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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.

Euphemia Charlton Fortune
Arts & Entertainment
Meet the 20th-Century Lesbian Whose Paintings Lined Over 70 Churches

E. Charlton Fortune was an impressionist painter who loved women on and off the canvas.

August 17 2017 5:02 AM
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Heather Heyer
Women
Parents of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer Recall Her Strength, Ask for Peace

Heather Heyer's mother and father called for forgiveness in light of the hate that caused her death.

August 16 2017 3:28 PM
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Taylor Swift Wins the Lawsuit Against Colorado DJ David Mueller
Women
Taylor Swift Wins Lawsuit Against Colorado DJ David Mueller

Radio personality Mueller's initial suit claimed that Swift's assault accusation, which cost him his job, was false. Swift countersued for the amount of $1 and won.

August 15 2017 2:44 PM
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Nikohl Boosheri
Arts & Entertainment
'The Bold Type' Is TV's Most Refreshing Intersectional Feminist Series

Freeform's freshman series about female friends in New York City is not your mother's Sex and the City. 

August 15 2017 6:01 AM
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The Daily Stormer
Women
GoDaddy Drops Hate Site Daily Stormer After Vile Post About Charlottesville Victim

GoDaddy dropped the site over a deeply misogynistic story about the woman who died in Charlottesville.

August 14 2017 6:35 PM
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Taylor Swift
People
Taylor Swift Has Been Problematic But Still Deserves Support

The pop singer has a history of offenses, but she was still a woman grabbed without consent. 

August 12 2017 6:35 PM Updated
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Orphan Black
Arts & Entertainment
Tatiana Maslany and the Enduring Sisterhood of 'Orphan Black'

The sci-fi series that has its star playing nearly a dozen clones ends this weekend, but its feminism lives on. 

August 11 2017 10:15 AM
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