The Advocate

The Advocate has been the definitive news source for America’s LGBT community since 1967. Every issue, The Advocate keeps you involved and informed on everything that’s important to you in LGBT news, politics, culture and entertainment. You’ll enjoy our intriguing interviews with important gay and lesbian newsmakers, plus you'll enrich your life with our regular coverage of gay travel, finance, fitness, and style. Now available with the cool convenience of digital delivery. Now expanded with exclusive video and slide show in every issue.

EDITOR’S LETTER

THE ADVOCATE

Dear Subscribers,

10 THINGS TO GET YOU THROUGH

JUSTICE FOR GAVIN • A federal judge rules the school was wrong to deny him use of the boys’ restroom.

INSTAGRAM STAR MURDERED AFTER COMING OUT AS BISEXUAL • Bianca Devins’s death was “celebrated” with biphobia on incel sites and 4Chan.

#SAYHERNAME

BLAMING THE VICTIM

HOUSE of the RISING SON • With a new co-authored children’s book and newly strengthened bond, Queer Eye star Karamo Brown and son jason Brown continue to show the world the true meaning of family.

WHY I LOVE FAT MEN • The singer behind the hit song “Bears” gives us the skinny on fatphobia.

THE SIMPLE LIFE • Just in time for the holidays, a few tips on Scandinavia’s slow-living philosophies for a good life.

All Genders, Period • These innovative new products are proving that gender is irrelevant when it comes to sexual and reproductive health.

Our Chief Storyteller • Giving to HIV and LGBTQ causes is just one motivation for the gay tech founder behind the Unfold app.

Let Your Freak Flag Fly • Why Halloween is basically a national LGBTQ holiday.

I BEG YOUR PARDON • Yvie Oddly doesn’t care much about fame or mainstreaming drag. For this fierce performer, it’s all about art.

What Is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?

HE DID IT HIS WAY • Famous character actor Michael D. Cohen reveals he’s transgender.

THE TRAUMA OF LEAVING (OR STAYING) HOME • Two brilliant queer Black female authors get together to discuss race, sexuality, and the business of surviving as a woman in this world.

Goodbye, Beloved

Goodbye Prison Blues • After seven groundbreaking seasons, Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black is ending.

QUEER STORIES FOR KIDS • Trans author and legislator Lisa Bunker shows it’s possible to have mainstream children’s books with positive LGBTQ characters.

A STAR IS BORN • Star’s Amiyah Scott on growing up in the ballroom scene and losing friends to transphobic violence.

PUBLIC DANCER • Gay Vietnamese-American ballet dancer John Lam hopes to inspire young people to pursue their goals despite cultural taboos.

TRACY FLICK FOR A NEW GENERATION • Out actor Ben Platt is the perfect candidate for Netflix’s The Politician, which highlights queerness while examining the nuances of running for offices.

NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER • Same-sex couple in Georgia fights the State Department for failing to recognize the citizenship of their daughter.

A MILLION MOMS COULDN’T ACCEPT TWO MORE • Conservative group boycotts Disney over same-sex parents in animation.

ZEN AND THE ART OF COOKING • This former punk rock drag queen and body piercer now cooks Buddhist temple cuisine.

A NEW KIND OF FUSION • Chef Thomas Romero uses everything he knows about the human experience and turns it into a delectable dish to appease all the senses.

Faking Hate • Regardless of how you feel about the Jussie Smollett case, faking hate crimes really does happen, making it so much harder on the real victims.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME • Losing my cruising virginity in Alaska.

WINE COUNTRY ACROSS THE GLOBE • An unexpected surprise...