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In The Advocate’s Women section, readers can find out the latest news and updates that are important to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women. Discover articles related to politics, arts and entertainment, health, parenting, business, travel, and more. Find out about women from all spheres of influence who are working toward advancing the LGBT rights movement like Tammy Baldwin, Guinevere Turner, Gloria Steinem, Ellen Page, Laverne Cox, and Diana Nyad. Watch videos, read articles, and stay up-to-date on all issues related to gay women.

U.S. Federal Judge Tosses Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
Youth
U.S. Federal Judge Tosses Ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Michigan doctors — who allegedly cut girls as young as 7 — call the procedure a benign religious ritual.

1 hour 28 min ago
thanksgiving op-ed
Commentary
Channel Your Thanksgiving Anxiety Into Self-Love

Don't get hung up on others' expectations when you're inevitably bombarded with questions about love, life, and career.

6:01 AM
Kate Bornstein Interview
Transgender
Play Video
The Iconic Kate Bornstein Explains the Gender Revolution

The gender outlaw on how to make a brighter future for queer youth. 

November 20 2018 6:42 PM
Schumer and daughter
Politicians
Chuck Schumer's Daughter Alison Marries a Woman in NYC

Alison Schumer and her fiance Elizabeth Weiland had a small wedding ceremony in Brooklyn, New York.

November 20 2018 2:44 PM
AFI FEST 2018 Award Winners
film
Olivia Colman Is at the Core of the Year's Best Feminist Love Triangle

In The Favourite, Colman's Queen Anne plays politics and beds Rachel Weisz's Sarah and Emma Stone's Abigail.

November 20 2018 2:24 PM
Jheri Jones
Transgender
A Trans Woman Talks Family and Transitioning in the Deep South

Jheri Jones, featured in the documentary The Joneses, looks back on the challenges of transitioning and reconnecting with her children.

November 20 2018 5:34 AM
Teresa Shook
Politics
Citing Homophobia, Women's March Founder Tells Leaders to Resign

Teresa Shook says the march's current leaders have allowed “anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric” into the movement.

November 19 2018 7:05 PM
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