Advocate.com

Protect Trans Lives Now protest rally sign transgender support

Crime

Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)

New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.

Gun Violence Survivors Sara Grossman Vincent Perez

News

Gun violence ‘is always going to sit with me:’ Grief, trauma, and the rising threat of firearms in America

In a week dedicated to reflecting on loss and advocacy, two survivors opened up about their personal battles and the ongoing fight against gun violence during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.

transgender Americans lost to violence 2024

Crime

homicide by firearm rate

The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities

In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.

Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)

New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.

This Gay Gun Owner Just Had an Epiphany

Is it possible to be a responsible gun owner?

On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform

LGBTQ+ and gun safety groups join to point out how gun violence affects our community and how we can address it.

Brianna Hill Is the 20th Confirmed Trans Homicide This Year

All but one of the known victims this year have been women of color, including Hill.

Gun violence ‘is always going to sit with me:’ Grief, trauma, and the rising threat of firearms in America

In a week dedicated to reflecting on loss and advocacy, two survivors opened up about their personal battles and the ongoing fight against gun violence during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.

Why Gun Control Needs to Be an LGBT Priority

Here's why one of the most respected organizations devoted to LGBT health is putting its weight behind stricter gun laws.

Black Trans Woman Naomie Skinner Fatally Shot; Boyfriend Charged

There is a high rate of intimate partner violence agains trans people.

Part of Raising Black Children Is Prepping Them for Pain

How does a parent go about explaining Jacob Blake's death and Donald Trump's life?

35 transgender and nonbinary people who died by violence in 2023

The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people continues.

Black Trans Man Tony McDade Killed by Police in Florida

Police say McDade had fatally stabbed another man and pointed a gun at the officer -- but activists are calling his death an example of police violence.

No, More Guns Won't Make LGBT Spaces Safer

Advising LGBT people to take up arms in self defense actually puts the most vulnerable among our community at greater risk, says this queer researcher and media analyst.

LIVE BLOG: Senate Debates Gun Control Measures

The U.S. Senate today is debating several gun control bills in the wake of the Orlando tragedy.

Here are the 30 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

This Black Trans Man Is in Prison for Killing His Rapist

Ky Peterson, a black trans man from Georgia, has been imprisoned three years for the 'involuntary manslaughter' of his attacker, which he says was in self-defense.

Search form

homicide by firearm rate

In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.

New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.

Is it possible to be a responsible gun owner?

LGBTQ+ and gun safety groups join to point out how gun violence affects our community and how we can address it.

All but one of the known victims this year have been women of color, including Hill.

In a week dedicated to reflecting on loss and advocacy, two survivors opened up about their personal battles and the ongoing fight against gun violence during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.

Here's why one of the most respected organizations devoted to LGBT health is putting its weight behind stricter gun laws.

There is a high rate of intimate partner violence agains trans people.

How does a parent go about explaining Jacob Blake's death and Donald Trump's life?

The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people continues.

Police say McDade had fatally stabbed another man and pointed a gun at the officer -- but activists are calling his death an example of police violence.

Advising LGBT people to take up arms in self defense actually puts the most vulnerable among our community at greater risk, says this queer researcher and media analyst.

The U.S. Senate today is debating several gun control bills in the wake of the Orlando tragedy.

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

Ky Peterson, a black trans man from Georgia, has been imprisoned three years for the 'involuntary manslaughter' of his attacker, which he says was in self-defense.