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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.

MARTINA
Sports
Athlete Ally Cuts Ties With Martina Navratilova After Anti-Trans Op-ed

The LGBTQ sports group grandly slammed her recent op-ed accusing trans athletes of cheating.

February 20 2019 9:11 AM
Camila
Crime
Trans Woman Killed After Being Deported From U.S. to El Salvador

Before she was murdered, U.S. officials denied her asylum.

February 19 2019 2:05 PM
JP Petrucione
Transgender
California's Top Trans Official Is Out, Proud, and Loud

JP Petrucione, Gov. Gavin Newsom's director of digital media, talks about the importance of transgender visibility in a threatening time.

February 19 2019 5:32 AM
Martina Navratilova
Sports
Martina Navratilova: Trans Athletes Competing Is 'Insane & 'Cheating'

The lesbian trailblazer and multiple Grand Slam winner wrote a column in the Sunday Times of London that leans into transphobic rhetoric.   

February 17 2019 5:54 PM
Don Cheadle
television
Don Cheadle Supports Trans Kids with Powerful Message on SNL

The Saturday Night Live host also wore a Soviet hockey jersey that read "Trump." 

February 17 2019 12:37 PM
Traveling While Non-Binary
Commentary
It Just Became Less Terrifying to Travel While Nonbinary

No one should be terrified to go through airport security.

February 16 2019 8:03 AM
julia beck
Transgender
Lesbian TERF Spreads Anti-Trans Agenda on Fox News

Julia Beck was kicked off of a Baltimore city commission because of her anti-trans views. Then she appeared with Tucker Carlson, who welcomed her ideas.

February 15 2019 2:24 PM
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