The Advocate

The Advocate is the recipient of the 2024 NLGJA Legacy Award. The Advocate began in 1967 as a local newsletter distributed by Personal Rights In Defense and Education (PRIDE,) an activist group based in Los Angeles. It was sold in gay bars for 25 cents a copy. 56 years later, the outlet has grown into an internationally recognized brand. As the oldest LGBTQ+ publication still in circulation in the United States, The Advocate has had a front-row view of the cultural shifts that have shaped the LGBTQ+ community — from Stonewall and the AIDS crisis to marriage equality and the ongoing challenges facing transgender and nonbinary people.