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  • THE GENDER IDENTITY DIVIDE XTHUMB (REIMERS + HOLLAR) | ADVOCATE.COM

    The Gender (Identity) Divide

    The exclusion of gender identity from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act helped guarantee the bill’s failure in 2007. Now that ENDA is once again moving on the Hill, will it finally protect those who need it most? More >
  • JONATHAN HANSON PORTFOLIO DAVID VALK XTHUMB | ADVOCATE.COM

    People Power

    It was the next generation of activists who kick-started the National Equality March with a flash mob -- and it was 23-year-old David Valk who rallied the troops. Advocate.com spends a day on the ground with Valk in DC.
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  • CHERRY JONES XTHUMB (ERIC MCNATT) | ADVOCATE.COM

    From Stage to Screen

    After decades of working steadily in the theater, two-time Tony winner Cherry Jones was passed up for the film version of Doubt -- and went on to win an Emmy for playing the President of the United States on 24 instead.
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  • DAVID PATERSON XTHUMB (DAVID YANG/AUGUST) | ADVOCATE.COM Video Content Flag

    A Legacy Considered

    Low approval ratings, crushing state deficits, a cold shoulder from Obama--it’s not easy being David Paterson. But in an exclusive interview, New York’s governor explains why he remains a champion of LGBT rights. More >
  • VETERAN DARREN MANZELLA XTHUMB (JO ANN SANTANGELO) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Caught in the Crossfire

    Since it was implemented in 1994, “don’t ask, don’t tell” has ended the careers of more than 13,000 service members—men and women who served their country honorably, yet fell casualty to discriminatory policy. For discharged soldiers and other gay veterans, it’s a painful legacy.

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  • CLAUDIA J. KENNEDY XTHUMB (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Who’s in Charge Here?

    Deferring to the Pentagon on a “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal is a losing game. More >
  • HOME STATE ADVANTAGE JESSE CONNOLY Xthumb (GRAHAM SMITH) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Home State Advantage

    Hometown hero Jesse Connolly is harnessing Maine’s sense of fairness to preserve marriage equality. More >
  • BLOOD SEX AND THE FDA XTHUMB (MARIO WAGNER) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Blood, Sex, and the FDA

    Despite policy changes in other countries and technological advances in screening for HIV, the FDA stands firm: Gay men pose far too great a risk to give blood. Will we ever be allowed to donate again?

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  • CRUISE CONTROL XTHUMB (TOM COCOTOS) | ADVOCATE.COM

    Cruise Control

    Once an unfortunate but understandable option for a beaten-down sexual minority, public sex no longer has a place in modern gay culture -- as so many closeted politicians and celebs have proven.
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  • BILL T JONES XTHUMB (KEVIN FITZSIMONS) | ADVOCATE.COM

    The Great Emancipator

    The legacy of Abraham Lincoln inspired famed choreographer Bill T. Jones to create his most ambitious work yet.

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