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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.
“They are trying to do something that CMS simply isn’t empowered to do,” a former senior Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official from the Biden administration told The Advocate.
The outgoing Georgia congresswoman was able to successfully make transgender young people a target as one of her last acts in Congress.
The U.S. government is trying to figure out a way to pay people for reporting on anyone who supports trans lives.
“They are obsessed with trans people,” the first out transgender member of Congress said. “I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people.”
Northern California's largest healthcare provider will continue gender-affirming care for youth after their families spoke out.
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
Trans patients say that preventing them from receiving care that cisgender patients can still receive violates the state’s public accommodation law.
From calling transgender people an "abomination" to claiming the Equality Act is "demonic" and "wicked," his faith leaders coalition is as extreme as they come.
On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt this trans-inclusive policy.
“It’s a pretty dramatic response to wanting to have diverse and inclusive books on shelves,” PEN America’s Kasey Meehan said.
The president continues to bring up transgender people in situations completely unrelated to their lives.
Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.
Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.
Nancy Mace claims her outburst at an airport was somehow justified due to her fear of retaliation for her anti-transgender views.
Florida has accused WPATH, the Endocrine Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics of somehow violating the RICO Act.
Eric Gisler won a special election on Tuesday by about 200 votes.
Arlington, Texas has removed “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from its antidiscrimination protections.
He called "affordability" a Democratic hoax while repeating bizarre "transgender for all" claim.
"It's about effort, and just attempting to be respectful and kind to people," lead author Steven Hobaica tells The Advocate.
“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
