Pennsylvania High School Elects Female Couple as Prom Royalty
Author: Trudy Ring Pictured: Courtney Steiner (in pink) and Carly Levy (in navy). Courtney Steiner and Carly Levy have made history, becoming the first same-sex...
June 11, 2021
Rainbow Railroad to Biden: Make LGBTQI+ Refugees a Priority
Author: Trudy Ring President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have promised to work for LGBTQI+ equality globally as well as domestically — and...
June 11, 2021
Drop Everything and Listen to VINCINT’s New Album
Author: Jeffrey Masters It began in his therapist’s office — VINCINT’s gay and a millennial, so this shouldn’t be a huge surprise. “I talked to my...
June 11, 2021
Lawmaker Apologizes for Vote Against Gay Marriage After Son Comes Out
Author: Alex Cooper A New Zealand politician apologized in Parliament on Thursday for voting against marriage equality in 2013. Nick Smith, 57, gave his final...
June 11, 2021
“Ex-gays” held a “freedom march” in Washington DC & turn out wasn’t all that great
Author: Juwan J. Holmes The Changed movement, a group of “ex-gay” advocates that claimed to have left behind their LGBTQ identities, embarked on Washington D.C....
June 6, 2021
A Love Letter to My First Lesbian Bar and to Holding Queer Space
Author: Gloria Bigelow There were comfy little sofas, curtains on the windows, dim lights, and little tables. Two women tended the bar; one who went...
June 6, 2021
The Pentagon surprisingly decides to continue Trump’s ban on Pride flags in military
Author: Juwan J. Holmes The Department of Defense says it has decided to maintain a ban on Pride flags as enacted by the Trump administration...
June 5, 2021
Milo claims that dogs stopped barking at him as a sign from God once he became “ex-gay”
Author: Juwan J. Holmes “Ex-gay” pundit Milo Yiannopoulos claims he knows that God wanted him to stop being gay because the dogs don’t holler anymore....
June 5, 2021
Ugandan Queer Men Freed on Bail After Mass Arrest
Author: Alex Cooper A court in Uganda granted bail to 39 men on Friday after authorities arrested them at an LGBTQ+ shelter earlier this week,...
June 4, 2021
Cynthia Erivo on ‘Normalizing’ Black Queer Love in Video for New Song
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist Tony winner Cynthia Erivo, who is fresh off of playing the Queen of Soul in the NatGeo series Genius: Aretha, has...
June 4, 2021
Granddaughter of RFK, Daughter of Andrew Cuomo Comes Out
Author: Trudy Ring Michaela Kennedy Cuomo, the youngest daughter of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former wife, Kerry Kennedy, has come out as...
June 4, 2021
Trump supporter refuses to take down profane anti-Biden signs near elementary school
Author: Juwan J. Holmes A New Jersey homeowner is facing condemnation from her neighborhood for displaying several signs and posters proudly supporting former President Donald...
June 4, 2021
Jake Wesley Rogers’s ‘Momentary’ Celebrates Pride/Queer Legends
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist Rising star Jake Wesley Rogers has released a new song and video for Pride Month in which he pays homage to...
June 4, 2021
Lea DeLaria and Jenna Lyons Save the Lesbian Bars
Author: Advocate.com Editors This week, comedian and lesbian icon Lea DeLaria (Orange Is the New Black) premiered her executive-produced documentary, The Lesbian Bar Project, at...
June 4, 2021
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay Stars on Benchmark ‘Dual-Spectrum’ Wedding
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist The heartfelt Freeform dramedy Everything’s Gonna Be Okay broke more ground with its second season finale on Thursday with TV’s first...
June 4, 2021
Connecticut governor signs LGBTQ parenting protections to kick off Pride Month
Author: Alex Bollinger Connecticut’s governor started Pride Month by signing a bill to help LGBTQ families by establishing a better process for non-traditional parents to...
June 4, 2021
Nonbinary Florida 12-Year-Old Beaten for Displaying Pride Flag
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist In another attack on an LGBTQ+ middle schooler, a viral video reveals a group of students kicking and beating a 12-year-old...
June 4, 2021
Fourth Man Pleads Guilty in Grindr-Related Texas Antigay Crime Spree
Author: Trudy Ring The last of four Texas men accused of robbing and assaulting gay men they met via Grindr has pleaded guilty to hate-crime...
June 4, 2021
Chasten Buttigieg Slams RNC Chair Over Pride Tweet
Author: Alex Cooper The husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Chasten Buttigieg, criticized the leader of the Republican National Committee over the GOP’s platform and...
June 4, 2021
Champions of Pride 2021 From the Rugged West
Author: From the Editors of The Advocate A native of upstate New York, Cathy Connolly moved west in 1992 to teach at the University of...
June 4, 2021
