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Senate Republicans are trying to tie Democrat Jon Ossoff to anti-trans smear

The GOP are recycling the playbook Donald Trump used to attack Kamala Harris on culture war issues.

Kim Kardashian Joins Ryan Murphy's 'American Horror Story' Universe

The businesswoman and reality star will act for the first time in a decade.

American Universitys Student Body President Comes Out Gets Lady Gagas Support

Students at American University got a big surprise when the most recent student body president stepped down from the position last week. Students had elected Tim McBride to serve last year, without realizing that McBride identifies as a woman. She came out as transgender publicly after serving her time as student body president. 

Gender-Affirming Surgeries Have Risen, Likely Due to Better Insurance: Study

Top surgery is more common than genital surgery, the study notes.

Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA

"I knew that it was going to mean a lot for all the LGBTQ kids out there who might feel like they don’t belong in a box — like me growing up," she says.

Major Virginia medical center stops gender-affirming care for minors after Trump’s executive order

The treatment remains legal in Virginia, but at least one medical provider is complying with the anti-trans presidential directive.

Brown University is ‘functionally inaccessible’ to transgender students after Trump settlement

“Everyone I talked to thought it only applied to sports. But it applies to everything," one transgender student told The Advocate.

Harvard Graduates to Gay Milestone

In 1920, 14 Harvard leaders and students were found "guilty" of homosexuality and dismissed. Now Harvard boasts the first endowed, named chair in LGBT studies at an American institution of higher learning.

NOM President to Receive Honorary Degree

Brian Brown to receive honorary degree from an organization with unclear scholastic ties.

Here's What LGBT University Is and Why We Need It

The organization known as Freedom for All Americans is working to create the next generation of LGBT leaders.

College made easy

The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students is the best ever road map to gay-friendly campuses. Even if we do say so ourselves.

Should Miss Universe 2013 Get Out of Moscow?

Activists have launched a petition to urge the beauty pageant to reconsider its locale choice for the 2013 competition.

Taking affirmative action

Do gays deserve the same boost into college as racial minorities?

Gender is not an ideology — but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people

The study of gender is being targeted by right-wing groups, because it raises questions about traditional social roles and inequalities that can result from them, argues Victoria Pitts-Taylor and Elizabeth Anne Wood.

Lawsuit accuses University of Michigan of discriminating against straight, cisgender men

An organization that previously sued Northwestern University claims the Michigan Law Review hires gay and transgender individuals over more qualified straight and cisgender applicants.

S.C. Gov OK's Penalizing Schools for LGBT Curricula

The state budget requires two colleges to make up for having put LGBT-themed books on student reading lists by teaching about the nation's founding documents.