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All the latest news, commentary, and analysis of issues that impact the transgender community. The Advocate provides up-to-date coverage from around the web about political, medical, and social developments that matter most to transgender people.
Dominique Morgan, 42, was indicted on one count of second-degree grand larceny and 23 counts of first-degree falsifying business records during her time as executive director of the OKRA Project.
Salih Ali Mohammed Alhemoud, 30, was indicted Wednesday on six felony charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two trans women he met through Grindr.
Transgender Americans face unique challenges accessing the franchise.
"It's natural to be pissed off and fearful and defensive. It's about accepting that and finding a way to challenge that," a licensed psychotherapist tells The Advocate.
The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.
He also left his Michigan supporters waiting for hours as he rambled on the popular Spotify program.
Over a quarter of college applicants (28 percent) said in a new survey that they "exclude schools solely based on political considerations in the state where the institution is located."
“It is alarming that your campaign would have produced/distributed/promoted this ad with false information, especially with minor children involved,” a school official wrote in an email to the Republican senator’s campaign.
While Trump and Republicans aren’t winning over voters with transphobic ads, they are succeeding at making Americans skeptical of trans rights.
Donald Trump and the GOP have targeted trans people in the closing days of the election. Data suggests that’s not a winning strategy.
The Trump campaign has painted the vice president as an extremist on trans issues.
Whereas Republicans are demonizing trans kids, here’s a father’s unconditional love on display.
The Champions of the GenderCool Project top our list of inspiring young LGBTQ+ people who are making change happen now.
Republicans are attacking the vice president for something Trump’s own administration provided to incarcerated trans people.
Republicans have spent $65 million on attack ads that target 0.6 percent of the population. Here's all the context they're missing.
Under Donald Trump’s administration, trans inmates had access to the same medical care that his campaign is attacking Kamala Harris for supporting.
He was answering a question about fixing Bronx schools.
"It doesn't even work," the trans actor reminded viewers on The Daily Show.
Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment to legalize abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot doesn’t mention gender-affirming care.
