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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.

Clara Sorrenti, or Kefflas, showing evidence of her police-related torment resulting from a SWATting incident on Friday.
World
Trans Twitch Streamer Keffals Says Police Terrorized Her After SWATing

Twitch streamer Keffals says she was the victim of a transphobic incident in which the police then revictimized her.

2:50 PM
Transgender teens
Transgender
Being Trans Is Not a Craze Among Youth, Study Finds

Recent research counters the idea that young people are coming out as trans due to "social contagion."

1:31 PM
Texas Realtor Is Helping At-Risk LGBTQ+ Homeowners Flee Texas
News
Texas Realtor Helps At-Risk LGBTQ+ Homeowners Flee Texas

The exodus comes in response to transphobic legislation and a hostile environment spurred on by GOP Gov. Greg Abbot.

11:25 AM
Pope Francis
Religion
Pope Francis Meets with Trans People at the Vatican

While showing more support for LGBTQ+ rights than his predecessors, Pope Francis has been vocal against views that gender isn't only rooted in biology. 

11:09 AM
Finke Russell Quade
Politics
Out Candidates See Groundbreaking Wins in Connecticut, Minnesota

A Black gay man stands to become Connecticut's treasurer, while Black and transgender women had breakthroughs in Minnesota.

August 10 2022 6:02 PM
lockeroom
Transgender
Anti-Trans Policy on Bathroom Access Considered by Va. School Board

This is the same Virginia school district that apologized last week over a logo that resembled a swastika. 

August 10 2022 10:30 AM
Leia Genis
Transgender
Trans Cyclist Stripped of Medal Accuses Sport of Transphobia

But the governing body for cycling says Leia Genis simply didn't meet the requirements for elite-level competition.

August 08 2022 3:26 PM
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