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Democrats introduce bill to expand gender-affirming care access to mark Trans Day of Visibility

The bill expands medical education and access to gender-affirming care in rural communities.

These blue states are making it easier for transgender people to update their documents

As Donald Trump forbids trans people from updating their gender markers at a federal level, Democratic states are making it easier for them to legally change their name and sex.

Illinois police say 11 teens brutally beat men they targeted using a gay dating app

The teens all face multiple felonies for the July attacks.

Gay U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen bridges divide in rural Illinois

The trusted former television meteorologist explained his approach to representing his constituents in an interview with The Advocate.

Gay Rep. Robert Garcia praises Kamala Harris's kindness in DNC speech

“Real American patriotism is loving your country so much that you want to help the people in your country,” he said.

Here are the states that have laws protecting abortion and gender-affirming care

These states have taken the step to protect bodily autonomy.

Which states teach LGBTQ+ topics in school? Here are the 7 states with inclusive curricula

In a time when queer education is under attack, few states have instead opted to protect it.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker stands up for LGBTQ+ community in fiery HRC speech

The governor particularly spoke out for transgender youth, saying we must not sacrifice the most persecuted for the most popular.

15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care

"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say.

These parents of transgender kids have a lot to say about the Supreme Court case on gender-affirming care

“Access to lifesaving medical care makes all the difference in the world,” the dad of a transgender daughter told The Advocate.

Jussie Smollett’s homophobic hoax conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

In 2021, a jury convicted Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct.

$10,000 reward offered in search for trans woman Casey Taylor in Bahamas

Taylor, a Black trans activist from Chicago, was reported missing June 20.

Walmart will close all of its health care clinics; most are in rural areas

The closures may leave a gap in health care access, particularly for lower-income patients without insurance who relied on the centers.

CVS and Walgreens will start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone. Here's when and where

Both pharmacy chains already dispense misoprostol, the other medication involved in medication abortion regimens.

What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemns Trump’s LGBTQ+ erasure & rising authoritarianism in blistering speech

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women and the minorities...what comes next?” the Democratic governor asked.

13 Democratic state attorneys general condemn Trump's lies about DEIA

"Contrary to President Trump’s assertions, the policies he seeks to end do not diminish the importance of individual merit, nor do they mean that employers are lowering their standards," their joint statement says.

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas introduces bill to deny transgender identity

The Republican's latest anti-LGBTQ+ effort would write a binary definition of sex into federal law.

Despite Trump’s election, a glimmer of hope as transgender candidates win elections nationwide

“There is this paradox where a majority of Americans voted for Trump, who is extremely anti-trans, and yet many Americans also voted for out transgender candidates and in favor of LGBTQ rights in referendums,” A4TE executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen told The Advocate.

Black transgender woman gunned down in Chicago

Redd, also known as Barbie to her friends, is the 26th known trans or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence this year.

These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them

After the feed and farm retailer issued a statement disavowing all diversity efforts, queer people who shopped there say no more.