Hot Sheet: Mormons, Miley, and Mirren

Angelo Garcia is looking to shed the "other gay member of Menudo" label with the release of his new pop album. He just wants to make sure the media knows he's not riding Ricky Martin's coattails.

Advocate columnist Robert Levithan says he remembers being OK with civil unions because he was used to accepting less. Now, he says, with the help of his nephew, he insists on equal rights.

A lot of reality stars say they support gay rights, but former Housewife Dina Manzo is putting her money where her mouth is — and has a few choice words for newly "bi" former cast mate Danielle Staub in the process.

Whether they're doing it for a PSA (Anna Paquin) or on the eve of their album release date (Christina Aguilera), few things seems to make news like a lady announcing she's dallied with ladies.

Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Jane Lynch were just a few of the stars who attended the premiere of Lisa Cholodenko's highly anticipated new film, The Kids Are All Right.

A Belgian photographer likes to capture emotion, honesty, and grit in his minimalist photos.

With the exception of indie documentary 8: The Mormon Proposition, this week it's all about the big names in pop, with Miley, Macy, Cyndi, and Shady.

Drop Dead Diva star Margaret Cho talks distributing The Advocate in the South, cruising men at Home Depot, and remaking "Cold Hearted"with Paula Abdul.

With husband and filmmaking partner David Heilbroner, celebrated documentarian Kate Davis tackles the ugly truth about the Stonewall riots in Stonewall Uprising. Why? Just ask her ex-girlfriend.

An 18-year-old temporary worker in Las Vegas is taking on the world's biggest retailer after feeling "embarrassed and humiliated" during his two months of employment.

Just as Playgirl is about to roll out its newest cover with model Ronnie Kroell, the magazine's director of marketing and New York nightlife impresario, Daniel Nardicio, shared what he is passionate about this month.

Larry Kramer, cofounder of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, now GMHC, writes an open letter regarding the organization’s planned move out of the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan, taking aim at it’s executives and the “Dracula” owner of the current building.

While Bradley and the boys blow stuff up, women like Sarah McLachlan and Joan Rivers make us laugh, sing along, and recite campy dialogue that only Elizabeth Berkeley and Gina Gershon could deliver...in Blu-Ray.

Emerging photographer Lope Navo loves shooting landscapes, architecture, and muscly guys.

COMMENTARY: Porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas asks if Europe is retroactively justifying the Holocaust through its current indictment of Israel and through actions like Madrid's yanking an Israeli delegation from its Gay Pride events.

It's that time again -- everyone around the world is fixated on soccer for the next couple of weeks. Instead of ignoring the whole contest, we've provided a few reasons watching the World Cup might be one of the most fun things to follow this summer.

Barely dry from his weekend World Cup diving victory, Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham talks Funky Trunks, footballer Jason Akermanis, and those freaky 2012 Olympic mascots.

The feistiest redhead on TV gets you all caught up for the reunion shows of The Real Housewives of New York, all while throwing out barbs and talking gay rights.

Though gay culture might consider being 60 and single as some sign of failure, Advocate columnist Robert Levithan says he's looking forward to his next "great love."

From Edie Falco as a butch ex-con to Reichen Lehmkuhl’s underwear in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, your man on the New York theater scene takes in the greatest and gayest shows off-Broadway.

Ashton Kutcher strips down and packs heat, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp glam up Alice in Wonderland, Nip/Tuck wraps its run, and Xtina goes Bionic.

Christina Bennett Lind steps into the most famous gay soap role of all time — replacing Eden Riegel as Erica Kane's lesbian daughter, Bianca, on All My Children.

Long before PETA was a household name, Rue McClanahan made the animal rights organization one of her top priorities and made a lifelong friend out of PETA senior vice president Dan Mathews.

Now that the Senate Armed Services Committee has attached DADT repeal to the defense authorization bill, the next trick will be gaining approval of the full Senate.

New York assembly candidate Jeremiah Frei-Pearson hopes that his record on marriage equality and commitment to government reform can propel him to victory over the choice of the Queens establishment.

Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman remember fondly their time spent with the late Peter Orlovsky while preparing to make Howl, their movie based on Allen Ginsberg's life, which opens in September. 

COMMENTARY: GOProud's Jimmy LaSalvia says the labeling of newly elected Hawaii congressman Charles Djou as antigay is unfounded and just anther example of liberal bloggers attacking Republican politicians.

Whatever you may think of it, the new grassroots direct action group GetEqual has the ambition — and the funding — to further agitate the political establishment.

COMMENTARY: Porn entrepreneur and Advocate columnist Michael Lucas explains why Russia does not tolerate demonstrations of gay pride.