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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.

William Shatner
People
William Shatner Tweets 'Cisgender' Is Used to 'Debase,' 'Harass' Him

The Star Trek legend says that the term "cis," as in the "opposite of trans," has only ever been used as a form of harassment against him. 

August 10 2020 4:02 PM
Jenna Ellis
Transgender
Trump Campaign Lawyer Misgenders Pennsylvania's Trans Health Secretary

HRC's president slammed Jenna Ellis as a "bigot" for a transphobic tweet.

August 10 2020 1:13 PM
Drew
Transgender
Courts Deliver Two Victories for Trans Americans

One court affirms trans students' right to use the restroom matching their gender identity; another strikes down Idaho's ban on gender changes on birth certificates.

August 07 2020 8:09 PM
Pier Kids
film
Black Trans Homeless Youth Emanates Strength in Clip From 'Pier Kids'

The documentary about Black queer youth at the Christopher Street Pier plays at the Bentonville Film Festival next week. 

August 06 2020 9:00 AM
Liias Byers Hoadley
Politics
Out Candidates Advance in Washington, Kansas, and Michigan Primaries

In November, Washington could elect an out lieutenant governor, Kansas its first trans state legislator, and Michigan its first out member of Congress.

August 05 2020 5:12 PM
The Queens
film
'The Queens' Doc Lifts the Curtain on the Trans Stars of Drag Pageants

In this exclusive clip, Miss Continental contestants discuss the thrill, heartache, and community of competition.

August 05 2020 12:23 PM
Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears
Crime
Trans Woman Stabbed to Death at Vigil in Portland

Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears was killed while mourning another homicide victim.

August 04 2020 6:04 PM
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