Trans Youth Rebel Against GOP Attacks at D.C. Prom
The attendees included a Mississippi trans girl who wasn't allowed to wear a dress to her graduation.
May 25, 2023
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President Joe Biden to Give Keynote Address at LGBTQ+ Rights Group's National Dinner
First Lady Jill Biden will speak as well at the Human Rights Campaign event.
October 9, 2023
Calif. Trans Teen Goes From (Near) Dropout to Prom Queen
Like many trans youth rejected in school, at one time prom queen Angie Esteban found herself skipping class and getting into fights.
May 12, 2015
WATCH: This Trans Prom Queen Celebrates Her 'True Self'
Brooklynn Buenventura has come a long way from the first time she was elected to homecoming court, when she 'hid' herself in a tuxedo.
June 8, 2015
Utah H.S. Elects State's First Trans Prom Queen
Maka Brown had nothing but gratitude for her supportive classmates, boyfriend, and family as she accepted the tiara this weekend.
May 2, 2015
Utah Students Organize Queer Prom After State Passes Anti-Trans Bill
The students plan to continue organizing the event in the years ahead.
March 28, 2022
MTV 'De-Genders' Prom in Fashion Shoot of Our Dreams
What would prom look like without gender rules? Absolutely gorgeous, it turns out.
May 6, 2015
Poland's First LGBTQ Prom Brings Queer Teens and Allies Together
Same- and opposite-sex teen couples dance and revel in a video for Poland's first LGBTQ prom, which is intended to show queer kids they're not alone.
February 14, 2019
Philly Mayor to Lesbian Booted from Prom: "I Love Your Suit"
"Keep being yourself," Philadelphia's mayor told a teenager who was kicked out of her high school prom for wearing a suit.
May 11, 2016
On Spirit Day, Stand Against All That Marginalizes Queer People
Spirit Day, a day to support LGBTQ+ youth, is also a day to fight racism and other forms of oppression that queer people live under.
October 21, 2021
GLAAD Honors Young LGBTQ+ Activists With 20 Under 20 List
This year's diverse list includes such names as JoJo Siwa, Ve'ondre Mitchell, mxmtoon, Yasmin Finney, and Stella Keating.
June 22, 2021
Wisconsin Trans Student Sues for Equal Bathroom Access
Ashton Whitaker's school is violating federal law by denying him access to the boys' restroom, says the Transgender Law Center.
May 12, 2016
Zooey Zephyr, Transgender Montana Lawmaker, Is Engaged to Her Girlfriend
The trans power couple is bringing a lot of people joy online and making right-wingers seethe.
May 6, 2023
Bill Maher Has Gone Too Far With Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
David Kilmnick of the LGBT Network says Maher's HBO show, Real Time With Bill Maher, should be canceled after the remarks.
May 25, 2022
Nebraska Lawmakers Take Fight Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Nationwide
Three legislators opposing an anti-trans bill have started a political action committee to support pro-equality candidates around the U.S.
April 14, 2023
Zooey Zephyr calls on trans people to 'plant the flag of joy' against Donald Trump (exclusive)
Zephyr tells The Advocate about Republicans' Capitol Hill bathroom ban, the state of trans rights, and a new documentary about her censure, Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr.
November 27, 2024
Wisconsin Trans Student's Discrimination Suit Settled
Ash Whitaker will receive financial compensation, and his district will withdraw an appeal to the Supreme Court.
January 10, 2018
Wisconsin School District Ignored Antigay Bullying, Lawsuit Says
Guadalupe Paredes claims he was even told not to bring complaints to one administrator who was "not comforable" with his "kind."
September 21, 2018
Op-ed: A Gown With No Gender
Why high schools should really drop the gender segregation when it comes to graduation robes.
June 3, 2013
Beyond marriage
Two vital lessons, 14 months after marriage equality came to Massachusetts: First, the courts are only one of many battlegrounds. Second, every other issue--job and HIV discrimination, for instance--still needs our attention
June 15, 2005
The NYT Kicks Trans People When They Were Down
Publishing a nihilistic piece on trans identity -- without listing mental health resources or a rebuttal -- is dangerous.
November 28, 2018