The Advocate is an American LGBT-interest magazine, printed bi-monthly and available by subscription. The Advocate brand also includes a website. Both magazine and website have an editorial focus on news, politics, opinion, and arts and entertainment of interest to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people. The magazine, established in 1967, is the oldest and largest LGBT publication in the United States. Celebrities and politicians who have appeared on the cover (with their explicit permission; usually accompanied by an interview) include: Christina Aguilera, Cate Blanchett, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton (twice: 10/07 and 2/11,) James Franco, Lady Gaga, Rudy Giuliani, Madonna, Nancy Pelosi, and Ryan Reynolds. Despite their famous and powerful supporters, The Advocate still felt it necessary to profane the image of Jesus Christ, the Saints, and His Holy Mother; on Advocate.com, were published paintings and drawings which depicted, among other things: Jesus and Judas having sex, the Holy Father crucifying a nude woman, Jesus and John making-out at the Last Supper, the angel Gabriel bringing a vial of semen to the Virgin Mary, and Our Lady of Guadalupe as a lesbian. Some of this pales before the December 13, 1994 cover which featured a tattooed Jesus on the Cross surrounded by public hair and genitals under the headline - “Is God Gay?” To make matters worse, around Christ’s neck is a necklace made of c**k-rings (a device used by gay men to help maintain an erection.) Imagine if they had done this with the image of Muhammad; or President Obama?
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