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'Sancta' opera stirs controversy with lesbian sex, bloody on-stage piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

18 traumatized audience members required medical treatment in one weekend of the German opera, which includes the most sacrilegious use of a crucifix since The Exorcist.

Heartwarming moment: great-grandma supports trans great grandchild

"It doesn't matter to me if you’re male or female. Whoever is in there, I love," Jenna Tea's 89-year-old great-grandmother Katherine says in a viral video.

Sucker punch: Lauren Boebert refunds $67k after boxer rejects transphobia

The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.

Day Trip Asheville LGBTQ+ nightclub before and after Hurricane Helene

Heartbreak in Asheville: Will LGBTQ+ cocktail bar rise from the ruins?

Small business owner Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about the "soul crushing" loss of his bar, Day Trip, and what he needs to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Mile high low: Denver's only lesbian bar closing

Blush & Blu will have its last night of business on Saturday, owner Jody Bouffard recently announced. "The world has shifted and so have we."

American Airlines banned a lesbian for having sex with a dude on a plane — yeah, she's confused too

TikToker Erin Wright breaks down her bizarre and frustrating experience of being wrongly put on the airline's no-fly list.

15 gayest Summer Olympic sports that have us CHEERING

While the sports world generally still struggles in a lot of ways to be inclusive, we're giving these ones the GOLD!

Elon Musk's trans daughter claps back, calls his anti-LGBTQ+ comments a 'ketamine-fueled haze'

"I look pretty good for a dead bitch," Vivian Wilson, a transgender woman, said of her biological father's claims that gender-affirming care "killed" her.

George Santos thought satire about gay Republicans was real and we're HOWLING

The disgraced politician took seriously a satirical post referring to the Republican National Convention as "Grindr's Super Bowl."

Cameroon president's daughter comes out & intros her Brazilian model girlfriend to the world

In doing so, she defies the country's laws around queer relationships.

Trans employee slams Marvel's ‘allies’ Pride series for 'erasing' LGBTQ+ voices (exclusive)

Marvel said it would celebrate Pride this year "by looking beyond those of us in the LGBTQIA+ community and focusing on those who support them: the allies.”

Magic Johnson says he'll always 'support, guide, and love' his gay son in moving birthday post

Magic Johnson didn't always support his son EJ, but now the former basketball player is his "biggest fan."

Conservative misinformation DEBUNKED: Democrats did not call for a rainbow redesign of the American flag

According to conservative pages, Democrats are adding a rainbow to the American flag, and "gullible" is written on the ceiling above you. Go ahead, look up.

How drag queen survivors of Club Q, Pulse & more are mobilizing to protect other performers this Pride

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and an Ohio church firebombing open up about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

Amber Rose betrays her queer fans, women, and herself by endorsing Donald J. Trump

Rose posted a photo of herself, Trump, and former First Lady Melania Trump at a fundraising event with the caption "Trump 2024."

Iconic 'Hacks' scene features Hannah Einbinder and Christina Hendricks shading gay Republicans

"If she’s queer, she must be on the right side of things," Einbinder recently said of her character Ava's brief season 3 love interest.

Meet Gaby Vincent the queer Black soccer pro breaking down the Washington Spirit

Former NWSL Washington Spirit player Gaby Vincent on her "full circle moment" becoming a broadcaster for the team.

COWARDLY Target kills its LGBTQ+ Pride Month merch, bends knee to right-wing hate

The retailer, which has almost 2,000 locations across the United States, will only stock Pride products in about half of their stores.

Proposal on Ice: Two women's hockey fans popped the question, and it's so CUTE

When given the chance to take a shot on goal during intermission, two women took the chance to surprise the audience — and each other.