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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4h

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 5h

Opinion: The recent move to remove LGBTQ+ representation from sex education is a dangerous echo of past purity culture movements, argues Emma Cieslik.

From purity rings to 'Don’t Say Gay,' the right’s war on sex ed never ended

Opinion: The recent move to remove LGBTQ+ representation from sex education is a dangerous echo of past purity culture movements, argues Emma Cieslik.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

How Jean O’Leary and a community of visionaries turned courage into history.

The untold story behind the first National Coming Out Day

How Jean O’Leary and a community of visionaries turned courage into history.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

“Without these people in place, it’s unlikely that a lot of these programs will be able to continue even after the government reopens," former HHS Assistant Secretary Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.

Trump’s shutdown layoffs eliminate entire federal health agencies that served LGBTQ+ people, teens, & women

“Without these people in place, it’s unlikely that a lot of these programs will be able to continue even after the government reopens," former HHS Assistant Secretary Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

Tim Mendelson, who is helping to carry on Taylor's activism, remembers her on National Coming Out Day.

A gay friend and colleague on Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS work and how she created a safe space to be out

Tim Mendelson, who is helping to carry on Taylor's activism, remembers her on National Coming Out Day.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

Opinion: Donald Trump is willing to write big checks to foreign banks that benefit U.S. billionaires, but not to our soldiers or government workers, writes John Casey.

During Trump’s shutdown, Argentina gets $20 billion while our service members get ... $0

Opinion: Donald Trump is willing to write big checks to foreign banks that benefit U.S. billionaires, but not to our soldiers or government workers, writes John Casey.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

Rev. Shelley Washington's journey from hiding in the shadows to standing boldly in the light is a powerful testament to the transformative power of self-acceptance, authenticity, and giving yourself grace on coming out.

Coming out wasn't losing my faith—I was living it

Rev. Shelley Washington's journey from hiding in the shadows to standing boldly in the light is a powerful testament to the transformative power of self-acceptance, authenticity, and giving yourself grace on coming out.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

A couple lost their foster care license after they wouldn't agree not to discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth nor attempt to change them.

Massachusetts foster parents lose license after refusing to properly care for LGBTQ+ youth

A couple lost their foster care license after they wouldn't agree not to discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth nor attempt to change them.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 2d

“We’re not going to let any one election or circumstance dampen our spirit," she said. "They cannot defeat our spirit if we don’t let them.”

Kamala Harris reclaims the stage in Washington at defiant book talk with Kara Swisher

“We’re not going to let any one election or circumstance dampen our spirit," she said. "They cannot defeat our spirit if we don’t let them.”

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

Winsome Earle-Sears's remarks drew immediate backlash.

GOP candidate claims firing people for being gay ‘is not discrimination’ in Virginia governor’s debate

Winsome Earle-Sears's remarks drew immediate backlash.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

There are now more ways than ever — including long-acting injectables — to prevent the spread of HIV.

It’s National PrEP Day! Learn the latest about HIV prevention

There are now more ways than ever — including long-acting injectables — to prevent the spread of HIV.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

After a decade working in the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ aging organization, Faria says her appointment “feels like a calling in this moment.”

Lynn Faria named as SAGE’s new CEO, pledging to lead with joy, authenticity, and fierce advocacy

After a decade working in the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ aging organization, Faria says her appointment “feels like a calling in this moment.”

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

Opinion: Turning Point’s “All-American Halftime Show” promises everything the Super Bowl isn’t: all white, straight, narrow-minded, and wildly out of tune, writes John Casey.

By Morse code, town crier Mike Johnson says Lee Greenwood should replace Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl

Opinion: Turning Point’s “All-American Halftime Show” promises everything the Super Bowl isn’t: all white, straight, narrow-minded, and wildly out of tune, writes John Casey.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

You gotta love a confident man in a dress.

Throwback: Remember when Alexander Skarsgård showed up to a movie premiere in full drag?

You gotta love a confident man in a dress.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

You're not going to want to miss these intergenerational love stories!

11 gay movies with age-gap romances & where to watch them

You're not going to want to miss these intergenerational love stories!

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

Aubrey Plaza is once again showing why she’s one of the ultimate Queens of Halloween.

Aubrey Plaza claims she was the ghost Joy Behar had sex with

Aubrey Plaza is once again showing why she’s one of the ultimate Queens of Halloween.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

“He cares that people are willing to follow his orders, no matter what the law says,” a senior Air Force airman told The Advocate.

Pete Hegseth mandates that all military service members watch his fratty Virginia speech to generals

“He cares that people are willing to follow his orders, no matter what the law says,” a senior Air Force airman told The Advocate.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

In an interview with The Advocate, Bottcher says he’s stepping up as a new-generation leader and that “the gloves are off” in his challenge to Trump.

Out NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher files to run for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat, raises nearly $700k in one day

In an interview with The Advocate, Bottcher says he’s stepping up as a new-generation leader and that “the gloves are off” in his challenge to Trump.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

Around 96 percent of LGBTQ+ adults have come out as queer to at least one person.

How many LGBTQ+ adults are out of the closet? Almost all — with these exceptions

Around 96 percent of LGBTQ+ adults have come out as queer to at least one person.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

“Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope,” Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets told attendees at the Penguin Random House-sponsored event.

On a D.C. rooftop, prominent authors and activists vowed to ‘save our stories’ from book bans

“Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope,” Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets told attendees at the Penguin Random House-sponsored event.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4d

#Boots, the timely new #Netflix series starring Miles Heizer, is inspired by the true story of a young gay man's journey of self-discovery and brotherhood while serving in the military.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4d

The First Amendment of the Constitution would like a word.

Donald Trump brags that ‘we took the freedom of speech away’

The First Amendment of the Constitution would like a word.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4d

“I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."

Chicago alderperson describes ‘sanctioned violence’ after ICE detained her for simply asking questions

“I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4d

Opinion: He's hosting the Kennedy Center Honors in December and a UFC fight on the White House lawn next summer, so why not a late-night show? writes John Casey.

New 'Late Night' host Trump kills it with jokes on ending seven wars and GOP shutdown, and his pal Vladimir

Opinion: He's hosting the Kennedy Center Honors in December and a UFC fight on the White House lawn next summer, so why not a late-night show? writes John Casey.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 4d

President Donald Trump announced that "both signed off" on the first phase of a peace deal.

Breaking: Hamas to release hostages & Israel to withdraw troops in Gaza peace deal, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced that "both signed off" on the first phase of a peace deal.

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