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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.

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Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses

The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.

Miss Major to LGBTQ+ caucus: 'Put on your best shit and get out there' to defeat Trump

The legendary transgender activist spoke with The Advocate after her passionate speech at the Democratic National Convention.

A transgender woman wins Democratic primary for Florida House seat, and aims to make history

Ashley Brundage will run in a battleground seat in November against a Republican incumbent.

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to higher rates of suicidal ideation in queer students: report

Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.

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.

How a cross-country road trip brought Will Ferrell closer to his trans bestie Harper Steele

Netflix's Will & Harper documents the journey that the longtime friends and collaborators embarked on after Steele's later-in-life transition.

Landmark transgender antidiscrimination ruling overturned by Georgia court

Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.

Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)

Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.

Cecilia Gentili's legacy lives on as trans Latinx group receives first-ever HRC grant (exclusive)

The Cecilia Gentili grant will assist groups aiding trans women of color, sex workers, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated.

Powerful conservative operative’s Do No Harm group is a threat to transgender kids (exclusive)

Leonard Leo, the man responsible for reshaping the U.S. Supreme Court into an ultra-conservative body, is targeting trans youth’s access to gender-affirming care.

Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'

Wilson claims that author Walter Isaacson never reached out to her, used the wrong name, and justified the "abuse" she received in his biography of Musk.

Trump calls Kamala Harris & Tim Walz ‘heavy into the transgender world’ at unhinged press conference

It was more of a greatest-hits repeat of Donald Trump's campaign rallies.

Trans woman fired by Liberty University opens up about 'awful' discrimination

Ellenor Zinski is opening up about what went down when she was fired from Liberty University, with school officials accusing her of "denying biological and chromosomal sex assigned at birth."

HRC sounds alarm over Trump-Vance Project 2025’s existential threat to LGBTQ+ people

The advocacy group is explaining the stakes of the 2024 election for community members who would find their rights curtailed.

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.

Karine Jean-Pierre pushes back at reporter's transphobic question about Title IX at White House briefing

While saying she couldn’t speak about active litigation, the White House press secretary pushed back against the question that claimed ‘biological men’ are in women’s sports.

The 2024 elections are severely impacting transgender people's mental and physical health

As the November elections approach, 67 percent of transgender people are proactively making plans to change their use of gender-affirming care.

Ohio's 'medically baseless and genuinely dangerous' gender-affirming care ban upheld by judge

Judge Michael J. Holbrook wrote in his ruling that those “dissatisfied" with the legislation must settle their grievances "through their vote as opposed to the judicial system.”

BenDeLaCreme, Alaska, and Peppermint want you to drag your ass to the polls (exclusive)

BenDeLaCreme, Alaska, and Peppermint tell The Advocate about getting Gen Z to vote – even if it's not for president – through their historic political action committee.