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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.

JD Vance
Politics

JD Vance becomes the most blocked account on Bluesky after anti-trans post

JD Vance has been blocked by 11 times more Bluesky accounts than those that follow him.

Man injecting HRT outside SCOTUS; Raquel Willis and trans activist in police van
News

BREAKING: 9 trans rights activists arrested in front of Supreme Court while protesting Skrmetti ruling

Nine activists were arrested outside the Supreme Court and detained for two hours, according to organizers.
SCOTUS protest trans healthcare saves lives sign
News

Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for trans kids sparks nationwide outrage

The Supreme Court dealt trans kids and their families a "devastating blow” by upholding states’ rights to ban gender-affirming care, advocates say.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
News

Justice Sonia Sotomayor slams gender-affirming care ruling as 'state-sanctioned discrimination'

Sotomayor said the ruling will invite "untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them."

worried teen checking cell phone
Politics

Trump Administration to close LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline in 30 days

The closure is several months ahead of its initial October 1 deadline, first revealed by leaked budget draft in April.

transgender advocates protest outside the US supreme court building during oral arguments of the United States vs Skrmetti case for gender affirming care December 2024
News

Supreme Court rules states can ban gender-affirming care for youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti

The case challenged a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth in the state.

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Donald Trump Jr. broadcasts from the 1st day of CPAC Washington DC conference 2023
Politics

Trump Jr. falsely blames 'radical transgender movement' for Melissa Hortman assassination

Donald Trump Jr. claimed that trans people are the "most violent domestic terror threat" in the U.S.

Mukwonago Area School District office building
News

Federal appeals court says transgender girl has right to bathroom access in Wisconsin school district

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling is a win for a young transgender student.

San Diego California Veterans Affairs building and doctor nurse in scrubs with stethascope and rainbow transgender flags pin
News

Inside the Veterans Affairs Department’s underground resistance to Trump’s care ban for transgender vets

“We’re building the underground as fast as we can,” one Veterans Affairs medical center doctor told The Advocate.

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people holding signs and flags during a protest against the immigration raids conducted by ICE and Federal police in Los Angeles June 9th 2025
Politics

LGBTQ+ immigrants face 'most immediate risk' of ICE raids in Los Angeles

Over 1.25 million LGBTQ+ adult immigrants live in the U.S., with an estimated 10 percent living in Los Angeles County.

Gavin Newsom press conference January 2025
Politics

Gavin Newsom cut LGBTQ+ health funding. The CA legislature is set to restore $40 million

Newsom eliminated funds for health programs centered around LGBTQ+ youth, women, and transgender people last month.

Rep Sara Jacobs headshot Pete Hegseth testifies during a hearing
Politics

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs exposes Pete Hegseth’s anti-trans hypocrisy during embarrassing House hearing

She got him to commend the service of three women before revealing that they're transgender.
Rally to Resist outside the Des Moines Iowa State Capitol in support of LGBTQ rights 2023
Politics

Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults

The law prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for trans people, but not for cis people.

transgender advocates protest outside the US supreme court building during oral arguments of the United States vs Skrmetti case for gender affirming care December 2024
News

Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people

The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.

transgender group of friends siblings cousins
News

New survey reveals crucial role of family support in transgender health and wellbeing

The results reenforce what trans people already knew.

under the L train trestle at 52nd street Philadelphia alongside Temple University Burn Center
Crime

Strangers raise more than $70K for transgender woman hospitalized after shocking West Philly acid attack

Diana was on her way to a Pride celebration when three kids attacked her.

​Central Alabama Pride celebration 2024
Exclusives

Sweet Pride Alabama: Celebrating LGBTQ+ lives in the Deep South

Central Alabama Pride has been awarded The Advocate’s inaugural Communities of Pride Award.

Sarah McBride State of Firsts documentary tribeca film festival
News

‘State of Firsts’ captures the history of Sarah McBride’s rise as the first transgender member of Congress

The new documentary premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday.
Pete Hegseth Clayton McCallister Erica Vandal Nic Talbott
News

‘Lesser-known D-Day’ strikes as Pentagon purges transgender patriots serving in the U.S. military

As of June 6, military commanders must identify anyone who may be trans for a medical evaluation and expulsion from the armed services.

Rep Melanie Stansbury and Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene during Department of Government Efficiency DOGE Subcommittee at the US Capitol building on May 2025 in Washington DC
Politics

How this Democrat fights Marjorie Taylor Greene's transphobia in Congress with smart preparation

With calm defiance and procedural precision, Rep. Melanie Stansbury turned a House hearing into a masterclass in how Democrats can confront anti-trans attacks with facts, strategy, and moral clarity.