Twenty years ago, an incredible discovery was made in a New York flea market. A trove of photos from decades ago was uncovered, depicting a hidden network of gender-nonconforming people living freely and happily. Those images, supplemented with extra

Dear Advocate Readers, A lot of people will soon be talking about this momentous year — 55 years since a brave group of LGBTQ+ individuals rose up against police brutality at the Stonewall Inn. What some may not know is that two years before that upr

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Why do queer people love horror? The thrill of the genre is, of course, universal. People from all over the world, of all genders and sexualities and races, love to watch horror films. But there’s something to the genre that specifically lures in LGB

Michael James Scott is 13 years old, in ninth grade, when he goes to New York City for the first time and sees a Broadway show. Little does he know the transformative experience he’s about to have. “Our first show happens to be Beauty and the Beast a

Whether it’s parades, dinners, or dancing, of course we want to commemorate Pride! Even if you limit your decadence, just the idea of a mass celebration can take its toll. But with a little preparation (with these tools and and topicals), you can sti

Dear Out Readers, Happy Pride! I hope your season of community starts with this very special issue of Out. Our annual Pride issue is one of equalpride’s biggest endeavors — the whole team spends endless hours contemplating who to feature on the cover

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LIKE MANY OF us, Welsh pop star Rod Thomas, better known to fans as Bright Light Bright Light, had a hard time feeling any joy and excitement for life after Covid. The pandemic had forced him to give up two of his passions, traveling and performing,

PRIDE IS ALWAYS a joy, whether marching in a parade, meeting up with old friends, dancing to a diva, or catching up on queer film while snuggling on the couch. If you’re desiring a Pride experience that includes both community involvement and a littl

Miami Beach Pride marked a star-studded 16th anniversary celebration, which drew in record crowds to its sunny festival and parade. This year, Billy Porter was the Pride’s headline performer and grand marshal, a title he shared with Lisa Rinna and Ju

JOY. RESILIENCE. PRIDE. These are just some of the traits that pulse through the veins of the LGBTQ+ community and continue to strengthen and unite us, even in our darkest hours. In this special Pride issue, we celebrate our progress and perseverance

WHILE PREVIOUS SEASONS of hit HBO reality series We’re Here certainly didn’t shy away from exposing our country’s politically polarized state, the show’s current season, filmed in the summer of 2023, begins with palpable tension. In the first episode

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Toward the conclusion of Vanessa Williams’s performance during the VACAYA cruise of the Caribbean in February, the “Save the Best for Last” singer searched for a musical number that she knew would be a hit for the mostly LGBTQ+ audience. From the cro

I cried along with best friends Doris and Dom as the former buried her father and then gifted her inheritance to the latter so he could pursue his dream of opening a restaurant (a chicken window, but hey, you need to start somewhere). At the conclusi

Tom of Finland, the Finnish artist famous for his homoerotic illustrations of hypermasculine men, died in 1991. But his legacy lives on — through his art, which adorns queer establishments around the world, as well as through the Tom of Finland Found

“SEX ED HAS failed just about all of us and even if it was half as good as it needs to be, we can bet our bottom dollar it wasn’t going to cover butt stuff to begin with,” says Alex Hall on his cheeky YouTube channel, The Bottom’s Digest. “Can you ac

Being queer is no joke — unless, of course, you’re an LGBTQ+ comedian. In fact, a new Netflix documentary, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, outlines the pivotal role humor has played in the fight for LGBTQ+ culture, visibility, and activism. Through

In Berlin, watching RuPaul’s Drag Race feels like home. I only follow the U.S. original reality show, now in its 16th season, and the U.K. spinoff. I was not a big Drag Race watcher in America, but now it helps me feel connected to my gay friends acr

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“I HAD THOUSANDS of dollars of Pride work lined up for [last] June,” says Miss Bouvèé, who moved from Michigan to Florida in October 2020 to make a living as a drag performer and cabaret singer. “I mean, we’re talking pay-your-rent-for-the-rest-of-su

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On April 9, the conservative Arizona Supreme Court sent shock waves throughout the nation when it ruled in favor of a 160-year-old abortion ban — a law enacted before American women could vote or Arizona was even a state. The ban, brought back to lif

Queer people are statistically disadvantaged when it comes to household wealth, employment, and financial stability. Resources like a steady job or higher education can improve earning potential. So can owning property or winning Drag Race. But there

Ashmal and Rehman are a young same-sex couple opening up their relationship to a third person, specifically 27-year-old Jonathan. The three men’s complicated dynamic recently played out on Peacock’s lurid reality show, Couple to Throuple. But being p