Pioneering trans soul singer Jackie Shane honored with historical marker in Nashville
Shane was a soul and R&B singer in the 1950s and 1960s credited with helping to pioneer the Toronto Sound.
September 18, 2024
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Philadelphia's Newest Monument Honors LGBT Pioneer Barbara Gittings
Philadelphia resident Barbara Gittings helped remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders.
July 26, 2016
Discovering New York's 'Gay Bars That Are Gone'
Even before the tragedy in Orlando, New Yorker Michael Ryan knew the importance of LGBT spaces. Ryan tells us about his walking tour of fallen gay bars and clubs, which were all marked with the message "GAY BAR WAS HERE."
June 27, 2016
Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers on Normalizing Queer Christmas Movies
The out stars of the hit Netflix holiday flick chat with The Advocate about what making a gay holiday movie means to them.Â
December 20, 2021
17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.
March 29, 2023
Almost 5,000 New Yorkers have 'X' gender markers on their IDs
The Gender Recognition Act of 2022 made a third gender option available on state-issued identification in New York.
May 17, 2024
U.S. Passports to Include X Gender Option Starting in April
The State Department announced in June 2021 that it would start the process of introducing the option for passports.
March 31, 2022
Switzerland Passes Marriage Equality, Eases ID Rules for Trans Adults
Switzerland joins most of its neighbors in legalizing same-sex marriage while simplifying ID changes for trans and intersex residents.
December 18, 2020
New York I.D. Cards Will Soon Feature X Gender Marker Option
Changing names, sex designation, and birth certificates will also be easier due to the state's Gender Recognition Act.Â
May 30, 2022
Argentina Passes Comprehensive Transgender Rights Law
The law passed 55-0 in the Senate, and the president is expected to sign it.
May 11, 2012
GLAAD Joins Thousands Calling on Smith College to Admit Trans Women
Trans women belong at Smith,' proclaim signs carried by students and alumni asking the college to reconsider its policy prohibiting admission of transgender women who still have a male gender marker.
April 11, 2013
What trans and nonbinary people need to know about updating their passports and birth certificates
Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.
July 8, 2025
Limited gender markers add hurdles for nonbinary people
While there has been progress in creating inclusive identity markers on the federal level, some states have tried to restrict ID choices.
April 12, 2024
Why Does the Government Need to Know Your Gender?
The National Center for Transgender Equality won a major battle by ending gender markers on Medicare cards. Why can't all government IDs drop the M and F?
April 11, 2018
Federal judge blocks Trump admin's gender-restrictive passport policy
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
April 18, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump administration's anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy (for now)
The Supreme Court decided that Trump's anti-trans and anti-nonbinary policy can stand for the time being.
November 6, 2025
Judge expands block on Donald Trump's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
June 17, 2025
Iowa now allows anti-transgender discrimination
The Republican-led state is the first in the nation to take protections related to gender identity out of its civil rights code.
July 1, 2025