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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.

Florida students protesting principal reassigned girls volleyball team

News

Florida School Leaders Punished for Accommodating Transgender Student-Athlete

It's against Florida law to allow trans girls to play on the schools' girls sports teams.

Illustration of car with money coming out of it

News

For Families in the South Struggling to Find Gender-Affirming Care, Small Grants Make a Huge Difference

Across the South, families of transgender youth who want to find gender-affirming care for their children are wading through a morass of pending legal cases and being turned away at pharmacies without crucial information on what their rights are.

Admiral Rachel Levine US Assistant Secretary for Health Emails transgender medical care for children challenging Alabama ban

Law

Rachel Levine’s Emails Released in Alabama Transgender Care Case

The decision marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle over Alabama’s ban on transgender medical care for minors, with potential national implications.

News

Martina Navratilova Says Transgender Women Can’t Be Lesbians

The out tennis legend continues to make anti-transgender comments.

Law

Ted Cruz Introduces Bill Limiting Pronouns and Names Despite Going by His Own Chosen Name

Advocates criticized the breathtaking hypocrisy of Cruz’s Safeguarding Honest Speech Act for its potential harm to the LGBTQ+ community and pointed out the irony in his own name choice.

David Tennant Gushes Over 'Doctor Who’s' Trans-Inclusive Storyline

television

David Tennant Gushes About Trans Support & Bigots Seethe Over ‘Doctor Who’s Joyful Story

The Doctor has spoken: We’re in the trans joy era; get into it.

murdered British transgender teen Brianna Ghey

Crime

Transgender Girl's Alleged Killers Go on Trial

The accused killers of Brianna Ghey can’t be named because they are minors. She died earlier this year after being stabbed multiple times.

News

Conservative Media Outlet 1819 News Under Fire for Outing Alabama Mayor Who Died

The Alabama media outlet that outed Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, a Baptist preacher who died by suicide afterward, has come under harsh criticism.

Transgender

How Nazi Germany Persecuted Transgender People

New research shows how transgender Germans suffered under Hitler's regime.

News

Most Americans Don’t Want States Able to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids

A new poll from Data for Progress shows that voters aren't on board with Republican plans to regulate women's bodies or trans teenagers' identities.

St. Mary's Library Removes LGBTQ Youth Books

News

Kansas Library Removes LGBTQ+ Books in Order to Keep Lease

St. Marys Public Library yielded to city commission demands influenced by the Society of St. Pius X, an anti-LGBTQ+ group, which has sparked concerns over censorship of LGBTQ+ content.

Judge Orders Trans Female Prisoner to Women Facility

Law

Judge Orders Transgender Woman Prisoner to Women’s Facility

The judge said his hands were tied by state law in the ruling.

Liberty University Grant Rejected It Gets Better Foundation

News

Virginia School Board Rejects $10k It Gets Better Grant Supporting LGBTQ+ Students

The school district rejected a grant from the It Gets Better Project, which has awarded $600,000 to schools to support LGBTQ+ students.

News

Philadelphia's Transgiving Offers an Inclusive Celebration to Let People Be Their Authentic Selves

Local LGBTQ+ group GALAEI served ziti and hospitality to guests the week before Thanksgiving.

Posters of Daniel Aston and Kelly Loving

News

Colorado Springs Honors Trans Victims of Club Q Shooting on Transgender Day of Remembrance

In a city park, friends and loved ones gathered to remember Daniel Aston and Kelly Loving, who were both gunned down at the Colorado Springs queer bar Club Q.

Raquel Willis the Risk It Takes to Bloom the Katz Company

Books

Raquel Willis Shares Her Southern Trans Journey in Memoir ‘The Risk It Takes to Bloom’

Discussing her memoir with The Advocate , Willis opens up about her life as a Black trans woman from the South looking to change the world.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière

Voices

A Reflection on Transgender Day of Remembrance: We Deserve More

How can we create a world where Black trans women like me not only survive but thrive?

President Joseph Biden Trans Day of Remembrance

Transgender

Joe Biden on Transgender Day of Remembrance: 'No Place for Hate in America'

"We must never be silent in the face of hate," the president said.

Lakendra Andrews Transgender Woman Shot Killed

Crime

Black Trans Woman LaKendra Andrews Shot, Killed, Misgendered in Texas

LaKendra Andrews died on a Dallas street, and her killing remains unsolved.

News

Trans People Continue to Be Murdered at Extreme Rates as Republicans Push Transphobic Laws

The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.

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