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Rochester group launches world’s first trans laureate program

The Kingdom of Navassa aims to uplift transgender artists and storytellers amid rising anti-trans sentiment.

How Kelly Clarkson and her trans producer Caragh Donley are championing transgender lives

Donley talks to The Advocate about working on The Kelly Clarkson Show, which has featured segments celebrating Transgender Awareness Week.

9 Tweets to Celebrate Trans Awareness Week

See how these trans advocates, students, and allies brought visibility to their trans community members this week.

Trump's D.C. Hotel Lights Up With Protest for Trans Awareness Week

The National Center for Transgender Equality lit up Trump's hotel with messages protesting his administration's anti-transgender actions. 

What It's Like to Get Through School as a Trans Teen

In time for Trans Awareness Week, this short film portrays the reality faced by gender-nonconforming youth.

Ohio Gov. DeWine signs anti-trans school bathroom law

The Buckeye State becomes the 11th state restricting trans bathroom rights.

7 Uplifting Transgender Films That You Should Watch and Enjoy

From love stories to vampy teens, these films celebrate everything that is trans joy.

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 Awareness Week: Why It Matters and How to Observe It

The week highlights not only the challenges faced by trans people but also their resilience and joy.

Trucks Took to the Texas Streets With Signs Supporting Trans Lives

The vehicles displayed signs reading "trans lives are precious."

It's Transgender Awareness Week — Here's How to Observe It

It's a time to highlight the challenges trans people face and what they've overcome -- and to participate in a national survey.

Transphobic 'Parody' of Bathroom Signs Pollute U.K. Campus

The sign, which misgenders and leans on tired myths about trans women as inherently 'threatening,' has been swiftly denounced and removed as its creator remains anonymous.

Hillary Clinton Responds to Criticism of Her Transgender Statements

The former secretary of State and presidential nominee emphasized her longtime support for trans equality after being critiqued for comments that some took as anti-trans. 

Black Trans Woman Angel Naira Shot to Death; 47th Victim This Year

Friends are remembering her as a "great person" and a "beautiful soul."

Raquel Willis Shares Her Southern Trans Journey in Memoir ‘The Risk It Takes to Bloom’

Discussing her memoir with The Advocate, Willis opens up about her life as a Black trans woman from the South looking to change the world.

J.K. Rowling Funds Sex Abuse Crisis Center That Excludes Trans Women

The author's crisis center excludes trans women as both employees and service users.

For Transgender Awareness Week, a Look at the Reality of Health Care for Trans Youth

The National Center for Lesbian Rights is telling the real stories of trans youth and their families through the new #HealthcareIsCaring campaign.

For the Trump Family, LGBTQ+ People Are Nothing but a Joke

Like his grandmother and father, Donald Trump Jr. uses LGBTQ in a disparaging way.

The Top 10 Trans-Friendly Colleges and Universities

With improvements made across the country, for the first time ever, Campus Pride can assemble a list of the most welcoming places for trans students to go to college.

How to Keep Trans Voters From Being Disenfranchised

As Transgender Awareness Month arrives, the League of Women Voters is ensuring all trans people get their say at the polls next week.