... Britney.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Britney Spears - Brief article
... Broadway bares.
I Advocate ... - Brief article
... Doing something nice and little for a stranger every day.
I Also Advocate ... - Brief article
... El Parador Cafe.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Quotation
... Gay and lesbian alliance against defamation.
I Advocate ... - Brief article
... Getting women back in the kitchen.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Going on Youtube and looking at lots of '60s French pop singers.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... James Perse clothing.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Keep a child alive.
I Advocate ... - Brief article
... Larry Keigwin's dance company.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Martin Margiela.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Designer coat - Brief article
... Massage therapy.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... My show on Monday nights at the Abbey in West Hollywood.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Nepotism.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Jonathan Adler's candle - Brief article
... Nude beaches.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Black's Beach in San Diego and Saline Beach in St. Barts
... Perez Hilton's red carpet suicide.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ...
... Selfish & perverse.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Novel by Bob Smith - Brief article
... Spilling the beans.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... The at-home spa.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... The BBC news.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - British Broadcasting Corp. BBC News - Brief article
... Throwing dinner parties.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Watching nip/tuck.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
... Water Island.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
A (federal) case for marriage: as an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders.
A pair of queens.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Gay couples
A place for anger.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
A quieter riot: West Hollywood's new Andaz Hotel is an isle of style in a gaudy Sunset sea.
THE BIG PICTURE - Hotel review
A river ran through it: Valencia, Spain, dazzles with a mash-up of Old World charm and New World architecture, tied neatly by a long ribbon of unrivaled downtown green space.
THE BIG PICTURE
A view with a room: the Navajo Nation opens a sleek hotel in the Southwest's iconic Monument Valley.
THE BIG PICTURE - View Hotel
A wedding album.
Same-sex marriage - Photograph
A woman of her own mind: not even her daughter's death could change Christine Maggiore's attitude about HIV and AIDS.
ADVANCE
Abraham Lincoln.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Gay rumor - Brief article
Active Alaska cruise.
HOT LIST: Invigorate your body and mind on these adventures - RSVP Vacations - Brief article
Affairs of state.
ADVANCE - Brief article
Aisha C. Mills.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Gay fund raiser - Brief article
Al Gore: former vice-president and environmentalist.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Al-Wilayat Al-Muttahida.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Amy Balliett.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM
Amy Balliett: activist.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - JoinTheImpact. com - Brief article
Anchored woman: in her new memoir, HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell recounts coming out and starting her life over at 51.
ADVANCE: Profile - I Want: My Journey From Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life - Book review
And on a lighter note: you may have heard his collaborations with Bjork or Morrissey, but it's with his new full-length album, The Crying Light, that Antony Hegarty finally comes into his own.
SPECTATOR: Music
Andrew Langenfeld.
Forty under 40: SPORTS - Gay swimmers - Brief article
Andy knows best: Andy Cohen is becoming increasingly familiar to Bravo's legion of gay viewers, but who is the man behind the smile, and where does the man stop and the network begin?
Cover story
Are you afraid of losing your job?
THE ADVOCATE POLL - Brief article
Are you--or is someone you know--using PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Ari Shapiro.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Ariel Foxman.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Ariel Levy.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Ariel Schrag.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay cartoonist - Brief article
Artist in residence: boutique masterpiece Hotel des Academies et des Arts pays homage to Left Bank artistry.
Travel - Brief article
Austerity chic: how novelist and performance artist Mike Albo gets by in lean times.
ADVANCE: My Take
Baby, you can drive my car: down-and-out Detroit made a pass for the pink dollar at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show, where General Motors sponsored the car extravaganza's very first Gay Day. High on low gas prices and electric wonders like the Chevy Volt, 53 gearheads--many of them decked out in green to identify themselves as gay--answered questions about their life on the road.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey - Brief article
Back to the future: forget that madcap rush from the airport to Manhattan: now that JetBlue has opened its new JFK terminal, your next trip to New York City begins ends in the heart of queens.
Adventure - JetBlue Airways Corp.
Badgered by hate crimes: University of Wisconsin students are 'dying' to make a point.
ADVANCE: News
Based on a truly gay story: forty years ago this summer, two momentous events happened just 100 miles apart, but they might as well have been on different planets. Now the Brokeback Mountain filmmakers have adapted Elliot Tibet's memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film--and it's a comedy.
SPECTATOR: Film
Battling the military ban: in a bracing new account, historian Nathaniel Frank shows how 'don't ask, don't tell' has utterly failed.
ADVANCE - Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America
Beauty & the boob tube: feminist writer-performer Staceyann Chin finds herself sucked into the weird world of kiddie pageants.
SPECTATOR: Viewpoint - Essay
Benoit Denizet-Lewis.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Gay writers - Brief article
Best place to meet locals.
READER'S TIP - 700 Club - Brief article
Betty Young.
Forty under 40: BUSINESS
Beyond benefits: you deserve equal benefits in your job. Given. But what is your company doing to truly create a gay-supportive work atmosphere?
Report
Bid jet lag bon voyage with an Asian staycation.
HOT LIST - Japantown, San Francisco; Koreatown, New York City; Chinatown, Vancouver - Brief article
Bike tour through Burgundy.
HOT LIST: Invigorate your body and mind on these adventures - Brief article
Black and gay like me: after Wanda Sykes stood up in front of a crowd of thousands and declared that she's a lesbian, she became a poster girl foe black and gay America, whether she likes it or not.
Blond ambition.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Blond bombshell: comedian Chelsea Handler is a fan of the gays--but she's no Tori Spelling.
BIG GAY FOLLOWING - Interview
Bottoms up! But only if you keep the calories down.
Fitness - Brief article
Brad Sears.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Brief article
Bridging the gap: Newcastle has cast off its gritty northern image and emerged as one of the U.K.'s most hip, happening and cultured cities.
THE BIG PICTURE
Bringing elegance back to the e-invitation.
Tech - Brief article
Bringing safety back: a new website breaks the rules to educate and titillate.
Health - DCfukit.org - Brief article
Bromosexual: can two straight men have sex with each other on camera? And if so, is it art? The new film Humpday explores the limits of male sexuality and what it means for two men to love each other.
SPECTATOR: Film
Brother Luke.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Bruce Bastian: the philanthropist (and former Mormon) who got out front on California's Proposition 8.
PEOPLE of the YEAR
Brush with genius.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Business meets brotherly love: Philadelphia rolls out the red carpet for work and play.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Butterscotch budino at pizzeria Mozza.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
California dreaming.
Tech - Ferrari California - Brief article
Can opener.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - First portable toilet - Brief article
Can't stop the beat: the summer music festival season begins in earnest now.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
Chad Griffin: strategist.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Change in the Lone Star State: two ugly incidents may belie a growing tolerance in Texas.
ADVANCE: News
Charity case: state budget cuts threaten to debilitate--or worse, shut down--local LGBT organizations.
Charity loves company.
Finance
Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity.
GAYDAR
Chris Allen.
Forty under 40: BUSINESS - Brief article
Chris Ryan.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Brief article
Christoph Babka.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Brief article
Christopher Wheeldon.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay choreographer - Brief article
City of big shoulders ... and opinions.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey
Clamor for the glamour: considering Liberace's legacy on what would have been his 90th birthday.
ADVANCE: Exhibit A - Walter Valentino Liberace - Brief article
Clarification.
Feedback - Correction notice
Class structure: how's this for progress: A gay man is appointed to lead the Chicago public school system and hardly anybody says a word--not about his sexual orientation, anyway.
ADVANCE - Ron Huberman
Clay Aiken: performer.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Coming back to America: American author Vestal McIntyre found a husband and a home in the U.K., but his first novel, Lake Overturn, brings him back to the Idaho countryside of his childhood.
SPECTATOR: Books - Book review
Coming out fighting.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Coming to Amreeka: in her feature film debut, Cherien Dabis explores a Palestinian family's trials in small-town USA--and revisits her own upbringing in the process.
SPECTATOR
Confessions about a dance floor.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey - People's take on Dancing With The Stars
Correction.
Feedback - Correction notice
Correction.
Feedback - Correction notice
Corrections.
Feedback - Correction notice
Corrections.
Feedback - Correction notice
Country ham: after a series of reinventions, actor--carpenter--porn star--playwright Tom Judson pulls up stakes and heads west.
ADVANCE: My Take - Essay
Cover girl.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Credit where it's due: interpreting the tax credit for new homeowners.
Finance - Brief article
Crossing borders: gay Americans have long been denied the right to live at home with their noncitizen partners. but Congress may finally be on the verge of changing all that.
Curse of the drinking lass: alcohol consumption linked to breast cancer in women.
Health - Brief article
Cyndi Lauper.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
Daniel's Boon: in New York, Rosie O'Donnell's older brother stakes his political career on marriage equality.
ADVANCE: News
Dashed expectations?
Feedback - Letter to the editor
David Lauterstein.
Forty under 40: BUSINESS - Gay entrepreneur - Brief article
Debauchery springs eternal.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey - Brief article
Defending the condom.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Del Marquis.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Gay musicians - Brief article
Desert hearts.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Coachella festival - Brief article
Dirty little secret: Comedian Carol Leifer likes to watch on-demand porn ... a lot of it!(SPECTATOR: Viewpoint)
Divide and conquer: the Episcopal Church may have just lost 100,000 members because of its pro-gay stance, but Bishop V. Gene Robinson says the denomination isn't about to waver in its support.
ADVANCE
Do you feel more optimistic about the prospects for gay rights legislation than you did last year?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Do you pay for porn?
ONLINE POLL
Do you think a federal or state-by-state strategy is the best approach to win marriage equality?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Do you think Matthew Mitcham's sexual orientation hurts his endorsement chances?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Doing business German-style: whether you're a corporate traveler or casual visitor, Berlin's infectious unkonventionalitat tempts you to skip a commitment or two and have an adventure or three.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Don't slam Sundance; the excitement around this year's Sundance Film Festival has been muted by talk of boycott in response to Mormon efforts to pass Proposition 8. Director and Sundance veteran Gregg Araki explains why he thinks turning your back on the film festival is exactly the wrong approach.
SPECTATOR: Film
Downturn? Fuggedaboudit: when the deals are sealed and it's time to hit the town, business travelers to the Big Apple are finding some of the best bargains in years.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Drawn out: Tintin's been outed. Jinkies! Could Velma be next?
ADVANCE - Cartoons and gays - Brief article
Dueling divas: the ladies we love to hate (each other).
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Ease on down the loan: a new federal program is primed to relieve your student loan burden.
Finance - Brief article
Easy rider: for city dweller Ted Loos, it's a whole new world on the Montana range.
VANTAGE POINT
Eco-homo: city slicker Adam H. Graham travels all the way from the Galapagos Islands to Alaska to find an eco-oriented vacation that fits him just right.
VANTAGE POINT
Editor's letter.
Editor's letter.
Editor's letter.
Editor's letter.
A guy's unethical reaction to sexual orientation - Editorial
Editor's letter.
Appreciating Harvey Milk and Dustin Lance Black - Editorial
Editor's letter.
Editorial
Editor's letter.
Editorial
Editor's letter.
Editorial
Enchanted April: big wins in Iowa, Vermont, and D.C. suggest Prop. 8 was more anomaly than harbinger.
ADVANCE
Equality.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
Eric Himan.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Gay musicians
Express lane.
SPECTATOR: A-List - Nathan Lane - Interview
Facing fears about travel abroad.
TRAVEL - Brief article - Column
Far east escape: for journalist Justin Ocean, losing himself in translation is the ultimate Asian adventure.
VANTAGE POINT
Fear and loathing in Gainesville: a campaign to kill trans and gay protections in a Florida city heads straight to the toilet.
ADVANCE
Felix Burrichter.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Fighting AIDS one gene at a time: is gene therapy the future of HIV treatment?
ADVANCE - Brief article
Flights of fancy: unlike other aviation aficionados, novelist Christopher Rice isn't swapping stats on wingspan, but he'll talk swatches and SpaceBeds.
VANTAGE POINT - Essay
Fly the open skies.
Adventure
Fontainebleau encore: a 1950s Miami Beach icon gets a 21st-century update.
TRAVEL - Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa - Brief article
For gay penguins, first comes love, then kidnapping.
ADVANCE - Parenting - Brief article
Forty under 40: they're teenaged and middle-aged, city dwellers and small-town leaders, activists, entertainers, and businesspeople. They're the legacy of the Stonewall uprising, out and tremendously successful men and women who never knew a time before Pride. And they're dedicated to the promise of the pioneers who came before them--that, with work, things will only get better.
Dustin Lance Black - Cover story
Frank's new face: barely over a year since transgender activists labeled Barney Frank a turncoat, he's hired the first openly transgender legislative staff member on Capitol Hill.
ADVANCE - Diego Sanchez
Friends in high places.
ADVANCE - Politicians who support same sex marriage - Brief article
Fru*gal/Fru*guy.
DEF - Definition - Brief article
GAP stretch/fans.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ...
Gay apres: winter sports fanatic Scott Holman loves cold men, slippery slopes, and vacations filled with ups and downs.
VANTAGE POINT
Gay bashing in any form.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Gay justice: while judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination is a step forward for diversity, an openly gay supreme court member remains a long shot--unless President Obama bucks the trend.
Gay marriage in Iowa? We should have seen it coming.
ADVANCE - Chronology - Brief article
Gay Olympics.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Boy George imprisoned a prostitute - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Chelsea Handler on Joe Jonas - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Al Sharpton on homophobic ministers - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Kenneth Starr on Proposition 8 - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson - Brief article
Gaydar.
ADVANCE - Cataloging error in gay literature - Brief article
Gays of state.
ADVANCE - Brief article
Gender construct.
Health - Chaz Bono's sex change - Brief article
Geordie treats.
Adventure
Get out.
Travel - Paul Rubio's Out Traveler: South Florida - Brief article
Girl, uninterrupted: as the Portland, Ore.-based band Lovers releases its third album, lesbian lead singer Carolyn Berk drops the angst and, in the process, finds herself.
SPECTATOR
Glute camp: don't stop at buns of steel--get the legs and abs too.
Fitness - Brief article
Go on, mess with Texas: Houston, the Lone Star State's largest city, heaps on the charm.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL - Directory
Going Dutch in Amsterdam: when you're done trading in tulip futures, it's time to tiptoe through the treasures of Europe's most gay-friendly capital.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Going for the Black and Gold: an unexpected Grammy nomination could catapult Sam Sparro into household-name territory.
SPECTATOR: Music
Good health at every age: age gracefully. A time-honored principle, perhaps. But attainable? Six experts on health, fitness, and aging give you their best advice on how to make it happen.
Good reception: Neil Patrick Harris isn't the only reason this year's Emmy Awards will once again be the gayest night on TV.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Grand Canyon rafting.
HOT LIST: Invigorate your body and mind on these adventures - Brief article
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black: filmmakers.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Guys and balls: not an athlete? If you can't join 'era, ogle 'em.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Hail Mary: Sigourney Weaver's starring role in Prayers for Bobby--the true story of Mary Griffith, a religious mother who drives her gay son to suicide--is a far cry from her more notorious turn as the panty-clad, flame-throwing Lieutenant Ripley, but this is one actress who still knows what it means to feel like an alien.
SPECTATOR: Television
Hands on.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
Happy ending.
ADVANCE - Telstra Corporation Ltd. and Matthew Mitcham's contract for endorsement - Brief article
Hat in hand.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Haute bears: Costello Tagliapietra's fall collection is sheer feminine glamour. Its plaid-clad creators are anything but.
Style - Brief article
He'll be back--and forth: will California's governor get past his schizophrenia over same-sex marriage and become a reliable ally?
FORWARD - Arnold Schwarzenegger
He's not bad, he just writes that way: on the eve of his Broadway debut, playwright and screenwriter Neil LaBute takes on his critics' charges that he's a misogynist, a homophobe, and an embodiment of the worst aspects of male behavior.
SPECTATOR: Theater
High hopes: with the June opening of the High Line park, New York is about to get a different kind of stimulus package.
ADVANCE - New elevated parks
Hilary Rosen: a recording industry lobbyist-turned-political commentator who brought a gay sensibility to CNN's wall-to-wall coverage of the 2008 election.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Interview
HIV and the law.
HEALTH - Brief article
Home away from home: chill at a Zen-cool hideaway in Buenos Aires's stylish Palermo Viejo neighborhood.
Travel - Home Hotel - Brief article
Honest Arthur: with his latest production of West Side Story currently on Broadway and a new memoir just published, legendary writer-producer Arthur Laurents tells his good friend Charles Kaiser why he's never been able to tell a lie and why that sometimes gets him into trouble.
SPECTATOR: Theater - Interview
Hoping for more.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Hoping to 'Wu' Michelle: dressing Michelle Obama in November was a game changer for designer Jason Wu. Now he has his sights set on the future first lady's most high-profile event: Inauguration Day.
ADVANCE
Hot list: feel the sand between your toes at these sultry summer parties.
Travel - Brief article
Hot list: put these destinations on this year's travel itinerary.
TRAVEL - Buenos Aires, La Reunion and Philadelphia
Hot list: snag these earth-friendly products for a greener trip.
TRAVEL - Buyers guide - Brief article
Hot list: take off with one of these top-notch Euro airlines.
Travel - Brief article
Hot mama!(SPECTATOR: A-List) (Amy Poehler ) (Interview)
Hot pate: summertime means sunshine, but what price a tan? Wrinkles-and melanomas.
Health - Brief article
How time flies: NYC youth center hits 30.
ADVANCE - Institute for the Protection of Lesbian and Gay Youth - Brief article
Hugh better work!(SPECTATOR: A-List) (Hugh Dancy ) (Interview)
I advocate ...
Sierra Club - Brief article
I Advocate ...: here is what designer and TV show host Isaac Mizrahi is passionate about this month.
I advocate ... here's what Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin is passionate about this month ...
I advocate ... here's what The Rachel Zoe Project's assistant extraordinaire Brad Goreski is passionate about this month.
I also advocate ...
I feel pretty.
Style - Men and makeup - Brief article
Ignorance [not equal to] bliss.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - John Maynard Keynes - Brief article
In a word: Carter: an up-and-coming visual artist finds a collaborator in actor James Franco, making a name for himself and getting his strange new film a screening at MoMA.
SPECTATOR: Film - Erased James Franco
In defense of luxury.
Finance - Brief article
In memoriam: notable passings of 2008.
Forward - Obituary - Brief article
Iowa nuptials.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Is gay the new black?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Is Perez Hilton an appropriate spokesman for marriage equality and other gay rights issues?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Isn't it bromantic?
Feedback - Letter to the editor
It hurts when I click here: consulting the Net rather than your doc can be dangerous.
HEALTH - Brief article
It is clear to the investigators right now.
ADVANCE: News - August Provost's death - Quotation
It's in the water.
Tech - Brief article
Jai Ho! After winning a protracted legal fight to end Delhi's ban on sodomy, Indians prepare for their next battle: ensuring the victory sticks.
ADVANCE
James Anderson.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Gay political consultant - Brief article
James Neiley.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Gay high school student - Brief article
Jamie Citron.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Gay political consultants - Brief article
Jamie Lauren.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Gay chefs - Brief article
Jared Polis.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Gay congressman - Brief article
Jared Polis and Linda Ketner: politicians.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Jason Rae.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Democratic National Committee member - Brief article
Jason Rae: superdelegate.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Jet green.
TRAVEL - Brief article
John Krokidas.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Gay filmmaker - Brief article
Josh Rubin.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Just as he was: on the death of literary trailblazer E. Lynn Harris, author and Harris protege Terrance Dean remembers how he met the man who changed the state of black gay fiction.
SPECTATOR: Eulogy
Just for girls?
HEALTH - Gardasil - Brief article
Katelynn Cusanelli.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Brief article
Keep the win at your back: wins in Iowa and Vermont give gay rights activists some of the biggest boosts in four decades--and suddenly it's far-right blowhards like Tony Perkins and Rick Warren who are struggling for footing on the issue of marriage equality.
Keith Olbermann: political pundit.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Kings Road Cafe coffee.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
Lactose intolerant.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Ladies' man: Tom of Finland is well-known for his hypermasculine drawings of men, but with the publication of the massive new Taschen book Tom of Finland XXL, readers get a glimpse of his rarely seen portrayals of women.
Books
Lady of the night.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Batweman - Brief article
Lawrence King: slain student.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Les*bro.
DEF
Let's talk about sex ... why it's vital to get personal with your doctor.
HEALTH - Brief article
Live from Sundance.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Lone Star Chic: the lesbian-owned Kimber Modern elevates Austin's hip SoCo district.
Travel - Brief article
Lost in translation: a gay Minnesota legislator from a conservative district says there are bigger priorities than marriage equality--like saving the English language.
ADVANCE - Paul Koering
Lounge act: long known for its in-air luxuries. Virgin Atlantic is now serving with the same lavishness on the ground--in its Clubhouse at London's Heathrow Airport.
THE BIG PICTURE
Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi: Nobel prize winners.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Lucky Michaels.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay photographer - Brief article
Mad money.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - John Nash - Brief article
Malcolm Forbes.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
March madness? Only a few months away, the march on Washington could be a powerful triumph--if anyone shows up.
ADVANCE
Marriage and religion.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Mass control.
Tech - CR200 - Brief article
Massaging therapy: did right-wing groups have a hand in the APA's recent report on conversion therapy?
ADVANCE
Match point: ten years ago, Amelie Mauresmo came out of the closet after her breakout run to the finals at the Australian open. Two grand slam titles and several dives in the ratings later, is she putting her formidable backhand to bed forever?
Matthew Lew.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay artists - Brief article
Matthew Mitcham.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Matthew Mitcham: Olympic gold medal diver.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Matt's next act: Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham wowed the world with his come-from-behind win last August, but half a year later--and with no major endorsements to his name yet--he is ready to prove that he's one gay boy whose gold medal is much more than a flash in the pan.
Cover story
Matt's rewards.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Michael Clark.
STYLE ICON - Brief article
Moonlighting: picking up freelance work when times are tough.
Finance - Brief article
More kings of the hill.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - David Medina and Alison Nathan - Brief article
More under (& over) 40.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Mr. President here's another thing to change: journalist and mom Katia Hetter hates that her partner has to pay taxes on her health care benefits. Could that change under Obama?
ADVANCE: My Take - Barack Obama
Museum city: Canada's largest city exhibits a stunning new skyline of architectural marvels, including some of the continent's most intriguing museums.
Adventure - Art Gallery of Ontario
Natasha Kai.
Forty under 40: SPORTS - Gay soccer players - Brief article
Nick Shalosky.
Forty under 40: POLITICS - Gay school board member - Brief article
No cop-out.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
No man's woman?
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Sinead O'Connor's pullout to Wotapalava - Brief article
No to the party of no.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Noble cause: one of the nation's first openly gay lawmakers comes out of retirement--for one night only.
ADVANCE: News - Elaine Noble
Not another gay interview: Chris Evans is a serious actor, but that doesn't mean he wants you to stop objectifying him.
SPECTATOR: A-List - Interview
Not gay enough?
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Not on the same page.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Now screening: decide who can reach out and touch you with one Google Voice phone number.
Tech - Brief article
Obama's promises.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Oedipus wrecks: when his mom started dating women, writer Brett Berk was amused. But now she's gayer than he is--and he's confused.
ADVANCE: My Take - Essay
Of pastors and politicians: Portland mayor Sam Adams and Colorado evangelist Ted Haggard both got caught with their pants down, but these men's improprieties have less to do with sex than with the unrealistic standards we set for our role models.
Officer and a gentleman: he may be a casualty of 'don't ask, don't tell,' but as a magnetic LGBT activist, Dan Choi's future has never looked brighter.
ADVANCE: Profile
On its last logs? An infusion of cash just saved the Log Cabin Republicans, but a power vacuum may do the group in.
ADVANCE - Gay republican group's fund raising - Brief article
One bad apple.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
Our hero.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Ovaries only.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Michigan Womyn's Music Festival - Brief article
Over the line.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
Paging the doctor!(Health) (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association's site features directory of gay doctors) (Brief article) (Column)
Palm pilots: there have been so maw advances in palm-sized video cameras lately--not the least of which are the pint-sized price tags--that there's no excuse not to get in on the hi-res fun. Here are three of our favorites.
Tech
Papa don't preach: two politicians share genes but not love for gay marriage.
ADVANCE: News - Ronald C. Rice and Ronald L. Rice - Brief article
Peace out.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Peaks and Valleys: fighting for equality in the Mormon Church's backyard.
ADVANCE
Pedal power.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey - AIDS/LifeCycle event
Pedicures and a good shoulder rub while the toenails dry.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
Perry Farrell.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
Personal Finance 2.0: Mint.com is like your BFF who's good with money-annoying, but helpful.
Finance - Brief article
Pick a hand ... Perez Hilton was heralded when he embarrassed Miss California Carrie Prejean and derided when he did the same to Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. So what's a guy to do when he's the most loved and most hated gay guy in America?
Cover story
Pics and tricks.
QUEERIES - Brief article - Column
Plumbing the depths.
HEALTH - Urinary tract infections - Brief article
Polarizing Perez.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Pop art goes political.
ADVANCE - Shepard Fairey's political art - Brief article
Porn in the USA.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Portland sees green: business travelers fall for the City of Roses' quirky charms.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Positive thinking.
HEALTH - Gay men's sexual health - Brief article
Prepping for PrEP.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
President Obama: was it a one-night stand? It wasn't love at first sight, but author Dan Savage warmed up to Barack Obama. now he's wondering if all the promises the candidate whispered in his ear were just to get him into the electoral sack.
Essay
Prevention paralysis: funding for HIV prevention in California has all but collapsed (thanks, Governator). Is a spike in infection rates inevitable?
ADVANCE: News
Prop. 8: which way now? Will the courts or the ballot box be the best way to overturn California's anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment? Legal scholar Kenji Yoshino examines both approaches.
NEWS
Proud to be a nonbreeder: first comes love, then comes marriage--and kids? Journalist Stephen Milioti says thanks, but no thanks.
ADVANCE: My Take
Pushing buttons: funded by pins and pints, the first national gay rights march was a surprising success 30 years ago.
ADVANCE: Exhibit A - Brief article
Q&A.
Travel - Brief article
Q&A.
Health - Checking for sexually transmitted diseases - Brief article
Q&A.
Gay resorts - Brief article - Column
Q&A.
Health - Treatment for genital herpes - Brief article - Column
Q&A.
Travel - East Coast road trip - Brief article
Q&A.
Health - HIV test - Brief article
Q&A.
Travel - Gay 2Afrika travel company - Brief article
Rachel Maddow.
Forty under 40: MEDIA - Brief article
Rachel, Rachel.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
Rants & raves: favorite quotes of 2008.
Forward - List
Reaction: prop. 8 ruling.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Same sex marriage - Brief article
Rebecca Walker.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay writer - Brief article
Recession? What Recession? Prevailing market wisdom says gays are less affected by economic downturns than heterosexuals. But how wise is that wisdom?
Recs and wrecks: what's the delicate way to tell a friend you won't vouch for her work? Ethical pro.
QUEERIES - Brief article - Column
Reduce, reuse, religion? A new generation of evangelicals debates swapping an antigay agenda for a pro-planet one.
Reel travel: When journalist Dennis Hensley vacations, he looks for dark theaters, drama, and happy endings.
VANTAGE POINT - Film festivals
Reichen speaks.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Reichen Lehmkuhl's column - Brief article
Reno to the rescue.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Right-on woman: a new memoir traces folksinger Alix Dobkin's life as a Communist Jewish feminist before she came out as "Lavender Jane".
SPECTATOR - My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement - Book review
Ring leaders.
Style - Philip Crangi - Brief article
Rubber & glue.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Barney Frank and Dick Armey - Brief article
Rule Britannia.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Sam and Ted.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Scott Gatz.
Forty under 40: BUSINESS - Brief article
Segregation high--and lows: the age-old question of assimilation vs. separation hits the Chicago public schools, leaving a proposed high school for gag students lost in the shuffle.
CULTURE
Separation issues.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Shaved nice.
Tech - Braun's 760cc razor blade - Brief article
She's so money.
FEEDBACK - Letter to the editor
Should Prop. 8 be overturned through the courts or at the polls?
ONLINE POLL - Brief article
Shout out.
SPECTATOR: Books - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. - Brief article
Shout out: Watchmen.
Brief article
Showstopping design: Wynn Encore raises the style stakes on the Las Vegas Strip.
Travel
Sia.
Forty under 40: ENTERTAINMENT - Gay musicians - Brief article
Sisters doin' it for themselves: a new study finds lesbians are more multiorgasmic than straight women.
Health - Brief article
Siteseeing.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Size queens & hissy fits.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Snagglepuss.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
So much to say: gays may ridicule him about his fascination with the Dave Matthews Band, but author and journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis loves the group's front man and is not afraid to admit it.
SPECTATOR: Viewpoint
So this is London: if your journey includes more than a layover at Heathrow (and it certainly should), here's what not to miss.
Adventure - Brief article
Southwest Sojourn: the fast-growing desert metropolis of Phoenix pulls in plenty of business travelers, but it's the bounty of spa resorts, cutting-edge restaurants, and intriguing cultural offerings that keeps visitors coming back for more.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
Speed trapster.
Tech - Brief article
Sprechen Sie Pride? For journalist and author DAN ALLEN, the euro's always rising, and it's tied to the continent's less commercial, more inclusive Pride celebrations.
VANTAGE POINT
Spry in the sky: at the height of the travel season, some tips for staying in the pink.
Health - Brief article
State of the union.
ADVANCE
Step this way: two guys, a girl, and a gay dance place.
ADVANCE: News
Steve Hildebrand: Obama adviser.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Sticky and sweet: when a teen lesbian falls for her closest friend, is it love, lust, or obsession?
SPECTATOR: Television - Sugar Rush
Stonewall 3.0: as protesters continue to hit the street in favor of marriage equality, they're struck by a realization that could be the key to their strength: this could be the first generation of gay activists that doesn't have to fight a backlash from the people who came before them.
Strap it on: don't kill the messenger (bag). Just replace it with a backpack.
Style
Stretching, the truth.
Fitness - Brief article
Sunil Babu Pant: Nepalese politico.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Super Bowl Sunday: some useful knowledge for the big football bash--but bring a good hors d'oeuvre just to be safe.
ADVANCE: Talking Points
Surveying the land.
Suze Orman.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
Suze Orman: financial guru.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Tailored testosterone: designer John Bartlett's infatuation with all things masculine thrilled New Yorkers beginning in the '90s. Now he's taking it to the masses.
Take it like a man: September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. What's yours telling you?
Health - Brief article
Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Forty under 40: ARTS - Gay playwright - Brief article
Teen idols.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Jonathan Taylor Thomas's gay rumors, Kirk Cameron on gay marriage, Nick Jonas' diabetes
Thai Pham.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Gay philathropist - Brief article
Thank you, Barney.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
That makes no cents.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Lawrence Summers - Brief article
The activists' wish list: the new, gay AIDS czar, Jeffrey Crowley, has his work cut out for him.
ADVANCE - Brief article
The agony of success: how Prop. 8's win was bad business for several of its supporters.
ADVANCE
The Black Cat: an inconspicuous Los Angeles gay bar's past is written into the history books.
ADVANCE: Exhibit A - Brief article
The business of pleasure in the crescent city: whether visiting for Mardi Gras or extending a work trip, here's your road map for a perfectly gay getaway to New Orleans.
UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL
The color of oppression.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
The courage to leave: domestic violence isn't something that happens only to straight people.
Health - Brief article
The cult of Grey Gardens: David Colman the layers of one of camps most iconic stones to uncover the film's strange heart and why it's still beating.
SPECTATOR: Television
The diamond state.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
The economists: if you're tired of your stock plummeting at parties, it's time to learn some phonics of economics.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Brief article
The equation: this month's cultural math.
Fashion designers
The equation: this month's cultural math.
The Afterlife, The Informers, and The Secrets - Table
The equation: this month's cultural math.
Peaches' I Feel Cream, Newcastle, True Blood: Season 1 - Brief article
The fate of Prop. 8.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Same sex marriage - Brief article
The fur will fly: Pet Airways launches its first routes for canines and cats.
Travel - Brief article
The great newspaper die-off: gay papers struggle to keep their content on the page.
ADVANCE - Brief article
The house at heartland crossing: when a male couple in their 70s were brutally killed in their Indiana home last fall, it seemed like a clear-cut hate crime. After all, a homophobic note had been left on their door weeks earlier, and the men's phone and cable lines had been cut. No one suspected that the killer might be a man whom one of the elderly victims had met while cruising online.
Murder of Milton Lindgren and Eric Hendricks
The Huffington post.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
The Iraqi who took Manhattan: dressed in jeans and a zip-up sweater and with his phone buzzing with text messages, Leo is like any 25-year-old New Yorker. Except he's a refugee, spirited out of Baghdad this winter.
The Lambert factor: American Idol may have its first openly gay contestant, and while the blogosphere and American voters seem to be saying it doesn't matter, Dale Hrabi thinks it does.
SPECTATOR: Viewpoint - Adam Lambert
The legend of Zelda: the fearless contributions of one tough "mother".
ADVANCE: Exhibit A
The lesson of Danny and Marilyn: advances in Iowa and Colorado--where it took a coordinated and determined coalition of progressive voters and donors to oust antigay state representative Danny Carroll and Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave--are a perfect model for the first step in winning full federal equality. But what comes next? The Gill Action Fund's Tim Gill and Patrick Guerriero have it all mapped out.
COMMENTARY - Essay
The long arm of the new laws: California's Proposition 8 got all the attention, but successful antigay measures in Arkansas, Arizona, and Florida could have further reaching implications for those states' residents--gay or straight.
ELECTION 2008
The Los Angeles gay and lesbian center: here is what actress Jane Lynch is passionate about this month.
I Advocate ... - Brief article
The lost manuscript: Oscar Wilde's ode to a grande dame is unearthed after 50 years.
ADVANCE: Exhibit A - Poem for Lillie Langtry entitled 'Roses and Rue' - Brief article
The man behind the Strip: he's the designer responsible for the Bellagio, the Wynn, and the newly opened Encore hotel. As he prepares to retire, Roger Thomas reflects on a life with business partner Steve Wynn and how his aesthetic transformed the face of Las Vegas forever.
Steve Wynn
The many faces of Toni.
SPECTATOR: A-List - Toni Collette - Interview
The marriage club.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
The mysterious world of the muxes: amid Mexico's traditional culture of machismo, in the state of Oaxaca there exists a rare and unexpected sanctuary for muxes, men who live their lives as women. Photographer Ann Summa immersed herself in their culture and captured these stunning portraits of their lives.
The nation's first out governor? After overseeing an impressive city makeover, Providence mayor David Cicilline has his sights set on the statehouse.
ADVANCE: Close-up
The new Advocate.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
The new Cuban revolucion: as the daughter of president Raul Castro, Mariela Castro Espin could have done anything--or nothing--with her life. So why did she decide to become a champion of Cuba's gay and transgender communities?
The new Mormon right.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
The next condom conundrum: why use a rubber when you can just pop a pill? That's what HIV-negative guys across the country are asking themselves--and their doctors. As condom usage is down and HIV infection rates are up, could a prescription be the key to prevention?
The Obamas: the next first family inspires the marginalized to say 'Yes, we can'.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Barack Obama's family
The parent trap.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
The poet and the painter: author David Francis finds surprising familiarity in the relationship between painter Salvador Dali and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, brought to life in the new film Little Ashes.
SPECTATOR: Viewpoint
The revolution will be digitized.
Anti Proposition 8 - Brief article
The Sissy Awards: among many gays, 'Sissy' is a distinction worthy of honor, sort of like the red badge of courage. But among closed-minded straights, it's a devastating insult, which is why The Advocate bestows the word on the following irritants of 2008.
The year in covers.
Forward - Magazine cover of the Advocate - Brief article
The year in queer.
Forward - Chronology
There's a (gay) app for that: a same-sex world is blossoming on Apple's phenom phone.
ADVANCE - Brief article
Thirty years of Faeries: three decades ago a group of freethinking men declared that being gay was about more than hedonism.
ADVANCE: Exhibit A - Brief article
This isle's on fire.
ADVANCE: Civil Survey - Survey
Thomas Beatie: pregnant man.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Thought for food: in his new memoir New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni comes out about his addiction to food.
ADVANCE: Profile
Ticket to ride: subverting machismo culture on the Mexico City subway.
ADVANCE: News - Brief article
Time for change.
FROM THE EDITOR - Editorial
Time to crash the party: while the White House hemorrhages LGBT support, James Kirchick wonders: why isn't the GOP wing for our votes?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender community; Grand Old Party
Timothy Scofield.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Brief article
Tina Fey: comedian, reluctant actress, and the woman who helped bring down Sarah Palin.
PEOPLE of the YEAR
Told you so.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Tony Biel.
Forty under 40: ACTIVISM - Brief article
Too girly to be girls? Once averse to the boob tube, author T COOPER is now in love with TV--specifically with the hair-extended, acrylic-nailed sort, a la Rock of Love.
SPECTATOR: Viewpoint
Too goody-goody.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Top five stories on Advocate.com.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Proposition 8 - Brief article
Top five stories on advocate.com.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - Matthew Mitcham, Jason Wu, and Nike Inc.'s homophobic advertisement - Brief article
Top five stories on advocate.com: February 10-March 10.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Top five stories on Advocate.com: March 10-April 10.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM - List
Top five stories on Advocate.com: May 15-June 15.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Top 5 lesbian Meccas.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Trading faux fun.
Finance - WeSeed.com - Brief article
Tread lightly: don't let common running injuries break your stride.
Fitness - Brief article
Unknotting gender: a new documentary's message about gender and tolerance arrives at a moment of crisis.
ADVANCE: News
Until rice queen and snow queen disappear from our own vocabularies.
ADVANCE: News - Brief article
Up in smoke: bumming cigarettes doesn't make you any less of a smoker. Quitting does.
Health - Gay's health
(U)Topia Inn: covering your carbon footprints in the Berkshires.
TRAVEL - Brief article
View from the hill.
THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM
Violence at home.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Viva la diva.
SPECTATOR: A-List
Wallet or won't it? When picking up the tab becomes onerous, is there a polite way out?
QUEERIES
Wanda Sykes: comedian.
PEOPLE of the YEAR - Brief article
Wandamania.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
Wan*na*be*yon*ce.
DEF. - Brief article
Washington wasteland.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
We knew them when.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
We need to talk--or at least text: what's breaking up when we're really not yet an item? Ethical expert Stephen Milioti explains.
QUEERIES - Brief article - Column
Western promises: four more options for enjoying the great outdoors.
Adventure
Wet hot American.
SPECTATOR: A-List - Bradley Cooper - Interview
What gives in Washington? As the Obama administration goes to court in support of 'don't ask, don't tell' and the defense of marriage act, Michelangelo Signorile wonders if it's gay leaders who are to blame.
What I did last summer: author and performer Mike Albo loves the balance of tacky, sublime, and sexy he's discovered in queer resort destinations.
VANTAGE POINT
What, no vogueing?
ADVANCE: Talking Points
What went wrong.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
When the gays come marching in.
ADVANCE - Lesbian and Gay Band Association - Brief article
Where there's no smoke ... The FDA says "safe" e-cigarettes are just smoke and mirrors.
Health - Brief article
Whither Maddow? Where is our lesbian pundit-in-chief when it comes to delivering the incisive TV commentary we need in the wake of Proposition 8?
Rachel Maddow's coverage of Proposition 8
Why I'm marching: at first he thought the march on Washington planned for October was ill-timed and ill-advised, but Michelangelo Signorile now says there couldn't be a better time to take to the National Mall en masse.
Wiley world: his paintings might resemble portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds or Thomas Gainsborough, but little else is traditional about Kehinde Wiley's approach to urban male culture.
SPECTATOR: Art
Woman on fire: Concha Buika doesn't think she is a musician, but you'd never know it. The arresting bisexual and bicultural beauty has wowed critics and audiences with her flamenco sound. Now she's coming to the U.S. and getting married-to herself.
SPECTATOR: Music
Woman on top.
SPECTATOR: A-List - Tyra Banks - Interview
Women's stories in TV film.
I ALSO ADVOCATE ... - Brief article
Woodstock.
ADVANCE: Talking Points - Biopic about Elliot Tiber - Brief article
Work it out.
QUEERIES - Brief article - Column
Workout videos that make the grade.
Fitness - Buyers guide
Your handy activist to-do list.
NEWS
Yours, mine, and ours: avoid relationship penalties by creating both individual and joint bank accounts.
Finance - Brief article
12.
BY THE NUMBERS - Black California voters that supported Proposition 8 - Brief article
140 characters to a better portfolio.
Finance - Brief article
21st-century Bergman.
Feedback - Letter to the editor
