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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.

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Michigan's Dana Nessel: Republicans 'can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand'

Nessel said that Kamala Harris' actions as Attorney General of California over 13 years ago "meant a lot" to her, as Harris "was fighting for families like mine."

Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

American Airlines banned a lesbian for having sex with a man on a plane. She's confused, too (exclusive)

TikToker Erin Wright tells The Advocate about her bizarre and frustrating experience being wrongly put on American Airlines' no-fly list.

Holland Taylor on 'generational difference' and future with girlfriend Sarah Paulson

The actor recently told Andy Cohen that she "worries" about the 32-year age-gap between her and Paulson.

What are 'transvestigations'? The 'hate-driven conspiracy theory' explained

From Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to figures like Taylor Swift and Michelle Obama, "tranvestigations" are a particularly bizarre form of hatred hitting public figures.

NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one

That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.

'Cat Ladies for Kamala Harris' are campaigning AND shading JD Vance

Women have put up with Republican attacks on their rights for decades — but they're drawing a line at attacks on their pets.

Fox News host Jesse Watters thinks men who vote for women ‘transition’ to women

Even the other hosts on Fox News' The Five thought Waters went off the deep end with his recent comments.

'Devastated:' A six-week abortion ban will go into effect in Iowa next week

Health care practitioners in the state decried the ruling as a decision that "will push abortion care almost entirely out of reach in Iowa."

Megan Rapinoe shuts down period stigma, Republicans, and homophobic soccer players (exclusive)

Megan Rapinoe tells The Advocate about her campaign with Knix to end period stigma, and the state of LGBTQ+ acceptance in women's soccer.

Lesbian reveals the reality of being LGBTQ+ in Cameroon after president's daughter comes out

After the coming out of Brenda Biya, the president of Cameroon's daughter, one lesbian in the country opens up about being “afraid for my life every day."

This out women's soccer player is celebrating Pride without labels: 'You're good just where you are'

Washington Spirit defender Anna Heilferty tells the Advocate about growing LGBTQ+ representation in women's soccer.

A lesbian couple was brutally beaten by group of men in Halifax. Police still haven't filed charges

Two LGBTQ+ women are seeking justice after a group of men violently assaulted them over the weekend.

Cameroon president's daughter comes out, reveals relationship with Brazilian model

LGBTQ+ relationships are criminalized in Cameroon, carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison.

All Republican women in the South Carolina Senate lost their primaries — Here's why

Three women GOP State Senators joined Democrats last year to block an extreme conservative-backed bill.

The Advocates 2024: Poet and activist Dr. Cheryl Clarke

The lesbian poet, essayist, scholar, and educator's career and activism have been going strong for over four decades.

Supreme Court blocks Idaho's ban on emergency abortions, but it's 'not a victory for pregnant patients'

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an Idaho ban on emergency abortions, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says the decision "is not a victory for pregnant patients."

The Advocates 2024: Admiral Rachel Levine

The first out transgender federal official continues to firmly stand her ground despite relentless far-right attacks.

Yes, HIV-positive people can safely breastfeed

On a recent episode of +Talk, two experts relay the real facts about breastfeeding when living with HIV.

How 'SVU' led Mariska Hargitay to stand up for sexual assault survivors

"I stay motivated because an extraordinary amount of work remains to be done," Hargitay says.