As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us
The history-making congresswoman is fiercely focused on the real issues affecting most Americans — and is not deterred by ongoing far-right rhetoric.
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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.
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died at 67
Cecile Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer.
January 20 2025 9:52 AM
Why putting free period products in men's bathrooms is good for everyone
One in three low-wage women will miss work, school, and other events due to period poverty — and trans men experience it, too.
January 14 2025 3:03 PM
Sarah McBride is 'mystified' that Republicans are making trans people a 'priority'
"It defies understanding, except for the fact that it's a pretty obvious part of a politics of misdirection and distraction," McBride said of Republicans' proposed federal anti-trans legislation.
January 09 2025 9:38 AM
Donald Trump nominates lesbian Fox News host Tammy Bruce, who said Democrats fund creating 'mutants'
Bruce has a history of making inflammatory comments on air, including claiming she regretted getting the COVID-19 vaccine and going on several bizarre rants against gender neutral language.
January 06 2025 2:40 PM
Meta slammed for 'disturbing' AI profiles, including a fake Black queer mother
The fake profile is one of many being tested on Instagram. Its bio bizarrely claims the robot is a "momma of 2" and "your realest source for life's ups and downs."
January 03 2025 11:29 AM
TikTok is obsessed with this 90-year-old who just came out after 63-year lavender marriage
It's never too late.
December 25 2024 10:51 AM
Meet Bobbie Simpson: California’s first out trans school board member
Simpson won her election on November 5 with more than 56 percent of the vote, beating out incumbent Elias Haynes, who had served on the board with his wife, Lindsi, who were both subject to recall votes.
December 20 2024 12:05 PM
Sarah McBride gives moving farewell speech to Delaware Senate as she heads to D.C.
McBride thanked her fellow Delaware representatives for helping her "realize the awesome responsibility and the awesome opportunity that we have to leave this state better and kinder than we found it."
December 18 2024 1:31 PM
Why Laverne Cox says she won't debate transgender rights
The Orange is the New Black actor recently spoke at event for Planned Parenthood where she highlighted the connection between bans on gender-affirming care and bans on abortion.
December 18 2024 12:21 PM
Nikki Giovanni, acclaimed poet and queer Black icon, has died at 81
Giovanni was known for poems about civil rights, love, and Black joy, and for her stirring public readings.
December 11 2024 10:26 AM
31 Period Films of Lesbians and Bi Women in Love That Will Take You Back
For viewers who prefer to time travel with a good love story about queer women, there are plenty of options.
December 09 2024 1:00 PM
A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign
Felicia Pitts-Davis is being investigated by the state Commission of Judicial Conduct for refusing to marry a lesbian couple despite marrying a straight couple moments before.
December 06 2024 11:39 AM
Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law
An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.
December 04 2024 11:53 AM
Zooey Zephyr calls on trans people to 'plant the flag of joy' against Donald Trump (exclusive)
Zephyr tells The Advocate about Republicans' Capitol Hill bathroom ban, the state of trans rights, and a new documentary about her censure, Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr.
November 27 2024 11:49 AM
Nancy Mace supported an LGBTQ+ equality bill before pushing a transgender bathroom ban
“I strongly support LGBTQ rights and equality. No one should be discriminated against. I do believe that religious liberty, the First Amendment, gay rights, and transgender equality can all coexist," Mace said in 2021.
November 21 2024 4:08 PM
Watch AOC slam Nancy Mace for 'endangering all women' with transgender bathroom ban
"All it does is allow these Republicans to go around and bully any woman who isn't wearing a skirt because they think she might not look woman enough," Ocasio-Cortez said.
November 21 2024 11:40 AM
Wyoming's abortion ban has been overturned, including its ban on abortion medication
The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.
November 19 2024 3:06 PM
10 batsh*t things you should know about Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz
Gaetz's long history of sex crime allegations and misusing taxpayer funds put him right in line with Trump.
November 14 2024 3:50 PM
10 states voted on pro-abortion referendums. 7 of them passed
Millions will now have access to abortion thanks to the passage of state constitutional amendments.
November 06 2024 12:22 PM