Miss J Is a Daddy

A very adult Harry Potter, collaborations by Norah Jones and Dolly Parton and Cher and Christina Aguilera, and a gay love story set in Jerusalem.

Suicide as the result of antigay bullying may be making headlines, but Advocate contributor Riki Wilchins says the press still largely ignores the brutal killings of young trans people like Gwen Araujo (pictured).

In a country with strict antigay laws, Cameroon's Steave Nemande is working to ensure that LGBT citizens have the basics — like money for rent and food to eat in prison.

Gill Action Fund deputy executive director Bill Smith says rumors of the Democrats' demise on Election Day have been exaggerated and the time to rethink our presence in Washington is now.

The Advocate’s man on the New York theater scene is on the verge of a nervous breakdown over Zachary Quinto in Angels in America, Miss Coco Peru, and the triumphant comeback of Pee-wee Herman.

Burlesque, the highly anticipated original musical film that marks Cher's return to the big screen, had a star-studded world premiere Monday night at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

For his finale, Broadway's John Carroll documents all the chaos, stress, and love involved in readying Women for opening night.

Defense secretary Robert Gates made his strongest statements yet on the necessity of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" legislatively, but only Senate majority leader Harry Reid holds the power to schedule the vote.

Porn entrepreneur and Advocate contributor Michael Lucas says the furor over an Amazon.com book on pedophilia highlights our society’s erroneous treatment of people with a terrible condition.

Rains takes care of all the elements himself — from sets and props to makeup and hair. It all adds up to a highly individual look.

There are lesbian marines, queer singers, an exclusive clip of Annette and Julianne making The Kids Are All Right, and Christopher Isherwood's private diaries in this week's Hot Sheet.

The reputation of screen legend Joan Crawford took a beating with her daughter’s ax-grinding memoir. Now a more thoughtful new biography by veteran writer Donald Spoto sets the record straight.

Aidan Quinn and director John Erman reminisce about making the landmark television drama, the challenges raised by nervous TV executives, and why both consider the film a career highlight.

Rep. Barney Frank says LGBT legislation will have no chance of passing in Congress in 2011, given that the House will be under Republican control.

Advocate contributor Darian Aaron says director Tyler Perry is fueling down-low hysteria and homophobia among black women in his latest film, For Colored Girls.

Lesbian porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Jincey Lumpkin heads to Vegas for the unsexiest weekend of her life — the porn convention.

Advocate columnist Robert Levithan is saddened that there is still a need for an It Gets Better campaign — but he's also living proof that it really does get better.

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles member Andrew Bender says singing Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" with 200-plus people for the It Gets Better campaign is a moment he will never forget.

Advocate contributor and award-winning lawyer Jimmy Nguyen says the Election Day ousting of three pro-marriage equality Supreme Court justices in Iowa marked a sad day for judicial independence.

James Franco delivers a tour de force performance in 127 Hours,  Mariah Carey tries to make Christmas magic twice, Natasha Bedingfield gets inspirational, and Cher gets a boxed set.

Energized by victory over pro–marriage equality judges in Iowa, NOM president Brian Brown pushes for a new wave of state constitutional amendments barring marriage rights for gays and lesbians.

The Grey Gardens heroine returns to the scene of her infamous stage show courtesy of actor Jeffrey Johnson and his touring production of Edie Beale Live at Reno Sweeney.

Porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas sees the renewed interest in early AIDS-era art as the wake-up call the media needs.