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Kansas transgender prison employee sues over alleged gender identity harassment

Shelly Lamb said she endured targeted abuse and was moved to a basement closet by the Department of Corrections.

Kansas May Block Trans People From Updating Birth Certificates

Kansas may soon make it incredibly difficult for transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificate.

Kansas Republican AG Sues Democrat Governor Over Trans Driver's Licenses

The lawsuit claims the practice is in violation of new anti-trans law.

Ohio's Anti-Transgender Birth Certificate Policy Struck Down

A federal judge has ordered the state to let trans residents correct the gender on their birth certificates.

Kansas City media misgender trans murder victim springing LGBTQ+ advocates to action

After public outcry, local news outlets corrected the story, highlighting the importance of accurate reporting about transgender victims of crime.

Black trans woman Kita Bee killed in hit-and-run in Kansas City

She is being remembered as “very bold in her personality,” and her death has traumatized the local LGBTQ+ community.

Wisconsin Governor Stands Against Conversion Therapy, for Trans Youth

Gov. Tony Evers signed an order banning the use of state and federal funds to subject minors to the practice, and he pledged to veto anti-trans sports legislation if it reaches him.

More states are pushing to stop legally recognizing trans people in public life

Proposed bills would exclude transgender and nonbinary people from updating driver’s licenses, holding public office and accessing public restrooms.

Anti-transgender laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters

Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November.

Pete Buttigieg Opens Up About the Ohio Train Disaster

While the criticism of his actions is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not.

Here are the 28 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

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

Are These the Most Antigay Governors in America?

While other governors and attorneys general have abandoned their defense of marriage bans, officials in three states have refused to give up their quixotic antigay legal agendas.

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The Scary Science at Johns Hopkins University

Doctors at the esteemed institution are perpetuating dangerous myths about transgender people -- and the university is not doing enough to stop them.

How Once-Moderate Bush Got Hijacked by the Religious Right

Our October 1992 cover story explores how George H.W. Bush -- desperate to be reelected -- formed an unholy alliance that haunts us still. 

The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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Top 10 News Stories of 2012

As far as the news cycle is concerned, 2012 was a banner year for LGBTs. From never-ending coverage of Chick-fil-A's antigay ways to the president's endorsement of marriage equality -- and the collective conservative conniption that followed -- these are the stories that topped our gaydar in 2012.

2014 Phobie Awards: The Worst People of the Year

The Advocate has as a long tradition of pausing at the end of each year to reflect on who among our coverage wins for the most homophobic, transphobic, and downright reprehensible.

Meet 44 of the New Edie Windsors

These are the couples who brought the cases that just won marriage in their home states.