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Sancta: What to know about the opera with explicit lesbian sex, live piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

The German opera's use of explicit sex and real blood caused 18 audience members to require medical treatment in one weekend.

Dame Edna Comedy Award to Be Renamed After Transphobic Comments

Hannah Gadsby recently distanced herself from Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries and his transphobia when she received the prestigious comedy award. 

Dame Edna: Jenner and Trans Women Are 'Mutilated' Men

Drag performer Barry Humphries lobbed a series of insults at Caitlyn Jenner and other transgender women in a recent interview.

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Betsy DeVos Will Visit Transphobic School During Back-to-School Tour

The Catholic diocese in charge of the Pennsylvania school bars transgender students and staff.

Conservatives scandalized over transgender drag queen Gottmik’s top surgery scars on ‘Drag Race All Stars’

The RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars cast member left right-wing influencers gagged after a recent performance.

Supreme Court Rejects Inmate's Case for Gender Confirmation Surgery

Vanessa Lynn Gibson says her life depends on this surgery, but a Trump appointee and the conservative-controlled SCOTUS don't appear to care.

Trans Dancer Who Inspired 'Girl' Defends Film From Critics

Belgian dancer Nora Monsecour accused the controversial film's detractors of "attempting to silence me and my trans identity."

Ohio, Michigan Republicans in released audio: 'Endgame' is to ban trans care 'for everyone'

In audio released Friday evening, senators and representatives from Ohio and Michigan revealed the "endgame" is to ban transgender care "for everyone."

Dear Thought Catalog, I Am Not a 'Mentally Ill Gay'

Against my better judgment, I gave the purveyors of relevant thinking a second chance. Now, along with 50 others, I'm asking for my work to be permanently deleted from the site.

Op-ed: Remembering the AIDS Crisis as a Gay Trans Man

Dr. H. Adam Ackley recalls the 1980's days where he faced two invisible killers: the deep closet for gay, transgender men and a new, untreatable virus.

Seat Filler

Somebody call 911! The Advocate 's queen on the New York theater scene is burning up the dance floor with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, crafty cheerleaders, and lots of naked boys.

Sex and the Kinsey Guy

While sexual fluidity may attract talented actors like Kinsey's Peter Sarsgaard, it seems to frighten away audiences--and Oscar voters. The actor and his openly gay directors speculate on why

Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2009

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene counts down the top 10 LGBT-inclusive productions of the past year.

The 13 Biggest Trolls in Media

Here are some of the biggest antigay trolls out there, using outrageous rhetoric to start fights -- and what's scary is they may actually believe what they're saying.

Sun-Times Apologizes for Carrying Antitrans Op-ed

The piece calls trans people delusional and refers to gender-confirmation surgery as 'mutilation'; the Chicago Sun-Times has apologized for republishing it.

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Florida Subpoenas Medical Associations Over Trans Youth Care

It comes as the state's GOP-controlled legislature has passed a number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session.

CPAC 2023 Was a Hatefest Against Transgender People

A selection of the worst from the event, which included talk of "transgender insanity" and "eradication" of what speakers called "transgenderism."

Bishop Who Did Exorcism for Marriage Equality Now Targets Trans People

A Catholic bishop in Illinois likens gender dysphoria to anorexia and refuses to recognize trans people's identity.

My Life as an Intersex Activist

In April 2016, Santiago D'Almeida Ferreira was one of more than 40 intersex activists and allies gathered in Budapest for IGLYO's I Have Rights intersex study session. As one of the first out intersex people in Portugal, Santi is a pioneer in the field. As told to Kay Cairns.