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Anti-LGBTQ+ insults don't just hurt queer kids — Straight boys react worse to homophobia in sports

The group most likely to report hearing anti-LGBTQ + language were students who play sports — particularly straight, cisgender boys.

Op-ed: Science Holds the Key to Transgender Equality

The researchers behind a groundbreaking new study on trans youth says data can help dismantle societal discrimination.

WATCH: Adam Reverses the Trans Coming-Out Narrative

Adam isn't a transgender man -- but when he's thrust into the LGBT subculture of 2000's New York and falls in love, pretending he's trans starts to make a wacky kind of sense.

Mich. Dad Pulls Sons From School Over Trans Classmate

A father in Michigan pulled his three sons out of school because one of them allegedly shared a restroom with a transgender student. 

Op-ed: Grappling With What People See As My Privilege

Assuming that all white, cisgender gay men have the same experience is also quite problematic.

What does the science say about transgender women in sports?

With all the talk about "men" in women's sports, it's time to take a look at what scientific studies say.

Trump pressured Gavin Newsom over trans teen athlete. Then California changed its track championship rules

After facing threats from the president over a trans student’s inclusion in sports, the state quietly changed high school championship rules — but a transgender teen will still compete.

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Now is the time for scouting to fully embrace trans and nonbinary youth

"Scouting has the opportunity to make its program a true safe haven for these vulnerable youth at a time when many other institutions are threatening their physical safety," writes Mike De Socio.

'Jeopardy!'s Ken Jennings won't support Gavin Newsom for president due to trans kids stance

"Any candidate cynically 'triangulating' on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so," Jennings says.

Why 'Adam' Is a Dangerous Film for Trans People

Art is supposed to make the comfortable uncomfortable, not target marginalized groups, writes Leo Allanach.

Coalition Still Short in Bid to Repeal Calif. Trans Student Law

By the latest count, opponents of California's Student Success and Opportunity Act don't appear to have obtained enough valid signatures to qualify a measure to repeal the law for the November 2014 ballot.

Anti-Trans School Restroom Policies Unconstitutional, Court Rules

In the case brought by Virginia student Gavin Grimm, the Fourth Circuit says such policies violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

'Gossamer Folds' Tells a Story of Friendship Across Identities

The film, screening at virtual festivals, explores the friendship of a Black trans woman and a white cis boy in the 1980s in a Midwestern suburb.

Anti-Trans Ads Against Biden Incite Fury

The ads make misleading claims about gender-confirmation procedures and say trans athletes will destroy girls' sports.

Hate’s New Strategy: Call Trans Kindergartners Sexual Predators

The Alliance Defending Freedom is sinking to new lows, writes Alex Morash of the National LGBTQ Task Force.

WATCH: Christian School Rejects 8-Year-old Tomboy

An 8-year-old cisgender girl has been pulled from her local Christian school after being told she acts too much like a boy.

Elliot Page-produced short film 'An Avocado Pit' has made Oscars history: 'We dare to dream'

Director Ary Zara and actor Gaya Medeiros tell The Advocate why it was important to highlight trans joy in the Academy Award shortlisted film, An Avocado Pit.

Biden administration creates $700k grant to create inclusive sex ed for trans male teens

Trans boys and nonbinary youth were assigned female at birth don't always receive appropriate information to help them prevent pregnancy and STIs, but a new program seeks to change that.

Ted Cruz used a trans wrestler in an attack ad without permission. Now, Mack Beggs is taking legal action

Beggs said that not only did Cruz not get his permission to use his image in the ad, but that it failed to mention that he was forced to compete against women because the state's laws prevented him from competing against men.

EXCLUSIVE: Trans Actress Michelle Hendley Tugs Our Heartstrings in 'Boy Meets Girl'

Watch this exclusive clip from trans romantic comedy Boy Meets Girl, featuring swoon-worthy trans girl Ricky at the center of a love triangle.

Bisexuals Less Likely Than Gays and Lesbians to Be Out at Work

The report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute also found that bisexual men suffered more workplace discrimination than bisexual women.