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Utah House passes bill that restricts all trans people's use of bathrooms in the state — and threatens jail

H.B. 257 would not only ban transgender folks from many public facilities but also call for jail time.

Las Vegas School Cop Sues for Anti-Trans Discrimination

Bradley Roberts was harassed and barred from using the men's bathroom at work unless he provided 'proof' that he'd had gender-affirming surgery, his lawsuit claims. 

Trans New Yorkers Can Now Update Birth Certificates More Easily

The New York City Council approved legislation that removes an old requirement that transgender people undergo gender-confirming surgery before they can amend their birth certificates.

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Hong Kong's Highest Court Considers Trans Woman's Marriage

A transgender woman in Hong Kong is asking the city's highest court to overturn a lower court's ruling that she cannot marry her boyfriend because she was assigned male at birth.

Media Loses It Over Tasmanian Law That Could Make Misgendering a Crime

The Australian press went into a frenzy over proposed changes would afford broad protections for trans people.

Japan’s Supreme Court Issues Landmark Trans Rights Ruling

The ruling had far-reaching implications in a country that is still hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality.

Will Italian Court Decision Pave Way for Marriage Equality?

A precedent may have been set by a same-sex couple, where one of the women is transgender.

Traveling While Trans: Women Share Their Stories

Transgender women have been reaching out to The Advocate to share their experiences in the four weeks since Shadi Petosky was detained, delayed, and humilated in Orlando.

Trans Marathoner Places 6,159th in Women's Category, Right-Wing Media Throws a Fit

Glenique Frank is being blasted for her participation in the London Marathon, even though she didn't come close to winning.

Trans Woman Dies in U.K. Men's Prison

Vicky Thompson had vowed to kill herself if she was sent to a men's prison.

Tennessee's Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Goes Down the Drain

A legislative committee voted today to send the bill to a summer study session, killing it for this year.

Op-ed: Trans, Intersex Visibility and the Myth of Scarcity

Despite the media’s current obsession with Caitlyn Jenner, there are more stories to tell — and the space to tell them does in fact exist, says this intersex scholar.

Marco Rubio, Jim Banks Introduce Bills for New Transgender Military Ban

The Senate bill, called the Ensuring Military Readiness Act, would bar service for anyone who had transitioned anytime in the past 36 months before service.

This punk bakery in Nashville gives trans customers gender-affirming surgery care packages

Guerilla Bizkits tells The Advocate about its post-surgery care packages that provide transgender customers with easy-to-prepare biscuits, jam, and coffee.

Black Woman Claims Iowa Police Arrested Her for Being Trans

Meagan Taylor, 22, was arrested Monday after hotel staff wrongly accused her of prostitution. Now the county jail doesn't know where to house her.

Bail Money Raised for Black Woman 'Arrested While Trans'

A minister with Midwestern roots hopes to raise even more money for Meagan Taylor, to pay an outstanding fine.

N.C. Amends HB 2 -- So It Doesn't Impact Straight People

The state has also requested a half-million dollars from its disaster relief fund to cover the legal costs of defending the anti-LGBT law. 

Pope Francis' (Mostly) Complete LGBTQ+ Record: the Good and the Bad

Pope Francis may not be as progressive as some of us want, but he's made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.

#FreeMeaganTaylor Movement Grows for Jailed Trans Woman

As the #FreeMeaganTaylor movement takes off, activists say the prison system has thrown up roadblocks in bailing the 22-year-old out of a segregated Iowa jail cell.

More Teens Get Breast Implants Than Trans Top Surgery

Despite a lack of data, anti-trans proponents often center narratives of regret to dissuade gender-affirming health care.

Connecticut Makes Changing Birth Certificates Easier for Trans Folks

Connecticut becomes the eighth U.S. state to make it easier for transgender citizens to obtain documents that reflect their authentic gender.