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Read the latest news about transgender issues. Learn more about how transgender public figures, including Chelsea Manning, Jen Richards, Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Caitlyn Jenner, Chaz Bono, and others are shaping and pushing forward the agenda of the LGBT rights movement. 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.

The action was a clear violation of the women's human rights, activists said.

January 29 2018 3:20 PM

Sebastián Lelio and transgender actress Daniela Vega sat down to discuss empathy, representation, and art.

January 29 2018 5:05 AM

A transgender girl in suburban Chicago said requiring her to use a privacy stall in the girls' locker room was discriminatory.

January 26 2018 2:56 PM

The cases both involve whether a ban on sex discrimination can extend to sexual orientation and gender identity.

January 25 2018 2:49 PM

Jessie Earl shares how author Ursula K. Le Guin helped shape and inform her womanhood and transgender identity.

January 25 2018 6:56 AM

To some conservatives, adultery and sexual assault are OK if the right people are doing it. But being trans — well, that's always a sin that trumps everything else.

January 25 2018 5:44 AM

Ellen Crafts, marketing and communications director for the L.A. Women's March, discusses what's ahead in the battle against the patriarchy.

January 24 2018 1:05 PM
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