Behind the scenes at Dylan Mulvaney's Advocate cover shoot
The latest issue of The Advocate celebrates trans joy and resilience.
MARCH 20, 2025
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Smithsonian Cancels AAPI Literature Festival Leaving Trans Authors Upset
Organizers say they expect a more forthcoming answer about why the event, which included a trans and nonbinary reading room, was suddenly scrapped.
AUGUST 11, 2023
Authorities Deny Placing Trans Influencer Nikita Dragun in Men’s Unit
Dragun's spokesperson had previously said the beauty influencer was put in a men's unit after her arrest at a Miami Beach hotel earlier this week.
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
J.K. Rowling Attacks Reform Bill That Eases Legal Gender Change
It's just the latest transphobic social media salvo the author aimed at trans people.
MARCH 8, 2022
Janet Mock Gets Engaged
The author and trans activist got engaged just hours after hosting the premiere of her online show.
DECEMBER 22, 2014
WATCH: Janet Mock Sounds Off on InTouch Cover
The author, commentator, and trans advocate calls the tabloid's Photoshopped cover of Bruce Jenner 'shockingly insensitive, sensational, and inaccurate.'
JANUARY 16, 2015
These Queer Stories For Kids Are Must-Reads
Trans author and legislator Lisa Bunker shows it's possible to have mainstream children's books with positive LGBTQ characters.
OCTOBER 20, 2019
Saving Trans Author Carter Sickels
Transgender author Carter Sickels is making waves in the literary community with his powerful storytelling that resists the temptation to make precious the hardships in rural Southern America.
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Champions of Pride 2023: Trans Athlete, Activist, and Author Schuyler Bailar
This activist is using his platform to stand up for transgender athletes and other marginalized communities.
JUNE 12, 2023
Authors of Trans-Affirming Kids' Books Come Together for Virtual Event
The international event features Camilla Gisslow, Marcus Tallberg, Jodie Patterson, and Ris iRAWniQ Anderson discussing their books, experiences, and activism.
MAY 7, 2021
There Is No Single Trans Narrative
Trans author Nick Krieger shares a story from the new trans male anthology Finding Masculinity about not always knowing he was trans since birth.
JUNE 9, 2015
WATCH: Janet Mock Flips the Script on Cisgender Host
Turning the tables on Fusion's Alicia Menendez, trans author and activist Janet Mock assumed the role of interviewer to demonstrate the invasive and inappropriate questions trans women regularly face in the media.
APRIL 29, 2014
20 LGBTQ Collections of Poetry, Short Stories, and Essays
Some of our favorite new collections of short-form writing by queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming authors.
JANUARY 2, 2020
Jennifer Finney Boylan Joins Barnard College
The celebrated trans activist and author has been named the prestigious Seven Sisters school's inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence.
MAY 1, 2014
How This Trans Author Came to Terms With His Acne
Peyton Thomas, the writer of Both Sides Now, delves into the value of judging his book by its cover.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Cecilia Gentili, trans activist, actress, and author, has died at 52
Gentili worked for the rights of trans people and others, and was an actress on Pose and an award-winning author.
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Rachel Pollack, Acclaimed Author and Trans Activist, Dies at 77
Pollack was an award-winning author of speculative fiction and created a trans superhero for the Doom Patrol comic.
APRIL 11, 2023
REPLAY: The Advocate hosts virtual roundtable with trans youth and author Nico Lang
The discussion was streamed live on Advocate.com on October 23 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
OCTOBER 15, 2024
J.K. Rowling Funds Sex Abuse Crisis Center That Excludes Trans Women
The author's crisis center excludes trans women as both employees and service users.
DECEMBER 14, 2022
New Scorsese-Produced Film Centers Stormy Trans Romance, Ball Scene
Port Authority stars trans actress and model Leyna Bloom.
APRIL 29, 2021
J.K. Rowling falsely claims 'there are no trans kids'
The children's book author and anti-trans activist has increasingly denied the existence of transgender people.
DECEMBER 30, 2024