Ohio won't restrict gender-affirming care for adults but still goes after trans youth
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration has made changes to a much-criticized plan.
February 09 2024 5:50 PM
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All the latest news, commentary, and analysis of issues that impact the transgender community. The Advocate provides up-to-date coverage from around the web about political, medical, and social developments that matter most to transgender people.
Readers deserve better than misinformation about trans care; a response to Pamela Paul
In a recent response to our articles criticizing misinformation in Pamela Paul's article on detransitioners, Pamela Paul dismisses transgender people and trans activist. Evan Urquhart and Erin Reed respond.
February 09 2024 12:41 PM
Transgender Virginians can breathe a sigh of relief after Democrats defeat all GOP anti-LGBTQ+ bills
With Democrats in control of the entire state legislature, LGBTQ+ Virginians retain protections and dignity in health care and education in the commonwealth.
February 09 2024 8:54 AM
Watch Alexandra Billings shine in the trailer for the queer coming-of-age film 'Queen Tut'
Here's your first look at the film about an Egyptian teen who relocates to Toronto after the death of his mother and finds a queer family who embraces him.
February 08 2024 8:04 PM
'Echo' director Sydney Freeland on its game-changing Indigenous visibility
The director and executive producer, who is Indigenous and trans, talks about the importance of tracing Maya Lopez's matrilinial heritage.
February 07 2024 7:11 PM
Indiana launches anti-LGBTQ+ 'snitch line;' users flood it with memes in protest
Attorney General Todd Rokita launched a tool for parents to report "gender ideology" in schools. It didn't go as planned.
February 07 2024 11:58 AM
Gender-affirming care improves transgender lives, according to largest survey of trans people
The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey documents the benefits of gender-affirming health care but shows the challenges trans people continue to face.
February 07 2024 11:43 AM
Trans rights leader Kris Hayashi to lead advocacy department at National LGBTQ Task Force (exclusive)
Kris Hayashi has been a stalwart advocate in the LGBTQ+ movement for years.
February 06 2024 10:25 AM
This Minnesota thrift store is providing refuge for LGBTQ+ southerners
A growing number of LGBTQ+ southerners and other transgender refugees are seeking resources at a new shop in Minneapolis, which provides its items for free.
February 04 2024 1:00 PM
Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but faulty science used to justify it has changed over time
As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.
February 04 2024 9:31 AM
Megyn Kelly is shocked to learn that a musical from 2019 has LGBTQ+ characters
The conservative pundit is continuing to demonstrate her lack of cultural awareness.
February 03 2024 12:00 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes transgender care outrage with out-of-context, decade-old ‘Dateline’ clip
The Georgia Republican congresswoman amplified a Libs of TikTok post that uses an out-of-context video clip to paint gender-affirming care as child abuse.
February 03 2024 8:54 AM
Debunked: This misleading NYT anti-trans column relies on pseudoscience
The opinion piece by Pamela Paul relies on routinely debunked disinformation and gets factual information wrong about transgender care. It is the latest NYT published piece to do so.
February 03 2024 8:27 AM
Philadelphia Democrat under fire for anti-LGBTQ+ comments in race against gay incumbent
Democrat Lewis Nash Sr. faces backlash for controversial comments on LGBTQ+ issues in the election against out state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
February 02 2024 2:21 PM
Kentucky's first transgender elected official wants you to get involved in local politics
Rebecca Blankenship recently spoke to The Advocate about how LGBTQ+ people can fight back against state legislatures' attacks on the community.
February 02 2024 12:30 PM
8 gender transition tips to help embrace euphoria and live your best trans life
February 02 2024 12:20 PM
Will Ferrell's documentary with transgender best friend finds a home
Will & Harper, an "intimate portrayal of friendship, transition, and America," has been scooped up after a much lauded Sundance premiere.
February 02 2024 11:37 AM
Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana
Rivule Sykes's campaign in the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana is one that aims to bring "people’s attention to the issues we all face together."
February 01 2024 6:30 AM
Utah Gov. signs anti-trans bathroom bill, which advocates say is 'harassment in the most private of settings'
HB 257 defines a “women’s bathroom” and “men’s bathroom” as spaces exclusively designated for females and males, and includes criminal penalties for those found in violation.
January 31 2024 2:23 PM
Utah parent accuses girl's basketball player of being trans, gets banned from games
Utah's anti-transgender laws are putting even children who aren't trans in jeopardy.
January 31 2024 8:00 AM