Category: The Advocate

Author: John Casey The uproariously funny comedian and actor Murray Hill has described himself in the past as “the hardest-working middle-aged man in showbiz.” And...

Author: Christopher Wiggins A gay comedian was attacked during his stand-up comedy performance at a California casino on Wednesday evening. Sampson McCormick says that he...

Author: Desirée Guerrero For over 20 years now, Distinctive Assets has been the company in charge of creating the carefully curated (and increasingly extravagant) gift...

Author: Trudy Ring Pictured: Backers of anti-trans legislation Sen. Julie Daniels of Oklahoma and Sen. John Kavanagh of Arizona Arizona and Oklahoma had field days...

Author: Alex Cooper Russian President Vladimir Putin leveled criticism against Western countries, claiming they are trying to “cancel” Russia. In his speech on Friday, he...

Author: Alex Cooper A 21-year-old queer rights activist from Kharkiv, Ukraine was killed during a Russian airstrike of the city’s center. Elvira, or “Elya,” Shchemur,...

Author: Alex Cooper Caitlyn Jenner has stepped into the conversation over University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas’s NCAA Division 1 win after Thomas became the first trans...

Author: Advocate Contributors Florida is on the verge of passing legislation called Parental Rights in Education — more commonly known as the “don’t say gay”...

Author: John Casey Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rocky Bleier had half his foot blown off in the Vietnam war. The team welcomed him back...

Author: Trudy Ring The Walt Disney Co., under fire for its tepid response to Florida’s “don’t say gay” legislation and accused of censoring LGBTQ+ content...

Author: Rachel Shatto In this irreverent and joyful short, comic Krista has a new girlfriend, her first since college, and realizing that all her dick...

Author: Alex Cooper An influential gay police sergeant who is president of the Miami police union says he was suspended after he pulled his gun...

Author: Trudy Ring U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, met...

Author: Trudy Ring Lia Thomas has become the first known transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship. Thomas, a swimmer...

Author: Trudy Ring Idaho Senate Republican leaders have killed a bill that would criminalize doctors who provide gender-affirming care for minors, making it a felony...

Author: Alex Cooper A Pennsylvania mother testified on Thursday that she, her girlfriend, and her girlfriend’s parents intentionally starved her two daughters to death. During...

Author: Trudy Ring Kentucky Thursday became the latest state to advance a transgender-exclusionary sports bill. The state’s House of Representatives voted 70-23 to approve legislation...

Author: Cathy Renna In January of this year, Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed into law the first anti-trans bill of 2022. In doing...

Author: Trudy Ring Emilio Delgado, the actor who played Luis on Sesame Street for 44 years and was a strong LGBTQ+ ally, has died at...

Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist Since the early aughts, Focus Features has led the way in prestige queer storytelling with Oscar nominees including Brokeback Mountain, Milk,...