https://www.advocate.com/rss.xml en https://assets.rbl.ms/32874384/origin.png https://www.advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-29-26 Hello and Happy Tuesday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with another exclusive supported by you!]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:26:12 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-29-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-scotus-transgender-prisoner-hormones The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to let federal prisons withdraw gender-affirming treatment from transgender people in their custody, seeking to suspend protections for medical care that prison clinicians had previously prescribed.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:11:54 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-scotus-transgender-prisoner-hormones https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/msnow-cnn-politico-injunction Three national news organizations barred from the White House by President Donald Trump have requested a court injunction blocking the ban, warning the judge that their press access would otherwise be restricted permanently.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:53:46 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/msnow-cnn-politico-injunction https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-transgender-license-law-challenge Intersex and transgender Kansans are taking their challenge to the state’s driver’s license and restroom restrictions to court this week.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:48:48 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-transgender-license-law-challenge https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/transgender-nyt-engineer-murdered Before a transgender New York Times games engineer was fatally shot, he was engaged in a bitter custody battle with his estranged wife, court records show. His in-laws have been taken into custody.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:39:31 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/transgender-nyt-engineer-murdered https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tayy-thomas-murderer-guilty-plea Just as a jury was about to be selected, a 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the May 2024 shooting death of 17-year-old transgender teenager Tayy Dior Thomas.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:12:10 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tayy-thomas-murderer-guilty-plea https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/wil-wheaton-gay-trans-rights Forty years ago, Wil Wheaton landed his breakout movie role, playing Gordie in Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me at age 13. The following year, he joined the Star Trek franchise as the whiz kid Wesley Crusher on The Next Generation. More recently, he admits, he has met gay fans who told him he was their first crush.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:35:03 EDT Dawn Ennis https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/wil-wheaton-gay-trans-rights https://www.advocate.com/news/point-foundation-vocational-scholarships For a student learning to become an electrician, mechanic, or healthcare worker, tuition may be only part of the bill. Tools, books, and fees can stand between a promising career and the training it requires. A new scholarship program will help LGBTQ+ and ally students meet those costs through local community centers.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/point-foundation-vocational-scholarships https://www.advocate.com/news/people/pattie-gonia-future-perfect-project The first time Pattie Gonia saw a drag show, she could hardly imagine joining the performers onstage. In college in Lincoln, Nebraska, she watched queens at what she described as her hometown’s only gay bar. Their confidence stayed with her. So did the thought it provoked: “I could never give myself that much freedom or that permission.”]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:15:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/news/people/pattie-gonia-future-perfect-project https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gretchen-whitmer-hrc-dinner Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduced herself to more than 2000 attendees at the Human Rights Campaign’s National Dinner on Saturday at the Washington Hilton as “a Midwest lesbian’s mom.” She also brought a political argument. Defending LGBTQ+ people is a way to win, even in a state as closely contested as hers, she said.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:45:02 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gretchen-whitmer-hrc-dinner https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-28-26 Happy Monday!]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:06:50 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-28-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/california-gavin-newsom-injectable-prep California is adding new medical privacy protections for LGBTQ+ adults facing federal subpoenas and expanding access to injectable medicines for HIV prevention.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:23:33 EDT Jack Walker https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/california-gavin-newsom-injectable-prep https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-title-ix-lgbtq The Trump administration on Monday formally removed federal regulations that explicitly protected LGBTQ+ students from sex discrimination, closing the books on a Biden-era rule that had already been struck down in court.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:18:31 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-title-ix-lgbtq https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-dems-criticism-transphobic This story originally appeared on The Buckeye Flame.

Ohio Democrats are accusing their own party leadership of removing social media posts that pushed back on anti-trans ads released by Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who is running for re-election in the 9th Congressional District in Northwest Ohio. ]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:40:43 EDT Ken Schneck - The Buckeye Flame https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-dems-criticism-transphobic https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/upmc-abandons-transgender-kids-protest Pennsylvania trans rights activists protested the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s agreement to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to patients under 19 for the next decade.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:23:22 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/upmc-abandons-transgender-kids-protest https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/oregon-lgbtq-foster-kids Oregon will no longer require prospective foster and adoptive parents to agree in advance to affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:03:29 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/oregon-lgbtq-foster-kids https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/7-ways-to-protect-your-vote The midterm elections on November 3 will test the narrow congressional majority held by Republicans since President Donald Trump took office last year. They also come as the president pushes to change how elections are conducted nationwide, falsely portraying fraud as a pervasive issue.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:05 EDT Desiree Guerrero https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/7-ways-to-protect-your-vote https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gretchen-whitmer-hrc-transgender-rights As some Democrats debate whether defending transgender people carries a political cost, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pointing to her record. She has won repeatedly while making LGBTQ+ protections part of her agenda.]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:26:39 EDT Christopher Wiggins https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gretchen-whitmer-hrc-transgender-rights https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-25-26 Happy Friday, folks! Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with an eyebrow-raising story from the Upper Midwest.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:17:50 EDT Edgar Ramirez https://www.advocate.com/newsletter/advocate-nl-9-25-26 https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-midterms-campaigning While he isn’t running for office this year, Pete Buttigieg has been campaigning across the country ahead of the midterm elections. The former presidential candidate and transportation secretary has endorsed veterans in Florida, headlined rallies for candidates in Arizona, and made Democrats’ case to audiences on both MS NOW and Fox News.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:49:26 EDT Jacob Ogles https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-midterms-campaigning