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All the latest news, commentary, and analysis of issues that impact the transgender community. The Advocate provides up-to-date coverage from around the web about political, medical, and social developments that matter most to transgender people.
Transgender Americans "may face barriers to voting in person" due to a "mismatch with their information as listed on voter registration rolls," according to a new report.
Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray is not transgender, but conservatives are still lying about his identity to score political points in the wake of four people's murders.
Erin Burnett and Andrew Kaczynski are being criticized for the transphobic segment.
’We’re not going back to the discrimination,” Kamala Harris’s running mate said in a keynote address over the weekend.
After losing her primary to a queer Black woman, Shawn Thierry decided to switch to the GOP.
Trump made the wild claim at a Moms for Liberty conference.
The state's highest court ruled that a parent's challenge to a policy protecting student privacy was invalid.
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
Republican State Rep. Tex Fischer could be disqualified under the same law used to disqualify a transgender candidate, or even possibly removed from his seat.
The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.
The legendary transgender activist spoke with The Advocate after her passionate speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Ashley Brundage will run in a battleground seat in November against a Republican incumbent.
Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
Netflix's Will & Harper documents the journey that the longtime friends and collaborators embarked on after Steele's later-in-life transition.
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
The Cecilia Gentili grant will assist groups aiding trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated.
Leonard Leo, the man responsible for reshaping the U.S. Supreme Court into an ultra-conservative body, is targeting trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care.
The largest-ever survey of trans and nonbinary people in the U.S. had some telling responses.
