After the 2024 election, we can be inspired by these historical LGBTQ+ movements against oppression
Amid the trauma and disappointment of the election results, we take a look at queer resistance over the past century
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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.
Trans representative-elect Sarah McBride hits back on blaming transgender people for Harris defeat
Representative-elect McBride stated in response to the question on trans people and Democratic losses, "The party that was focused on culture wars and trans people was the Republican Party."
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‘Morning Joe’ continues fixation on trans issues in post-election blame game without talking to trans people
The MSNBC show has focused on cultural issues that Democrats weren’t even running on as the reason that Donald Trump won the election.
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Cameron Wright: the 'provocative' nonbinary singer making waves on 'The Voice'
The contestant isn't afraid to be their authentic self on a major network.
November 12 2024 11:59 AM
7 steps for transgender people preparing for federal crackdowns under Trump
Donald Trump has pledged severe federal crackdowns on transgender people. Erin Reed outlines steps for preparing for these challenges, sharing stories from trans individuals who are already taking action.
November 11 2024 3:36 PM
Sarah McBride opens up on MSNBC about her win and what she's up against in Congress
McBride and Chris Hayes explored the significance of her election as the first out transgender member of Congress, a landmark victory amid a divisive election season dominated by ineffective anti-trans ads.
November 08 2024 7:16 PM
Meet the transgender lawyer leading a bold fight to show Supreme Court justices that trans lives matter
“Every day, I fight to prove that transness is something to be celebrated, not eradicated,” Chase Strangio tells The Advocate.
November 08 2024 4:23 PM
No, Elon Musk's trans daughter Vivian Wilson isn't 'dead' — but he's dead to her
Vivian Wilson is once again calling out her biological father for claiming she's "dead" just because she transitioned.
November 08 2024 12:51 PM
Jamie Lee Curtis sends love and support to LGBTQ+ folks, allies, and others post-election
We must "fight for women and our children and their futures and fight against tyranny, one day at a time," says Curtis, the mother of a transgender daughter.
November 07 2024 6:20 PM
Yes, Republicans who vowed retribution are now admitting Project 2025 is real
Some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters are celebrating that the far-right agenda will see the light of day.
November 07 2024 6:13 PM
Despite Trump’s election, a glimmer of hope as transgender candidates win elections nationwide
“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.
November 07 2024 3:23 PM
No, 'Morning Joe,' trans people didn’t get Trump elected
Donald Trump may have won in part based on lies Republicans spread about a vulnerable minority of Americans.
November 07 2024 12:06 PM
What does Donald Trump’s ‘shocking and devastating’ victory and a second term mean for the LGBTQ+ community?
America elected a man who promised to roll back the rights of transgender people.
November 06 2024 1:54 PM
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr wins reelection, will return to House floor after sanction
Republicans voted to bar Zephyr from speaking on the floor of the state legislature in 2023 after she said that conservatives' ban on gender-affirming care for youth would result in “blood on [their] hands.”
November 06 2024 7:49 AM
Sarah McBride wins Delaware U.S. House seat, becoming the first out trans member of Congress
Democrat Sarah McBride has beaten Republican John Whalen for Delaware's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, making history.
November 05 2024 9:26 PM
The Trevor Project has seen a surge in crisis calls leading up to the election
The LGBTQ+ youth mental health support network is reporting a increase in election-related conversations and young people feeling anxiety, fear, and confusion about the outcome of the election.
November 05 2024 7:18 PM
Don Lemon comforts trans woman who's 'nervous and afraid' for the election
One transgender woman has perfectly encapsulated the fears of queer Americans in a moving clip shared by out journalist Don Lemon.
November 05 2024 3:55 PM
These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people
Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
November 01 2024 2:45 PM
Transgender woman sues Hooters for discrimination, says workers denied her a job and harassed her
Brandy Livingston claims that Hooters workers denied her job application based on her appearance and harassed her for using the bathroom.
October 31 2024 4:33 PM
TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings
According to the FCC, there’s nothing the agency can do to prevent this kind of content from being broadcast by legally qualified political candidates.
October 31 2024 4:26 PM