Trans Activist Michael Hughes Discusses Viral #WeJustNeedToPee Campaign With MSNBC's Thomas Roberts: VIDEO Michael Hughes had been suicidal for years — and even attempted to take his life once — when he accidentally stumbled upon a book that would change his life forever.  The book was “Body Alchemy,” by photographer Loren Cameron, a compilation of … Continue reading Trans Activist Michael Hughes Discusses Viral #WeJustNeedToPee Campaign With MSNBC's Thomas Roberts: VIDEO →

WATCH: Activist Talks #WeJustNeedtoPee Campaign With Thomas Roberts Michael Hughes explains the selfie-drive restroom access campaign to the MSNBC anchor’s viewers. read more Dawn Ennis www.advocate.com/politics/media/2015/03/18/watch-activist-talks-wejustneedtopee-campaign-thomas-roberts

‘Transcendent’ Reality Stars Say They Can Relate To Caitlyn Jenner Believe it or not, Caitlyn Jenner is not the only trans person with her own reality show. The gorgeous trans employees of San Francisco’s iconic AsiaSF restaurant and nightclub are also on their own path towards becoming reality TV royalty. Last year their show, Transcendent, … Continue reading ‘Transcendent’ Reality Stars Say They Can Relate To Caitlyn Jenner →

Opponents Of LGBT Protections Are Clueless About Transgender Men In less than two weeks, Houston voters will consider Proposition 1, deciding whether the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) will become law. Its opponents have made many incendiary arguments targeting transgender women, but their claims have a glaring hole: transgender men. HERO would create sweeping nondiscrimination … Continue reading Opponents Of LGBT Protections Are Clueless About Transgender Men →

Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill Gives Philly Trans Folk Hope Single-occupant public restrooms in Philadelphia would have to be designated gender-neutral if a bill introduced Thursday before Philadelphia’s City Council becomes law, reports the city’s Daily News.  The proposed legislation reflects the views of top public officials like Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Obama, who championed … Continue reading Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill Gives Philly Trans Folk Hope →

#Occupotty and the Gender Politics of Bathrooms The floor plan of the White House recently made headlines because of a subtle change that’s caused a bit of a stir: it now features a gender-neutral restroom. Just one. But one was enough to make headlines. Many people don’t think twice about which restroom to use in … Continue reading #Occupotty and the Gender Politics of Bathrooms →

White House Complex Creates Gender-Neutral Bathroom Visitors to the White House whose gender identity doesn’t align with a male/female binary now have have a safe space to use the restroom. A White House spokesperson confirmed to The Advocate yesterday that a restroom for people of all genders is now located in the Eisenhower Executive Office … Continue reading White House Complex Creates Gender-Neutral Bathroom →

NEWS: Miles Teller, Alabama, Barney Frank on Schock, Michigan Custom clothing company Spreadshirt removes homophobic T-shirt from website that reads, “”Pussys & Beer Thank God I Ain’t Queer!” Miles Teller shows off his muscular transformation. The worst possible broken bone you can imagine. One Direction boy-bander Liam Payne says he has kissed fellow 1D-er Zayn Malik: “I … Continue reading NEWS: Miles Teller, Alabama, Barney Frank on Schock, Michigan →