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Montana Judge Rules Transgender Birth Certificate Law Unconstitutional

The judge also held the state in contempt for violating a court order regarding sex designation rules.

Judge Blocks Montana Ban on Birth Certificate Gender Changes

Judge Michael Moses said his earlier order to revert to a simple process to change the gender marker was "clear as a bell."

Montana Will Defy Judge Over Gender Changes on Birth Certificates

State officials are rejecting an order issued by a judge Thursday.

Montana Blocks Trans People From Changing Gender on Birth Certificates

The rule comes as LGBTQ+ rights groups sue Montana over another anti-trans rule made earlier this year. 

Montana to Allow Changes to Gender on Birth Certificates After Ruling

State officials had previously said they would not comply with a court injunction making the changes to birth certificates easier for transgender residents. 

ACLU Blasts Montana's Delay on Trans Birth Certificate Order

A judge has blocked a law that would have made it harder for trans residents to change the gender on their birth certificates, but the state still hasn't changed the process.

Chronicling the LGBT Familes Who Used the Court System for Change

Author Carlos A. Ball chronicles the stories of LGBT parents who have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood in this excerpt from The Right to Be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood.

5 Must-See Shows: What's Gay Off-Broadway

Planning to see theater in NYC? Check out these five new LGBT-inclusive shows.

Wilson Cruz Passes Gay TV Teen Torch to 'Faking It' Cast

The My So-Called Life trailblazer called gay actor Michael J. Willett his figurative 'grandchild' in a moderated discussion last night on the upcoming MTV show's progressive social agenda.

A Day in Gay America 2010 Part Two

For part two of The Advocate's Day in Gay America 2010 series, readers show us how they kick back, relax and, in the case of Vernita Gray and Pat Ewart, enjoy some Starbucks in Chicago's Boystown.

POEM: The Gay Ending to an Antigay Dr. Seuss Satire

'I do so like to kiss a man! Thank you! Thank you, Michael Sam!'

Gays Play Pro Football? It's True, All of It

For generations, gay men have been playing pro football. So why isn't there even one out player on the field or in the Hall of Fame?

38 LGBTQ+ Films and Events at the Tribeca Festival

Documentaries about Rock Hudson, the Indigo Girls, and a trans filmmaker in Afghanistan, a drag story hour, a conversation with Billy Porter, and more will be on offer at the New York City fest.

Mr. Cowell, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Abdul, and Mr. The Bee Gees

In which Dave White, tireless recapper, fact-finder, and opinion maker of all things Idol, is heard to say, "Oh, shit. American Idol is back."

Jerry Springer is the new David Hasselhoff

It's another celebrity-tears photo-op as Jordin wrests her "Now" from Blake's desperate hands and another season of American Idol goes out with a whimper...

Artist Spotlight: Best of Art, 2013

Artists past and present added visual delight to our web pages this year.

Public Art, Private Expression

Why do so many public murals seem to have a homoerotic tone?