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Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns awarded $575,000

Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, filed a lawsuit in 2019 after he was fired for discriminating against a student by refusing to use his pronouns.

Teacher Fired for Misgendering Student Is Now Suing School

Peter Vlaming claims in his lawsuit that referring to a trans male student as "him" would be a "lie."

West Virginia May Be Next State to Ban Trans Athletes

The state's Senate approved a bill with such a ban Thursday, after the House of Delegates OK'd a slightly different version; they must be reconciled before going to Gov. Jim Justice.

West Virginia Governor Stumbles Hard Defending Anti-Trans Bill

Jim Justice could not cite one factual example of trans girls or women exerting an advantage over cisgender athletes.

WATCH: Students Caught on Video Beating Trans Teen

A bystander captured video of a group of teen girls attacking a trans student at California high school.

Queer youth to America: Get on the equality bus!

We join the Equality Ride in progress... Inspired by the '60s' Freedom Riders, 33 young LGBT activists on a bus are invading the nation's antigay colleges. Here riders tell their stories of inspiration, hope, and getting arrested in their quest to change America

James West under the publicity lens

David Ehrenstein takes a look at the mediocre cover-up to save face for former Spokane mayor James West.

West Virginia governor’s race is a battle of who can be the most anti-trans

The final weeks of the gubernatorial contest have featured a series of one-upmanship ads about who will be the most anti-trans governor.

Iowa, Utah Advance Anti-Trans Sports Bills

Iowa's bill seeks to bar trans girls and women from female sports, while Utah's would set up a commission to determine trans athletes' eligibility.

Kansas Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans Sports Bill, 'Parents' Rights' Measure

It's the second consecutive year that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a trans-exclusionary sports till.

Finding Love in L.A. as AIDS Decimates the City

For World AIDS Day, don't miss this excerpt from Christopher Zyda's heart-wrenching memoir, The Storm: One Voice from the AIDS Generation.

Police: Player Caught On Camera Beating Gays

Police in West Virginia arrested a Marshall University athlete after two gay men reported he beat them for kissing in public. The couple captured the assault on video.

Making the necessary trouble on campus

In the first of The Advocate's series of dispatches from the Equality Ride to antigay colleges, the young co-organizer connects his activism to the civil rights leaders who inspired him--and describes what happened when the riders showed up on Jerry Falwell's doorstep

Was the mayor entrapped?

An editor from the Spokane Spokesman-Review, which revealed formerly closeted mayor Jim West's online cruising, responds to an Advocate.com commentary, arguing that what the paper did was just good journalism

My hero from Georgia

The man who founded the country's first national gay-straight alliance group says Kerry Pacer is a remarkable young woman who shines as an example for gay youths everywhere

There's a Human Behind the Sensational Florida Cannibal Case

Justin Tyler Calhoun, who identifies as a trans woman, is accused of savagely killing her ex after accusing him of being a cannibal. The tabloids love the story -- and ignore the realities that led to it.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Trans Bill in Time for Pride

The Republican governor has taken hateful action against trans people.