Transphobic Texas Democrat finds home for bigotry in state Republican Party
After losing her primary to a queer Black woman, Shawn Thierry decided to switch to the GOP.
September 03 2024 4:07 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.
Donald Trump claims schools are performing gender-affirming surgeries on transgender kids. That's not true.
Trump made the wild claim at a Moms for Liberty conference.
September 03 2024 12:16 PM
New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds school policy against forced outing
The state's highest court ruled that a parent's challenge to a policy protecting student privacy was invalid.
August 30 2024 11:15 AM
Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
August 30 2024 10:05 AM
Ohio Republican could face disqualification under name change law aimed at trans candidates
Republican State Rep. Tex Fischer could be disqualified under the same law used to disqualify a transgender candidate, or even possibly removed from his seat.
August 26 2024 2:35 PM
Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses
The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.
August 22 2024 1:40 PM
Miss Major to LGBTQ+ caucus: 'Put on your best shit and get out there' to defeat Trump
The legendary transgender activist spoke with The Advocate after her passionate speech at the Democratic National Convention.
August 21 2024 5:16 PM
A transgender woman wins Democratic primary for Florida House seat, and aims to make history
Ashley Brundage will run in a battleground seat in November against a Republican incumbent.
August 21 2024 12:15 PM
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to higher rates of suicidal ideation in queer students: report
Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.
August 21 2024 12:00 PM
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21 2024 10:43 AM
How a cross-country road trip brought Will Ferrell closer to his trans bestie Harper Steele
Netflix's Will & Harper documents the journey that the longtime friends and collaborators embarked on after Steele's later-in-life transition.
August 20 2024 8:00 AM
Landmark transgender antidiscrimination ruling overturned by Georgia court
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
August 19 2024 4:29 PM
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
August 16 2024 2:09 PM
Cecilia Gentili's legacy lives on as trans Latinx group receives first-ever HRC grant (exclusive)
The Cecilia Gentili grant will assist groups aiding trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated.
August 13 2024 2:25 PM
Powerful conservative operative’s Do No Harm group is a threat to transgender kids (exclusive)
Leonard Leo, the man responsible for reshaping the U.S. Supreme Court into an ultra-conservative body, is targeting trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care.
August 13 2024 9:58 AM
Transgender people are showing up at the ballot box in spite of significant 'barriers' (exclusive)
The largest-ever survey of trans and nonbinary people in the U.S. had some telling responses.
August 13 2024 12:01 AM
Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'
Wilson claims that author Walter Isaacson never reached out to her, used the wrong name, and justified the "abuse" she received in his biography of Musk.
August 12 2024 1:08 PM
Trump calls Kamala Harris & Tim Walz ‘heavy into the transgender world’ at unhinged press conference
It was more of a greatest-hits repeat of Donald Trump's campaign rallies.
August 08 2024 6:51 PM
Trans woman fired by Liberty University opens up about 'awful' discrimination
Ellenor Zinski is opening up about what went down when she was fired from Liberty University, with school officials accusing her of "denying biological and chromosomal sex assigned at birth."
August 08 2024 5:04 PM
HRC sounds alarm over Trump-Vance Project 2025’s existential threat to LGBTQ+ people
The advocacy group is explaining the stakes of the 2024 election for community members who would find their rights curtailed.
August 08 2024 3:05 PM