The Advocates 2024: Drag king Mark Anthony
The U.K. performer is creating visibility and inclusivity for fellow cabaret artists who don't necessarily fit the mainstream mold.
June 28, 2024
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Video: Transgender activists stage die-in at Florida driver's license offices across the state
It comes as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration criminalizes changing one's gender on an I.D.
February 9, 2024
7 Uplifting Transgender Films That You Should Watch and Enjoy
From love stories to vampy teens, these films celebrate everything that is trans joy.
November 13, 2023
Categorizing Trans Identity Is No Easy Feat
Can the World Health Organization declassify transgender identity as a mental disorder without alienating anyone?
July 29, 2016
Ireland to Recognize Trans Identities
Legislation permitting transgender people to amend their birth certificate is pending introduction in Ireland, the only European country without legal recognition for trans identities.
September 7, 2012
Trans Men on Sex, Art, and Identity in Transparent
Along with producer Rhys Ernst, trans comedian Ian Harvie opens up about how Transparent's trans male character, Dale, was developed and responds to criticism that contends that portrayal was problematic.
November 3, 2014
Teacher Attacks Trans Students' Identities With Bigoted Letter
The teacher gave a letter to several high school students, referring to them by their deadnames and saying their gender assigned at birth was "the biological truth."
April 29, 2022
California Will House Trans Inmates According to Gender Identity
The new policy is part of a package of pro-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
September 28, 2020
Fact check: No, there is not a new survey showing trans identity is decreasing
The claim, which originates from far-right professor Eric Kaufmann, appears to have made a glaring error: the survey actually shows more people have come out, not fewer.
October 16, 2025
The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities
In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.
March 28, 2023
South Dakota Moves to Ban Discussion of Trans Identity in Schools
The House of Representatives voted to make the term "gender dysphoria" illegal in elementary schools -- it's just the latest assault on trans people in South Dakota.
February 13, 2019
More Than Porn: Tumblr Affirmed Trans Youths' Identities
The newly-denuded website offered a platform for gender-nonconforming people to discuss and admire bodies.
December 12, 2018
Trans Identity Not Mental Illness, Says World Health Organization
The newest edition of WHO's International Classification of Diseases makes a welcome revision.
June 19, 2018
WATCH: 36 Trans People Explain Their Identity
There so much more than just 'male' and 'female.' Go exploring with this feature-length documentary, viewable in its entirety exclusively at The Advocate.
October 31, 2015
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Canadian Blood Donor Turned Away Due to Trans Identity
While trans people in the U.S. are routinely rejected as blood donors, one Canadian trans woman has found herself on the receiving end of the same discriminatory treatment north of the border.
May 19, 2014
Elliot Page Takes Joy in Trans Identity, Pride in 'Umbrella Academy'
The actor talked with Seth Meyers about the new season of the Netflix series, which will have Page's character coming out as trans.
June 22, 2022
The Stunning 'Blade Runner: Origins Vol. 1' Explores Trans Identity
This graphic novel showcases queer characters within the world of Replicants and those hunting them down in a futuristic Los Angeles.
September 21, 2021
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Gay, Trans Identities Don't Exist, Says Colo. School Board Member
While defending her claim that transgender students shouldn't be allowed to use the bathroom "until there's castration," Katherine Svenson said she doesn't believe transgender or gay people really exist at all.
December 8, 2013
New Guidelines Help Trans People In Tough Financial Times
HUD has instructed shelters to not ask intrusive medical questions or kick out trans residents because of their gender identities, among other important guidelines.
February 21, 2015