Category: The Advocate

Author: Brandon Tensley (CNN) — A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. About halfway into the winter finale of the workplace...

Author: Donald Padgett Police have arrested two men in connection with a string of robberies and murders of men who were picked up at bars...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist By all accounts, early Hollywood was one big bacchanal for those at the top before the Hayes Code and censorship more...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist and Daniel Reynolds Carol, about a soon-to-be-divorced New Jersey socialite and a mother who falls for Therese, the shopgirl who is,...

Author: Dustina Haase-Lanier Schwules Museum Berlin welcomes the first international exhibit exploring the intersectionality of queerness and disability — “Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer.” The exhibit,...

Author: Alex Cooper Seth Forbes first became estranged from one side of her family at 13. By 27, she was estranged from the other. Her...

Author: JD Glass The words “homosexual” and “heterosexual” were first coined as German nouns by Austrian-born Hungarian psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert, in the late 19th...

Author: Trudy Ring At least 141 protests and threats against drag events across 47 states have happened in the U.S. this year, according to updated...

Author: JD Glass Kit Connor, star of the Netflix series Heartstopper, and forced by cyber-bullies to come out as bisexual, won his first Emmy earlier...

Author: Trudy Ring Georgia state employees and others are suing the state over its denial of insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender workers and...

Author: Christopher Wiggins During an appearance on NBC’s TODAY show Friday morning, drag mega-star RuPaul Charles spoke about the recent anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment across the country that has...

Author: Christopher Wiggins New research shows that Twitter users have used the antigay slur “groomer” more frequently since Elon Musk took over the platform. A study...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist A timeless clarion call for justice, Pat Benatar first wailed, “We can’t afford to be innocent; Stand up and face the...

Author: JD Glass Texas Lawmaker Hires Guy Who Wants to Execute Parents Who Take Kids to Drag Shows At a time of increased of anti...

Author: Donald Padgett A state appeals court in New York has ruled against Yeshiva University in its efforts to deny recognition to an LGBQ+ club...

Author: John Casey In May I wrote about Andrew Hartzler, a former Oral Roberts University student who endured years of conversion therapy, a suicide attempt,...

Author: Trudy Ring Clela Rorex Clela Rorex, the first county clerk to knowingly issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, died June 19 at...

Author: Alex Cooper South Africa South Africa’s Ichikowitz Family Foundation released results from its African Youth Survey 2022, which showed an increase in African youths’...

Author: Trudy Ring Soccer journalist Grant Wahl, an LGBTQ+ ally who was briefly detained by security at a World Cup match in Qatar for wearing...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist At a time of increased visibility for queer couples in holiday romantic comedies, the Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge-led Spoiler Alert,...