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Some trans and nonbinary people may want to change their voices. Gender-affirming vocal coaches can help

Something as simple as the voice they were born with may not sound or feel right. It may not reflect the real them. This is where gender-affirming vocal coaches come in.

Conservative Judge Allows Beauty Pageant to Ban Trans Contestants

Judge Michael W. Mosman rejected a case brought by trans beauty queen Anita Noelle Green and sided with the pageant's definition of "biological females."

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Exploring the Umbrella: Bisexuality and Fluidity

A growing body of research indicates that for some people, sexual attractions change over time. But that's not an endorsement of 'reparative therapy,' nor is it a bad thing for our movement.

The U.S. Must Release All LGBTQ+ Immigrants From Detention

The violence of the detention system falls hardest on people already facing persecution and bias because of their sexuality or gender identity.

Silence Is Power on This Day

GLSEN's Camille Beredjick says Friday's Day of Silence is not just shutting up, it's standing up.

Androgyne Dreams

What's a mother to do when her 12-year-old son has a passion for long hair and lovely dresses? If she's surrealist artist Margo Selski, she lets him pose as the subject of her fantastical paintings in the exhibition "Hitherto and Henceforth."

Hate Group Launches Antigay Day of Dialogue

The anti-LGBT group Focus on the Family organized the event in response to GLSEN's 'sexual activism in classrooms.'

Most Teenage Girls Identity as 'Feminist' More than Any Other Label, Study Finds

A survey of 1,000 teen girls found that most identify as feminist, with Emma Watson as their number 1 role model. 

This Florida Man Transformed LGBTQ Travel Forever

Now he faces his biggest challenge.

Queering Uncle Naseem: Ramy's Radically Problematic Gay Character

The Emmy-nominated show explores a gay Middle Eastern man who is bigoted, violent, and completely human.

Surprise: Donald Trump's Speech to Empower Women Was All About Him

Trump attempted his best behavior during a speech to women in honor of Women's History Month, but it's easy to read between his lines. 

Here are 26 organizations fighting Donald Trump that you can donate to

The work these groups do will be critical during a second Trump Administration.

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Athlete Ally to Publish Historic Athletic Equality Index

The group has rated major colleges and universities on the LGBT inclusivity of their sports programs.

What Is Toxic Masculinity?

The term has been bandied about a lot since the #MeToo movement began, but what does it really mean and where did it come from? 

A therapist's tips for coping with concerns with another Trump presidency as an LGBTQ+ person

"It's natural to be pissed off and fearful and defensive. It's about accepting that and finding a way to challenge that," a licensed psychotherapist tells The Advocate.

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GOP trans sports bill exposes children to genital inspections by sexual predators, Democrats warn

Democrats say the bill would open the door for sexual predators to exploit young people.