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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.

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Politics

RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

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Politics

Transgender NSA employee files discrimination lawsuit against Trump administration

A lawsuit from a transgender NSA employee accuses the Trump administration of violating her civil rights.
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Exclusives

Chest binder vendors respond to 'absurd' FDA warning letter: 'Clearly discrimination'

The FDA warned companies selling chest binders to register their products as medical devices. Here's how they're responding.

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Politics

Massachusetts removes rule requiring foster parents to support LGBTQ+ youth

Massachusetts has removed state rules requiring that foster parents not discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.

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Politics

Trump's FDA sends warning letters to companies selling chest binders

Trump's FDA claims that companies selling chest binders have "misbranded" medical devices.

Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride
Politics

Sarah McBride knew some Democrats would betray trans people, so she lobbied Republicans

Sarah McBride successfully lobbied a handful of Republicans to vote against a ban on gender-affirming care for youth.

Transgender rights protest
Politics

House passes bill banning Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for youth

A bill banning Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for youth has passed the U.S. House with the help of four Democrats.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Politics

Health policy expert to RFK Jr.: You can't ban trans youth care this way

“They are trying to do something that CMS simply isn’t empowered to do,” a former senior Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official from the Biden administration told The Advocate.

marjorie taylor greene
Politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors passes with Democrats’ support

The outgoing Georgia congresswoman was able to successfully make transgender young people a target as one of her last acts in Congress.

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Politics

Pam Bondi wants FBI to offer bounties for ‘radical gender ideology’ groups, leaked memo shows

The U.S. government is trying to figure out a way to pay people for reporting on anyone who supports trans lives.

sarah mcbride
Politics

Sarah McBride says GOP should protect Americans’ health coverage, not criminalize trans kids’ medical care

“They are obsessed with trans people,” the first out transgender member of Congress said. “I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people.”

Sutter Health employees Sacramento Pride
Health

California hospital will continue youth gender-affirming care after families protest

Northern California's largest healthcare provider will continue gender-affirming care for youth after their families spoke out.

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
News

Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge

A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.

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News

Connecticut hospitals sued after cutting off transgender youths’ access to care, despite state protections

Trans patients say that preventing them from receiving care that cisgender patients can still receive violates the state’s public accommodation law.

mike rogers
Politics

Michigan Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers surrounds himself with hardcore LGBTQ+ rights opponents

From calling transgender people an "abomination" to claiming the Equality Act is "demonic" and "wicked," his faith leaders coalition is as extreme as they come.

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Politics

How this Minnesota city redefined LGBTQ+ rights 50 years ago

On December 30, 1975, Minneapolis became the first city to adopt this trans-inclusive policy.

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News

North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid

“It’s a pretty dramatic response to wanting to have diverse and inclusive books on shelves,” PEN America’s Kasey Meehan said.

President Donald Trump
Politics

11 times Donald Trump has randomly brought up his ‘transgender for everybody’ obsession

The president continues to bring up transgender people in situations completely unrelated to their lives.
James Talarico (L); Jasmine Crockett (R)​
Politics

The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally

Here are Jasmine Crockett's and James Talarico's track records on LGBTQ+ issues.

Texas AG Ken Paxton
Texas

Texas expands lawsuits against doctors accused of providing gender-affirming care to youth

Ken Paxton is expanding two lawsuits against doctors in Texas after being forced to drop a third.