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Read the latest news about transgender issues. Learn more about how transgender public figures—Chelsea Manning, Jen Richards, Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Caitlyn Jenner, Chaz Bono, and others—are shaping the agenda of the LGBT rights movement, and showing the world that gender is not so simple a thing after all. Whether it’s in the spheres of entertainment, politics, education, media, government, or international or local coverage, The Advocate is the leading source for news that is important to transgender, gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals around the world.

Bethenny Frankel
News
Bethenny Frankel Is Getting Called Out Over Transphobic Comments

The reality star expressed frustrations over pronouns and the “girl with a penis” at her daughter’s all-girl summer camp.

11:42 AM
How Peyton Thomas, Trans Author of 'Both Sides Now,' Came to Terms With His Acne
Exclusives
How This Trans Author Came to Terms With His Acne

Peyton Thomas, the writer of Both Sides Now, delves into the value of judging his book by its cover.

September 24 2021 8:53 AM
Black Trans Lives Matter
Commentary
Black Trans Women Like Me Are Dying in Texas Due to Political Games

Misinformation about transgender people threatens our lives, but Lone Star State politicians keep lying.

September 23 2021 6:30 PM
Ken Paxton
Transgender
Texas Seeks Right to Discriminate Against Trans People

Anti-LGBTQ+ Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Biden administration's guidance on equal treatment of trans workers is a “radical attempt at social change.”

September 23 2021 3:29 PM
Trans Anarchists, Alpacas, and the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch
Exclusives
Trans Anarchists, Alpacas, and the Beauty of Tenacious Unicorn Ranch

How a queer community in Colorado offers solace, protection, and inspiration.

September 23 2021 8:25 AM
Brianna Ulmer
Crime
Trans Woman Brianna Ulmer Fatally Shot in Chicago

She is at least the 37th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year.

September 22 2021 4:12 PM
Blade Runner
Books
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 1:00 PM
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