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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.

Angela Ponce
Transgender
Spain's Angela Ponce Is Miss Universe's First Transgender Contestant

Ponce beat out 22 women to land the title of Miss Spain and to become the first trans competitor in the pageant formerly owned by Donald Trump.  

December 16 2018 7:56 PM
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Plus
Meet the Trans Sex Workers Who Won Grants To Prevent HIV
December 13 2018 1:08 PM
Ann Thomas
Commentary
In Defense of 'Girl,' the Trans Film Called 'Trauma Porn' by Critics

Ann Thomas, the founder of Transgender Talent, wants the world to see a movie that some have called offensive.

December 13 2018 10:43 AM
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Crime
Trans Woman's Accused Killer Is a Minister

Keanna Mattel's accused killer, Albert Weathers, is pastor of a Detroit church — prosecutors believe transphobia was his motive.

December 12 2018 2:22 PM
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Youth
More Than Porn: Tumblr Affirmed Trans Youths' Identities

The newly-denuded website offered a platform for gender-nonconforming people to discuss and admire bodies.

December 12 2018 4:47 AM
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film
Trans Dancer Who Inspired 'Girl' Defends Film From Critics

Belgian dancer Nora Monsecour accused the controversial film's detractors of "attempting to silence me and my trans identity."

December 11 2018 4:03 PM
These Are the Trans People Killed in 2018
Transgender
These Are the Trans People Killed in 2018
The epidemic of violence against transgender Americans continues. 
December 11 2018 2:15 PM
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