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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.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Transgender
Right-Wingers Harass Vanderbilt U. Hospital Over Gender-Affirming Care

Some politicians in Tennessee are now calling for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in light of a conservative blogger's posts.

September 23 2022 3:14 PM
Tucker Carlson
News
Tucker Carlson Says Hospitals Should Expect Threats Over Trans Care

The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.

September 23 2022 12:38 PM
Passages
Exclusives
These Trans Women Should Be Alive
The epidemic of violence against transgender Americans is unabated.
September 22 2022 7:00 AM
Prisoner and guard
Law
Strip Search by Trans Guard Violated Inmate's Religious Beliefs: Court

The trans guard supervised a strip search of Rufus West, an inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wis., in 2016.

September 21 2022 5:12 PM
Tucker Carlson and Jamiee Michell
News
Google Bans Anti-Trans Hate Group Gays Against Groomers

Google is only the latest technology company to suspend the group's use of its services.

September 21 2022 2:43 PM
Rainbow Pride flag at Montana state house
News
Montana to Allow Changes to Gender on Birth Certificates After Ruling

State officials had previously said they would not comply with a court injunction making the changes to birth certificates easier for transgender residents. 

September 20 2022 5:14 PM
Paypal and Venmo
Business
Paypal, Venmo Ban Gays Against Groomers, the Anti-Trans Hate Group

The two payment processors sent the owner of the Gays Against Groomers account notices that the accounts were immediately banned from the platforms.

September 20 2022 1:12 PM
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