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advocate.com > politics > alberta-trans-healthcare-ban

A First Nation is making itself a safe haven from Alberta’s trans youth care ban

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Saddle Lake Cree Nation is standing up against the Canadian Province of Alberta’s gender-affirming care ban by positioning itself as a safe haven for transgender people seeking medical care.​...


advocate.com > politics > national > trump-dallas-transgender-empty-arena

Trump admits anti-transgender attacks are one of GOP’s ‘great sound bites’

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (462+ words) Before a Dallas arena dotted with empty seats, Trump acknowledged that Republicans deploy attacks on transgender athletes strategically before elections....


advocate.com > politics > national > everton-blair-sworn-mike-johnson

Mike Johnson swore Everton Blair in as the South’s first Black gay congressman

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (826+ words) The Georgia Democrat's arrival in the House of Representatives made history and placed him beside a speaker whose career has been defined partly by opposition to LGBTQ+ equality....


advocate.com > politics > national > judge-transgender-athletes-california

Trump DOJ tried to force California to ban trans girls from sports. A judge said no

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) The Supreme Court may allow states to exclude transgender athletes, but that does not mean California must do so, a federal judge ruled....


advocate.com > opinion > ed-markey-transgender-democrats-strategy

Ed Markey showed Democrats how to defend trans people and win elections

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) Opinion: The Massachusetts senator’s primary win shows that voters may be over politicians willing to sacrifice minority groups in pursuit of an imaginary middle ground, writes Josh Ackley....


advocate.com > politics > states > connecticut-gender-affirming-care

Lawmakers probe how Connecticut Children’s Medical Center betrayed trans families by capitulating to Trump

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (146+ words) Democratic committee chairs are demanding the hospital turn over its agreement with the Trump administration....


advocate.com > politics > national > hegseth-trump-transgender-veterans-homeless

Pete Hegseth’s crusade drove a transgender veteran from military service and into homelessness

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (477+ words) Chloe Shapiro served for 12 years and agreed to leave quietly. The Trump administration responded by withholding most of her severance pay....


advocate.com > politics > national > karoline-leavitt-gone

Taxpayers are no longer paying Karoline Leavitt to lie to them from the White House podium. She’s gone

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) After more than 19 months, the youngest White House press secretary in American history is done....


advocate.com > news > crime > rihanna-kelver-wyoming-self-defense

Wyoming lets people stand their ground. A judge will decide if that law extends to this transgender woman

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (496+ words) Rihanna Kelver says she drew her gun only after a man hurled anti-trans slurs and shoved her to the pavement. Prosecutors argue that she started it....


advocate.com > politics > states > kansas-transgender-license-restored

Kansas law voided her license because she’s transgender. The state’s chaos helped her win it back

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) A judge found Kansas likely violated Jamie Miller’s due process rights with a bewildering series of notices about how she could appeal....