Two Arrested for Assaulting Lesbians at Six Flags Park
The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.
AUGUST 03 2015 6:57 AM
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Free at Last: Meagan Taylor Speaks
The black trans woman tells The Advocate about facing transphobia daily, her battle ahead, and the unusual part a county jail played in working toward justice.
JULY 23 2015 4:30 AM
#FreeMeaganTaylor Movement Grows for Jailed Trans Woman
As the #FreeMeaganTaylor movement takes off, activists say the prison system has thrown up roadblocks in bailing the 22-year-old out of a segregated Iowa jail cell.
JULY 20 2015 6:58 AM
WATCH: Black Lesbian Says N.Y. Cop Choked Her
Officer Salvator Aquino has come under police investigation, while the Brooklyn district attorney separately considers hate crime charges.
JULY 17 2015 6:38 AM
Scott Walker Walks Back Controversial Boy Scout Comments
Under fire from gay rights groups, Walker tried to distance himself from claims that he had implied gay men and youth are predatory.
JULY 16 2015 7:09 AM
Feline Meme #TrumpYourCat Wins The Internet
Cat lovers are teasing their pets' hair-dos in a joking social media homage to the real estate tycoon's "huh?"-worthy hairstyle.
JULY 15 2015 7:26 AM
Casting Trans Men as Predators Won't Stop Bathroom Bills ​
In the wake of North Carolina's bathroom bigotry, scaring opponents with images of trans men in women's rooms may not be the quick fix we need.
MARCH 29 2016 6:46 AM
Living Trans, From Iran to New York City
Up-and-coming actress Pooya Mohseni tells The Advocate what it took to come out as trans at 37, offering a riveting tale of survival that took her from Iran to New York City.
JULY 30 2015 7:00 AM
Victim Number 10: Another Trans Woman Murdered
India Clarke was found beaten to death in a Tampa park. Who killed her remains a mystery.
JULY 22 2015 5:03 AM
Ashley Diamond Allegedly Assaulted in Prison Again
Ashley Diamond, 36, has called the repeated rapes she's allegedly endured in men's prisons 'torture.' Despite her other legal victories, she's still not safe.
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JULY 21 2015 2:19 PM
'19 Kids and Counting' Canceled by TLC
Nearly two months after Josh Duggar admitted to sexually abusing five girls as a teen, TLC has taken its most popular show off the air.
JULY 16 2015 10:43 AM
Laverne Cox Schools Critics Disappointed in Kylie Jenner Response
The trans actress says she was taken by surprise Sunday when asked on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live to comment on white stars 'culturally appropriating' black culture.
JULY 15 2015 3:49 PM
Scott Turner Schofield Speaks Trans Truth to 30 Million
'If this was on prime time, people would be losing their minds,' says the soap star, who's showing audiences that trans people owe no one an explanation.
JULY 15 2015 3:30 AM
6 Ways to Combat Fatal Violence Against Trans Men
Considering how to frame conversations, engage with media, conduct research, and create safe space are all ways to begin the work of addressing the murders of trans men.
FEBRUARY 17 2016 6:12 AM
Making Sense Out of the Murders of Trans Men
While data on fatal violence against trans men is sparse, analyzing details about the last four known murders can illuminate where to begin in combating such crimes.
FEBRUARY 16 2016 5:46 AM
Trans Murder Victim Number 11: Woman In Fresno
Local trans activists held a vigil Thursday night for K.c. Haggard, who was stabbed to death on the street in an altercation caught on a security camera.
JULY 24 2015 6:38 AM
N.Y. Gay Bar Accused of Transphobia After Ejecting Trans Woman
Billie Matthews says it was particularly disheartening to face alleged bias in an LGBT space, and was joined Monday by protesters calling for a boycott.
JULY 21 2015 4:40 PM
WATCH: Laverne Cox on Caitlyn Jenner: She's a 'Sweet Woman'
Before ever meeting, Cox and Jenner have publicly talked a lot about each other, in larger conversations about trans media representation.
JULY 21 2015 6:44 AM
Black Woman Claims Iowa Police Arrested Her for Being Trans
Meagan Taylor, 22, was arrested Monday after hotel staff wrongly accused her of prostitution. Now the county jail doesn't know where to house her.
JULY 17 2015 2:25 PM
Caitlyn Jenner Haunted by Death of Trans Teens
The deaths of Mercedes Williamson, 17, and Sam Taub, 15, brought Jenner to tears and a question: How can we prevent more like them?
JULY 16 2015 8:03 AM