Trans pastor says she’s ‘surrounded by loving kindness’ after coming out to New York congregation
“The affirmations have been amazing,” Methodist Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told The Advocate in an interview.
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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.
Women's Institute to ban transgender women after U.K. Supreme Court ruling
CEO Melissa Green said that "this is not something we would do unless we felt that we had no other choice."
December 03 2025 4:10 PM
Here's what Zohran Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor
Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.
December 03 2025 2:20 PM
Upstate New York Methodist minister comes out as transgender to congregation during Sunday service
"I’m affirming and saying to all of you that I am transgender, and so the best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," Rev. Dr. Phillippa Phaneuf told her congregation in a powerful speech.
December 03 2025 9:24 AM
Transgender Army vet running for state delegate in red Maryland district is all about showing up
“I signed up to serve, and I will do so here again,” Alleria Stanley told The Advocate in an interview.
December 03 2025 7:00 AM
Out former CDC vaccines head Demetre Daskalakis named chief medical officer at NYC LGBTQ+ health center
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who walked out of the CDC over Trump's health policies, will begin his new role at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February.
December 03 2025 6:00 AM
Ruben Gallego’s leaked texts mocking Democrats’ looks & masculinity intensify temperament concerns
His party is “not allowing men to be men,” or “women to be hot,” the Arizona Democrat complained.
December 02 2025 4:21 PM
Florida man partially paralyzed after neighbor allegedly shot him and used anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
A man in Florida was left partially paralyzed after an incident his friends call "a violent crime perpetrated by a hate-filled neighbor."
December 02 2025 1:30 PM
Trans National Guard employee in Illinois sues Trump over restroom ban
LeAnne Withrow, a civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard, says she believes it's never the wrong time to do the right thing.
December 02 2025 11:59 AM
Oklahoma University instructor suspended for failing student’s unscientific anti-trans psychology essay
Although the student did not properly complete the assignment to academic standards, the university is investigating the teacher.
December 02 2025 11:03 AM
More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise
The instinct to flee is not new in American life. But the scale, and the kinds of people considering it in the Trump era, reflect something different.
December 02 2025 7:00 AM
Joe Biden to receive top honor at LGBTQ+ leadership conference for his contributions to equality
He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
December 02 2025 6:00 AM
Funding cuts could cause 3.3 million additional HIV infections by 2030: report
Global HIV assistance is projected to drop by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, a new UNAID report found.
November 26 2025 11:01 AM
Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group
Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.
November 25 2025 11:05 AM
DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more
Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.
November 24 2025 1:18 PM
Federal court rejects Trump Justice Department’s effort to access trans kids’ medical records
Attorney General Pam Bondi, under Donald Trump, has tried to force hospitals to give the government access private health information of children.
November 24 2025 9:36 AM
Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
November 21 2025 11:57 AM
New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members
Hate symbols will now be recategorized as "potentially divisive.”
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November 20 2025 4:58 PM
Sarah McBride leads bipartisan coalition to secure ‘freedom and dignity’ for LGBTQ+ people globally
The Global Respect Act has 119 cosponsors.
November 20 2025 4:13 PM
Democrat Sarah McBride on her approach to expanding trans acceptance in Congress — and America
“I recognize that it’s not viscerally comforting for some people in my own community who feel the indignities that I am facing vicariously,” Delaware U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride told The Advocate.
November 20 2025 10:44 AM