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Transgender Day of Remembrance: What it is and how to observe it

Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those we've lost while celebrating what they've accomplished.

Transgender Air Force members sue Trump administration over revoked retirements

“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” Master Sergeant Logan Ireland told The Advocate. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.”

U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge

The announcement came Monday morning.

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Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security

“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.

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Is marriage equality at risk? Understanding Kim Davis's Supreme Court appeal

The justices will meet privately this week to decide whether they will hear the former Kentucky clerk's latest appeal.

Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case

The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.

Texas Supreme Court rules that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples

“It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief,” the Texas Supreme Court ruled.

5 suspects charged in Boston for attack on gay couple with baseball bat

The attack has not been charged as a hate crime, despite the couple's account that they were targeted because they are gay.

Military families sue Trump administration over gender-affirming care ban

Three military families are suing to keep their children's access to gender-affirming care.

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.

New Hampshire Republican governor signs gender-affirming care ban into law

It's the first New England state with a ban.

DOJ denies existence of transgender people in stunning court filing defending Trump’s military ban

An attorney for the troops called it “part of the administration’s absurd attempt to purge highly skilled and dedicated service members simply because they are transgender.”

5 takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care

It's a terrible ruling but could be worse. And it's not the end.

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs exposes Pete Hegseth’s anti-trans hypocrisy during embarrassing House hearing

She got him to commend the service of three women before revealing that they're transgender.

‘Lesser-known D-Day’ strikes as Pentagon purges transgender patriots serving in the U.S. military

As of June 6, military commanders must identify anyone who may be trans for a medical evaluation and expulsion from the armed services.

Combat vet Paul Rieckhoff warns trans military purge is ‘tip of the spear’ in Trump’s war on all Americans

He said the Trump administration is implementing policies in the agency with “the biggest budget, biggest guns” to make it easy to “push around the rest of the government.”

Transgender service members warn SCOTUS of ‘Un-American’ purge if Trump ban is reinstated

It would be “unprecedented and un-American,” lawyers argued.

Trump's DOJ struggles defending trans military ban during D.C. appeals court hearing

The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.

Federal appeals court upholds block on Trump's trans military ban

It is another win for transgender people who are serving and want to serve in the U.S. armed forces.

Longtime LGBTQ+ advocate Kate Kendell is the new CEO of the Gill Foundation (exclusive)

Kendell, the former executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, recognizes that it's a crucial time for the LGBTQ+ movement.