our hero--and she won us over just by being herself.