Trump administration stops abuse protection for transgender detainees in ICE custody
Since 2015, detention facilities had to take into account the gender identity of trans migrants. Not any more.
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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.
19 photos from 1990s San Francisco show the roots of butch and femme culture
Chloe Sherman's RENEGADES San Francisco: the 1990s showcases the unique history of queer women.
July 14 2025 2:12 PM
Why is the Army recommending training for this transgender officer that the Pentagon plans to oust?
Second Lieutenant Nicolas Talbott is bracing for what's next as the deadline for trans reservists to resign passes.
July 11 2025 1:55 PM
Trump's DOJ subpoenas doctors and medical clinics that care for transgender youth
The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.
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July 11 2025 9:36 AM
Pennsylvania fines gay grandpa with stage 4 cancer $16k for protesting trans youth suicide
James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.
July 09 2025 12:04 PM
100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month
Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.
July 08 2025 12:38 PM
ICE frees transgender asylum seeker from detention after Oregon court order
A federal judge ruled that the government violated her rights.
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Transgender woman who escaped Alabama for her safety beaten & left for dead near National Mall in D.C.
Cayla Calhoun left Alabama seeking safety as a trans woman. Instead, she was nearly killed on D.C.’s streets, and now she refuses to stay silent.
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July 14 2025 5:03 PM
Nonbinary Arizona teacher doxxed and accused of grooming by board members settles lawsuit
River Chunnui's lawsuit accused two board members of leaking their address and leading a "smear campaign."
July 14 2025 12:04 PM
Puerto Rico trans rights advocates prepare legal fight as GOP governor considers gender-affirming care ban
The bill is on the Republican governor's desk.
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July 11 2025 5:46 PM
Health experts warn Trump’s new policies for HHS teen pregnancy program could reverse decades of progress
“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.”
July 10 2025 11:28 AM
LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds
A sharp drop in grants leaves queer and trans groups struggling to fight unprecedented legislative attacks.
July 08 2025 1:37 PM
Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display
“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. “I was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”
July 08 2025 11:43 AM
UN draft report uses pseudoscience to claim gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'
The UN's preliminary report on sex-based violence incorrectly claims trans acceptance "erase[s] the legal category of women.”
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Boston opens new park named after murdered Black transgender woman Rita Hester
The Rita Hester Green opened on June 30 in Boston to mark the end of Pride Month.
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Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
July 14 2025 4:23 PM
Bombshell records expose political plot to oust rural Georgia librarian over LGBTQ+ book
Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.
July 12 2025 1:54 PM
Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care
Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.
July 11 2025 3:35 PM
This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'
James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
July 11 2025 10:05 AM
FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
July 10 2025 10:30 AM