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Transgender

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.

Lea Robinson
Exclusives
ALOTO's Lea Robinson on Queer Family and What Connects Us

By playing Max Chapman’s trans uncle in A League of Their Own, Lea Robinson shows a Black trans man thriving.

12:40 PM
Florida to Eliminate Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care
News
Florida Eliminates Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care

The new rules go into effect later this month.

11:10 AM
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.

August 11 2022 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."

August 11 2022 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.

August 11 2022 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. 

August 11 2022 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
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