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On President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, one of the few people left from a historic White House meeting in 1977 talks about Carter acknowledging the existence of the queer community. “It started the ball rolling for gay rights, because back then, we had no rights," says activist George Raya.
President Carter has been a longtime supporter of LGBTQ+ rights.
“Rosalynn was my partner in everything,” former President Jimmy Carter said. “Her wisdom and support were my constant companions.”
President Jimmy Carter's advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights became stronger as the years went on.
We’re likely to never again see a president as kind, simple, and honest as Carter, and that’s why his death stings so much, writes John Casey.
Starting today, transgender members of the U.S. military can serve openly.
Keep it here for updates from The Advocate as our senior national reporter, Christopher Wiggins, covers the DNC from the event.
The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.
He led the Department of Defense's effort to include transgender service members in the ranks of the U.S. military.
The judge had ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to take “religious liberty” training from an SPLC-designated hate group.
The Pentagon's working group tasked with rescinding the military's long-standing ban on service by openly transgender Americans will hold its first meeting Monday.
The Seventh Circuit becomes the first federal appeals court to base a ruling on trans student rights on Title IX and the U.S. Constitution.
The former Army captain and West Point graduate has a message for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: End the military's ban on open service by transgender Americans.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced a Pentagon working group that will operate under the presumption that transgender Americans should be able to serve openly in the U.S. military.
King is being remembered as a tireless advocate for African-Americans, women, and gays and lesbians.
