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Chappell Roan rocks 'SNL' with lesbian country anthem debut

"All you country boys saying you know how to treat a woman right? Only a woman knows how to treat a woman right," Chappell Roan declared while performing her new song for the first time on Saturday Night Live.

$400K Bar Tab for Transphobic Club Owner

A court in Portland, Ore., ruled that a man who told transgender customers to stay away from the bar he owned must pay them $400,000 in damages.

In Search of a Safe Space, Club Q Shooting Survivors Look for Ways to Push Forward Without Fear

A shooter killed five people at a Colorado gay bar just before midnight on November 19, 2022. More than a dozen were injured. Here some share their thoughts on what's happened in the last year.

Suspect in Deadly Gay Bar Stabbing Arrested

The suspect, Michael Smalls, is alleged to have stabbed a couple, one of them fatally on the couple's date night.

Making the necessary trouble on campus

In the first of The Advocate's series of dispatches from the Equality Ride to antigay colleges, the young co-organizer connects his activism to the civil rights leaders who inspired him--and describes what happened when the riders showed up on Jerry Falwell's doorstep

Senator Apologizes After Saying a Man in a Tutu 'Asks for It'

U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming said he regrets "a poor choice of words."

Kevin Aviance speaks

A brutal and homophobic beating may have left the drag diva with his jaw wired shut, but he refuses to be silenced.

Life lessons from Melissa

Melissa Etheridge is now one of thousands of lesbians battling breast cancer. A special report from the women and researchers on the front lines.

Gay Man Says He Was Victim of West Hollywood Hate Crime

Christopher de la Cruz, who works at popular West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey, says he was attacked on his way home Friday night for being gay. 

Gay Bars Are Already Mourning 'Drag Race' Mondays

Members of the gay community -- and the bars that cater to it -- worry about the social and economic impact of the drag show's time change.

Ore. Bar, Found Guilty of Antitrans Discrimination, Closes

Citing the 2007 Oregon Equality Act, a group of trans women and cross-dressers filed a discrimination complaint against a local bar owner. After the owner failed to pay a $400,000 fine, the bar has closed.

Austin: New Bar Owners Refuse Gay Customers

Owners of a bar that was originally a gay bar have reportedly started strictly barring gay patrons from entering

Ore. Man Accused of Antitrans Discrimination Bias Running for Office

Former business owner Chris Penner is looking to unseat the commissioner of the state's labor bureau, which found Penner guilty of antitrans discrimination in 2012 and ordered him to pay $400,000, although Penner has thus far refused to pay the fine.

It's time to two-step: Top 10 Gay C&W Bars

Hightail it to the country's coolest country bars.

Dinah Vegas Brings Out the Ladies

This year's attendance doubled that of the inaugural event.

Buenos Aires Nightlife

The evening starts late in Buenos Aires and ends early (in the morning). Don't think of hitting the clubs before 2 A.M. and don't expect to get to bed before 6 A.M. You'll need to plan your social life carefully if you've got big meetings early in the day.

Arson Suspected After San Diego Queer Women's Bar Set on Fire

Damage was limited to the bar's front patios. The fire remains under investigation.

Stabbing at Gay Bar Leaves One Man Dead and Another Hospitalized

The suspect who stabbed the men at a Long Beach, Calif., bar is still at-large.

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