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Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”
The Department of Justice is asking the court to set aside a lower court’s block on the anti-trans policy.
From slurs to false accusations, here are 12 times Nancy Mace manufactured political stunts just to feel the public eye's gaze.
The Democratic lawmakers are asking the Pentagon to respond to simple questions.
“They want to employ the strategies of a Bravo TV show to get attention...and the way to do that is to pick a fight with someone and throw wine in their face," the transgender congresswoman said.
The 3-judge panel appeared skeptical of the reasoning behind the government’s arguments.
A 20-year-old trans woman asked Nancy Mace to apologize for using a transphobic slur. Mace responded by calling the woman the slur.
It is another win for transgender people who are serving and want to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a 16-year-old trans boy cannot legally change his name even with the support of both his parents.
Alabama Republicans also passed legislation banning Pride flags in schools, and prohibiting staff from using students' chosen names and pronouns.
Lena Kotler-Wallace tells The Advocate about her forceful removal from a school board meeting after defending her autistic, transgender, and nonbinary children.
Transgender leaders and organizers respond to Travel fears ahead of WorldPride in Trump’s DC.
Under the administration’s latest guidance, reporting a trans patient’s care may no longer violate HIPAA — and that’s exactly the problem, providers say.
"I'm not resisting and this is what fascists do!" Lena Kotler said as police officers carried her.
Discrimination in education isn't welcome in the Windy City.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will remove gender dysphoria from disabilities protected under federal law.
The Trump Administration is suing Maine for allowing trans girls to participate in girls sports, but Gov. Mills says this "has never been about the protection of women and girls."
Join Your Lovable Trans Auntie in honoring a trans youth's memory and standing up for all trans and queer youths. Protect the dolls, forever and always.
This is why The Advocate uses "marriage equality" over "same-sex marriage" or "gay marriage."
She delivered for her constituents regardless of whether Donald Trump believes she exists.
