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Trevor Project and Puma Team Up to Provide Free LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training in Sports

The self-paced online training is designed for coaches, athletic directors, and other adults who work in youth sports.

Missouri's New Plan to Keep Trans People Out of Bathrooms

While other states think up ways to ban trans folks from using the 'wrong' bathroom, one Missouri lawmaker has set his sights on proactively gender-inclusive spaces.

Lehigh University Introduces 70-Plus Gender-Inclusive Bathrooms

The Advocate goes inside one university's bold new trans-friendly gender-inclusive bathroom policy.

What Could a Gay Utopia Teach Urban America?

A fascinating workshop asked queer Angelenos to imagine the perfect LGBT-friendly city.

New IOC Rules Change the Game for Trans Athletes

The rest of the sporting world now needs to follow the lead of the International Olympic Committee.

24 New Year’s Resolutions for 2024 to Support Your LGBTQ+ Loved Ones & Friends

Here's some recommendations on supporting your queer community as we head into 2024. What's your resolution for supporting LGBTQ+ lives?

LGBTQ+ Georgia Southern University students protest what they call anti-queer decisions by the school

Hundreds of protestors filled the school's student center late Monday, claiming that "the university is showing an endorsement of restricting the rights of LGBTQIA+ people."

Bisexual People Deserve Respect at Their Workplaces

Too often bi+ employees are erased and excluded. For Bisexual Visibility Week, here are tips for inclusion.

Now is the time for scouting to fully embrace trans and nonbinary youth

"Scouting has the opportunity to make its program a true safe haven for these vulnerable youth at a time when many other institutions are threatening their physical safety," writes Mike De Socio.

New kids’ book ‘Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!’ explores gender euphoria amid LGBTQ+ book bans

Nonbinary author Lindz Amer’s new children’s picture book champions diverse representation and free expression. The Advocate spoke to them about their motivation for writing it.

Texas Republicans Introduce 17 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

Members of the Texas GOP wasted no time introducing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on the first day submissions for the next legislative session were accepted.

LoveLoud Responds to Report of Trans Bathroom Discrimination

A trans woman was reportedly told she was "in the wrong bathroom" at the LGBT-supportive music festival.

Montreal May Scrap Name of Gayborhood to Foster Inclusivity

"We're just trying to include the rest of the people that don't feel that the word (gay) is associated with them."

 

All Genders Deserve These Menstruation Products

These innovative new products are proving that gender is irrelevant when it comes to sexual and reproductive health.

Virginia School Board Rejects $10k It Gets Better Grant Supporting LGBTQ+ Students

The school district rejected a grant from the It Gets Better Project, which has awarded $600,000 to schools to support LGBTQ+ students.

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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.

LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Celebrate International Pronouns Day

"Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity," says a co-creator of the observance.

Don't Use 'TERF,' AP Stylebook Advises

"Trans-exclusionary radical feminist" and "TERF" are "vague and politicized," says the widely used style guide.

Watch: 'Creepy' conservative influencer mocked for filming in all-gender restroom at Kansas City airport

A far-right media personality with Turning Point USA revealed that the only danger in a public bathroom is a right-wing extremist with a camera.

Who is Britain’s new prime minister Keir Starmer and what's his LGBTQ+ rights record?

Here's what we know about the man who trounced the current political structure in the U.K., and delivered his political party out of the opposition for the first time in more than 10 years.

It Gets Better reveals the recipients of its latest round of grants supporting LGBTQ+ students

“This grant program aims to put power back in the hands of LGBTQ+ students as people in positions of power threaten to strip it away,” It Gets Better said in a release.