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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.
James Lantz​ at Pennsylvania Capitol
News

This gay grandpa was fined $16k for protesting trans youth suicides, and he would 'do it again'

James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.

SCOTUS protest gender affirming care case sign says keep legislators out of child doctor appointments
News

FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’

“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
Person sitting at a desk filling out paperwork.
News

What trans and nonbinary people need to know about updating their passports and birth certificates

Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.

VACAYA travelers
Business

This LGBTQ+ travel company’s mission of inclusivity is radical & ‘You’re more than welcome’

As the U.S. government tries to push trans and nonbinary people out of society, one travel company is embracing guests of all identities and sizes.

Police crime scene tape after mass shooting incident at Abundant Life Christian School Madison Wisconsin December 2024 alongside transgender Army Black Hawk pilot Jo Ellis
News

How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats

Researchers found that when tragedy unfolds, some seek to falsely blame transgender people.

LGBTQIA person calculating grocery bill in their kitchen
News

How SNAP cuts will disproportionately impact some LGBTQ+ people

About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.

San Juan Puerto Rico trans flag in 2022 LGBTQIA parade
News

Puerto Rico trans rights advocates prepare legal fight as GOP governor considers gender-affirming care ban

The bill is on the Republican governor's desk.

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Pam Bondi
News

Trump's DOJ subpoenas doctors and medical clinics that care for transgender youth

The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.

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James Lantz filmmaker known online as Angry Gay Grandpa being cuffed arrested after protesting at the PA State Capitol April 2024 and footage still from webseries chapter six
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Pennsylvania fines gay grandpa with stage 4 cancer $16k for protesting trans youth suicide

James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.

Evin House of Detention prison in Tehran Iran
World

100 transgender inmates presumed dead after Israeli missiles struck Iranian prison last month

Israel targeted the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23.
Melanie Stansbury Sarah McBride Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Maxwell Alejandro Frost
Politics

How a new trans rights PAC looks to rebuild the political playbook with these high-profile endorsements

With trans rights under siege, a new PAC is stepping up to support lawmakers who refuse to back down.

Sarah McBride speaking with Mila Myles
News

Mila Myles is the chief spokesperson for Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. She’s also transgender

In a time of rising anti-trans sentiment in Republican states, Democratic-led Delaware responds with progressive policies and inclusive representation.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds official portrait
News

Iowa now allows anti-transgender discrimination

The Republican-led state is the first in the nation to take protections related to gender identity out of its civil rights code.

person reviewing medical bills
Health

Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care

Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.

Nicolas Talbott
News

Why is the Army recommending training for this transgender officer that the Pentagon plans to oust?

Second Lieutenant Nicolas Talbott is bracing for what's next as the deadline for trans reservists to resign passes.

donald trump RFK JR press conference and contraceptives including condoms birth control pills IUD
Health

Health experts warn Trump’s new policies for HHS teen pregnancy program could reverse decades of progress

“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.”

TDOV protest NYC trans rights human rights sign
News

LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds

A sharp drop in grants leaves queer and trans groups struggling to fight unprecedented legislative attacks.

Georgia Pierce County librarian LaVonnia Moore with children and a selfie
News

Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display

“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. “I was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”

Channyn Parker Commissioner Precious Brady Davis
News

These two Black transgender women are ‘shining beacons’ leading Chicago through anti-trans backlash

In a political climate designed to target transgender people’s identities, these two women aren't backing down while defending their community's rights.

Supreme Court justices official portrait
News

Supreme Court to decide whether states can ban transgender women & girls from sports

The decision is expected by next summer.

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