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.
January 27, 2024
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Kansas may soon make it incredibly difficult for transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificate.
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The lawsuit claims the practice is in violation of new anti-trans law.
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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.
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After public outcry, local news outlets corrected the story, highlighting the importance of accurate reporting about transgender victims of crime.
January 8, 2024
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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.
June 1, 2021
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.
January 24, 2024
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Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November.
September 2, 2024
Pete Buttigieg Opens Up About the Ohio Train Disaster
While the criticism of his actions is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not.
March 6, 2023
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The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.
November 20, 2024
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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.
December 15, 2015
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.
December 3, 2018
The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015
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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.
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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.
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Meet 44 of the New Edie Windsors
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