52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
June 2, 2025
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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving Massachusetts school's ban on 'only two genders' t-shirt
The move leaves in place lower court rulings approving a school's ban on the shirt. Justices Thomas and Alito dissented from the decision to decline the case.
May 28, 2025
Cisgender woman says her gender was questioned in a Boston hotel restroom
The security guard who challenged her has now been suspended.
May 6, 2025
A trans man who's changed hearts and minds in the South takes his work nationwide at the helm of GenderCool
"I feel so deeply connected to this work that I’m stepping into," says Chase Glenn, the new executive director of the GenderCool Project.
April 28, 2025
Trans and wanting to run for office? Danica Roem will help lead a training for transgender candidates
“The lessons I’ve learned are really, really valuable,” Roem tells The Advocate. The Virginia state senator will be one of the people training participants at an LGBTQ+ Victory Institute program for queer candidates.
April 2, 2025
GOP proposes bill that would punish supporting trans youth through new names and haircuts
A bill in Arkansas would allow lawsuits against people who use trans kids' preferred names or give them gender nonconforming haircuts.
March 19, 2025
Drag artists organize rally outside Kennedy Center to protest Trump's hostile takeover
A collective of drag artists is taking to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
March 7, 2025
Philadelphia schools will allow trans athletes to compete, rejecting Trump executive order
The Philadelphia School District has announced that it will continue to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams that align with their gender identity.
February 27, 2025
Supreme Court rejects chance to review challenge to transgender-inclusive school policies
The court turned down a case out of Wisconsin, involving a school district that allows students to affirm their trans identity without necessarily notifying their parents.
December 9, 2024
Death of Santonio Coleman, a gender-nonconforming person, is being investigated as a homicide in Georgia
Coleman was found injured on a walking trail but died at a local hospital.
November 20, 2024
How Kelly Clarkson and her trans producer Caragh Donley are championing transgender lives
Donley talks to The Advocate about working on The Kelly Clarkson Show, which has featured segments celebrating Transgender Awareness Week.
November 19, 2024
Meet the young transgender teens changing America and the world
These inspiring young trans leaders from the GenderCool Project aren't waiting around for the world to change — they're making it happen.
October 15, 2024
10 icons from history you didn't know were nonbinary
To celebrate Nonbinary Awareness Week we're highlighting the amazing contributions of nonbinary people in history!
July 12, 2024
New York City promised to build a shelter for trans people. Activists are demanding it follow through
Activists protested on Friday to put pressure on New York City officials to follow their 2021 agreement by constructing four shelters for transgender and gender nonconforming people.
July 1, 2024
Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules
Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
June 10, 2024
Texas professors use anti-trans slurs and call nonbinary students 'delusional' in Title IX lawsuit
Two University of Texas professors are suing the Biden Administration for including transgender students in anti-discrimination policies.
June 4, 2024
LGBTQ+ and allied members of Congress introduce Trans Day of Visibility resolution
The resolution recognizes the accomplishments of trans people and commits to affirming their rights.
March 29, 2024
Meta is failing its LGBTQ+ users, says new GLAAD report
A new GLAAD study highlights Meta’s failure to moderate harmful content targeting transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming users despite clear policy violations.
March 27, 2024
Marcia Gay Harden on how her three queer kids made her an activist
"I'm learning on a daily basis ... from all of the kids,” the acclaimed actor says.
February 20, 2024
This new LGBTQ+ thrift store in Pennsylvania offers judgement-free fashion
A thrift store in Lancaster County recently opened, giving LGBTQ+ people the opportunity to explore their identities while being "encouraged and built up."
January 29, 2024
Black Trans Woman and Gender-Nonconforming Gay Man Killed in Ohio Double Murder
Amiri Reid and Kejuan Richardson, both 21, were shot to death last month while driving around their city.
December 11, 2023