Trans teens benefit from early treatment, says new study

Related: Multiple ads including LGBTQ people will air during the Super BowlThe green M&M, for example, will wear sneakers “to reflect her effortless confidence” and the brown M&M will wear sensible kitten heels instead of her previous high heels to show that she is sensible. The red M&M will be less bossy and the orange M&M will “acknowledge his anxiety.”The company will also have the skin color on the characters’ arms and legs match their candy shells instead of the white-people flesh tone in their previous design.The changes were immediately mocked online, and Thomas joined in the fun.“So you’re welcome, feminists, the green M&M is no longer a perfect 10,” he joked.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World premieres Feb. 1, to be broadcast on BBC Three and on the WOW Presents Plus streaming network.UK vs The World is an all-star competition, but with an international flair: contestants are from Drag Race shows from around the world, will are brought together to compete on the Drag Race UK stage in London.

The 30-year-old freestyle skier memorably made history in 2015 when he became the first action sports star to come out as gay.

Bill Maher’s Real Time was back on HBO Friday night, returning from its winter break as the host told his studio audience that it was “wonderful to see your beautiful masks again.”

new constitution, approved at the organization’s convention in Indianapolis, is a much shorter version than the previous one — 18 and a half pages, down from 43 — and represents the first major revision since 1997.The constitution makes general statements about diversity, equity, and inclusion. One section reads, “The Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

the Trump-loving social media influencer and son of former NFL-star-turned-U.S.-Senate-candidate Herschel Walker, appeared on left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker’s stream this week, where he made a rather head-scratching declaration about his sexuality.While rating the attractiveness of various media figures on both the left and the right, Piker told Walker he would “crush the conservative space” in comparison to gay right-wing YouTuber Dave Rubin.It was meant to be a compliment, but Walker took offense.“Don’t call—Don’t put that ghetto g-word on me. I just like masculine men.

LGBTQ Nation has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the “Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia” category. Other nominees in the category include ESPN, VICE News, and PBS.“For Ruth Ellis Center Staff, Helping LGBTQ Homeless Youth is Personal” a video story by Scott Gatz, John Halbach, Maria Tridas, and Emily Geraghty was given the honor.

Multiple social media accounts following the film’s production shared images from the set showing actress Leslie Grace, who portrays Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl), and trans actress Ivory Aquino shooting scenes together. Aquino is identified in the updates as playing Yeoh in the film, though the production is yet to officially announce what role Aquino is playing in the film.Its official! Ivory Aquino is playing Alysia Yeoh in Batgirl! pic.twitter.com/5shTVDiIYyFurther adding to the speculation about Aquino taking on the role of Yeoh was a casting call from Warner Bros looking for “a mid-to-late 20s Asian-American trans woman.” Grace herself appeared to provide some clarity as questions emerged.

Actor and outspoken Republican Jon Voight says “hope has arrived,” in the form of Donald Trump.Exactly how the former president embodies that hope ins’t entirely clear from the video Voight posted to Twitter this week, except that the spirit of Abraham Lincoln is involved.“We must give applause for our hero. Yes, he’s been the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln,” Voight, who is Angelina Jolie’s father, says without a lick of irony.Hope has arrived pic.twitter.com/W8zeaZzGeZ— Jon Voight (@jonvoight) January 19, 2022“He’s a man of integrity, a man of devotion, a man who ran the entire country with great heart and soul.

The Advocate has reached out to Atlantis Events who has not yet responded to our request for confirmation or comment.Last week, Atlantis Events set sail with a reported 4,700 travelers on the Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas. The trip was in part to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary.

Following in the impressive footsteps of Sebastian Barry and Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín has become the third Laureate for Irish Fiction, as announced by the Arts Council yesterday morning, 20 January. The award honours an outstanding Irish fiction writer for their contribution to Irish artistic and cultural life through their work. Established in partnership with […]

Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has had one hell of a week.It started with calls for her to be investigated by the January 6 committee after it was revealed she signed a letter saying 11 Oath Keepers who were arrested for seditious conspiracy “have done nothing wrong.” And it’s ending with a damning exposé published this morning by The New Yorker.Related: Clarence Thomas’ wife is probably about to go through some thingsThe bombshell piece was written by Jane Mayer and is titled “Is Ginni Thomas A Threat To The Supreme Court?” (Fun fact: Mayer is the same reporter who shared that pathetic video taken inside the lobby of Donald Trump‘s failing D.C. hotel that went viral last year.)The article accuses the 64-year-old, who believes “transsexual fascists” are ruining America, of using her position as the wife of a Supreme Court Justice to enrich herself and advance the extreme far-right agendas of her friends and clients of her lobbying firm.It also reveals that, after flunking the bar exam in the mid 1980s, she joined a cult called Lifespring where members would routinely get together and fat shame one another in attempt to help each other lose weight.

too long!) since the Fab Five graced our screens. In fact, it’s been a whole pandemic since “Queer Eye’s” last season, save a for a 2021 special.

Ugh. Wait we mean, UGG! The Noughties’ most popular brand is back, but it never really left. So let’s not call it a comeback but more of a Y2K revival. Literally, it’s only the third week of January and we have already been treated to two iconic drops.

House Bill 1570, a first-in-the-nation law, prevents doctors and medical officials from giving transgender youth necessary treatment and referring them to gender-affirming care.

Related: Fashion editor and icon André Leon Talley dies, aged 73The New York Times ran an obituary to Talley on Wednesday. Beneath it, a reader from Massachusetts left a comment expressing her own gratitude to the late writer and editor.Her letter said, “Mr.

JONATHON McCLELLAN | Contributing Writerjonathonmmcclellan@gmail.com Have you ever gone into a bookstore and

The 30-year-old freestyle skier made history in 2015 when he became the first action sports star to come out as gay.

I first learned about the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on Saturday, Jan. 15, when an out-of-state friend texted, asking if that was my synagogue and if I were OK. That was followed by a barrage of emails, text messages, tweets and Facebook posts. As president of my temple, I tweeted out a message on behalf of everyone at Congrega

Republicans support the bill.""It's just, how do we make sure that we're ... playing fairly in terms of athletics," Behning said, according to AP.The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana released a statement Thursday on their website in opposition to the bill. The statement says the bill singles out transgender kids by banning them from participating in sports, "sending them the message that they are not worthy of the same kinds of opportunities as their classmates.""Transgender people have the right to participate in sports consistent with who they are, just like anyone else," the ACLU of Indiana says in the statement.

The Salt Lake Tribune concerns complaints of alleged Title IX violations over the school's continued enforcement of a ban against same-sex dating after specific mentions of LGBTQ relationships were removed from the school's honor code.Early in 2020, the college operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, announced it was removing a section of the honor code that prohibited expressions of "homosexual behavior," the AP reported.However, weeks later the school sent a letter to students that said removing the section from the honor code didn't change the moral philosophy of the church or its opposition to same-sex marriage, and therefore things like holding hands and kissing members of the same sex were still banned on campus.Punishments for violating school policies like alcohol consumption or piercings, prohibited by the school's honor code or the outlined LGBTQ behavior could result in suspensions or expulsion, the AP reported.The reversal led to protests from hundreds of students who said the announcement and quick backtracking from the university felt like the school was trying to trick people into coming out, according to the AP.The investigation from the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights was opened in October, spokespersons from the department and BYU confirmed to The Tribune."BYU is exempt from application of Title IX rules that conflict with the religious tenets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," BYU spokesperson Carri Jenkins said in a statement to The Tribune.Michael Austin, a BYU graduate and vice president of the University of Evansville told the newspaper that federal involvement in school discipline like the current

INDIANAPOLIS — N.C.A.A. member schools and conferences voted Thursday to adopt a new, stripped-down constitution, the first step in decentralizing an organization that faces increasing challenges to its relevancy as the chief authority in college sports.

The San Francisco Police Department has assigned its first out gay captain to oversee its Community Engagement Division. Housed out of Mission Station, the division works closely with the community liaisons assigned at all 10 of the department's district stations and oversees such efforts as youth-oriented programs and annual holiday donations of turkeys, toys, and Christmas trees.

Gemma Collins had fans confused she was a Hollywood A-Lister after posting a glamorous snap on social media.Showing off her the new blinds she had installed at her home, fans were immediately distracted by the star’s stunning look, with some claiming she looked like reality star Khloe Kardashian.Fans rushed to comments to heap praise on her gorgeous look.One fan gushed: "I don't think anyone is looking at the blinds Gemma!"A second wrote: “You look like Khloe Kardashian."While another agreed, writing: "Exactly what I thought."The Diva Forever star can certainly afford the glamorous lifestyle as reports show she's asking fans to fork out a whopping £555 for a 30-second personalised video message in her latest money-making venture.Fans are told that they can receive a personalised message from her 'for any occasion', but that the videos can't be used for marketing purposes.Generally, the shout-outs will each cost £55, but special extras such as 'full HD' and the removal of the logo will increase the cost.Her new business venture has rubbed some of her fans up the wrong way as they took to Twitter to hit out at the extortionate price range."WTF? £555 for a 30-second video? You would literally have to be mad to pay that," one fan fumed."I love the GC but no way would I splash that money on this! It's outrageous," another echoed.While another complained: "You'd swear she was Princess Diana!!! Even she wouldn't charge this amount."But Gemma has no qualms about splashing the cash herself.Earlier this week, the former TOWIE star revealed that she has undergone £160 anti wrinkle injections to look more "youthful."Taking to Instagram, Gemma revealed she is starting the week with a bit of self pampering – and indulging in some

Arkansas introduced a bill today that would require the Bureau of Prisons to house inmates according to their assigned sex at birth and not their gender identity.Cotton’s bill — titled “Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act” — would prevent prisons from designating a separate housing option for inmates based on their gender identity.In a transphobic press release, Cotton said “a prison would be free to set up specific housing units for transgender inmates based on security, medical, or programming needs,” however, they could not be housed with cisgender women or men. According to the LGBTQ+ news site Xtra, the legislation was introduced in response to a leaked Department of Justice (DOJ) report about a proposed executive order from President Joe Biden that would require prisons to assign housing in alignment with an inmate’s gender identity. “My bill will stop the president’s ill-conceived plan and keep men and women separated in federal prison,” Cotton said. Gabriel Arkles, senior counsel at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund’s (TLDEF), told Xtra that Cotton’s bill is “scapegoating transgender women” and endangers them further.“Anyone concerned with violence against women should be worried about the staggering rate of sexual violence against transgender women in men’s prisons,” Arkles said.President Biden's administration had attempted to bring back policies from the Obama administration that had allowed inmates to be housed according to their gender identity.

International Olympic Committee standards will be followed.The new policy, effective immediately, puts standards for collegiate sports in line with those recently adopted by the IOC and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the NCAA noted in a press release.

Dancing on Ice contestant and Love Island star Liberty Poole has opened up about her big fear of falling over in Sunday night's ITV show (23 January). During a press conference with OK! and other media outlets on the final countdown to her first performance, Liberty was quizzed on how she would cope if she pulled a Gemma Collins and fell in the first live show. "Oh don't say that!" the former Nandos waitress turned reality star laughed.

Fire Island and New York gay club nights are causing a stir online. The cassettes have been digitized and put on Mixcloud (‘The Pine Walk Collection’) by Brooklyn-based DJ, Joe D’Espinosa.The collection consists of over 200 tapes.

Madonna biopic–set to be written and directed by the singer herself–news has emerged out of Hollywood that the pop icon may have found the first member of her cast.Related: Madonna co-writing and directing her own biopic feels very on brandEntertainment Weekly reports that Madonna met with actress Julia Fox, best known for her role in the indie thriller Uncut Gems and for being Kanye West’s latest gal pal. She recently posted a pic of herself with Fox to her Instagram account, indicating that the two had met to discuss the project.“Went to dinner with Julia [Fox] to talk about my movie and some other folks showed up,” she wrote.  A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)Entertainment Weekly further reports that the role Fox is being considered for is Madonna’s longtime friend and backup dancer, Debi Mazar.Mazar, an actress known for her roles in Batman Forever and Entourage, met Madonna at a New York nightclub in the 1980s and the two became fast friends.

The Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski have joined forces with dozens of trans activists on an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against Arkansas’ cruel, anti-trans health care ban. House Bill 1570, which is the first of its kind in the nation, specifically targets health care for trans children. It prohibits medical professionals from offering gender-affirming health care, including hormone blockers and treatments.

Accessing hormone therapy to affirm gender identity as a transgender teen could mean better mental health in the long run than for those who wait until adulthood or never receive treatment, according to a new Stanford University study.

The South Dakota Senate passed an anti-transgender sports ban bill, South Dakota Senate Bill 46, becoming the first chamber in the 2022 to advance discriminatory anti-transgender legislation. This comes after an historically bad 2021 session that saw a record number of anti-transgender bills introduced and passed across the country. SB 46 passed out of the State Senate Affairs Committee on Friday, Jan.

Caitlyn Jenner thinks there’s a problem with trans athletes in sports.

Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider said she feels "honored and humbled" after getting special recognition from the GLAAD Media Awards.The engineering manager arrived on Jeopardy! with force, unseating five-day champ Andrew He during Trans Awareness Week in November, before going on to become the first openly transgender woman to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.With California-based Schneider's run continuing to captivate fans, she took to Twitter on Wednesday to reveal her joy at being named among the honorees at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, set to take place later this year.Taking to Twitter, where she shares detailed play-by-plays on each of her Jeopardy! games, the Ohio native wrote: "Hi all! So, yesterday's and today's game threads will get up at some point, but as you might imagine my life is pretty crazy right now!"But I did want to take a moment to acknowledge how honored and humbled I am to have been recognized in this year's @glaad Media Awards."She added: "Of all the things that have come out of my Jeopardy run, I will always be most proud of any good that I've managed to do for the trans community, so this acknowledgment means more than I can ever say."The official Twitter account of LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD responded to Schneider's elated tweet with a single heart emoji. Schneider's post can be read here.Per its website, the GLAAD Media Awards "honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

ABOVE: Portis Wasp never fails.

The latest guidelines mean that trans women wishing to compete on a women’s team have to follow rules set by both national and international governing bodies, meaning a certain testosterone level will have to be met in order to participate.

He was looking forward to starting a new chapter until he discovered that testosterone supplies often ran short – an issue that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic – pushing him and other desperate trans men to seek risky, black market hormones.

Madonna’s eldest daughter, Lourdes Leon). However, others have also commented on the designs themselves – including those for men.The collection includes a ‘Glossy Flossy Harness’ for men in ‘Goji Berry Red’.

The Advocate in a follow-up interview. These include implementing the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock ruling, which found anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination unconstitutional, across all areas of the federal government, and repairing the damage Trump did to federal courts with his appointments of far-right judges.

On Jan. 25, 1992, the Sundance Film Festival convened a panel on contemporary lesbian and gay cinema and “the significance of this movement,” according to the program. It was a bold declaration that drew nine speakers to a dais at noon, even though they were probably hung over from the big party the night before, where Brad Pitt showed up.

El aumento del número de adolescentes que solicitan hormonas o intervenciones quirúrgicas para adecuar su cuerpo a su identidad de género ha suscitado un debate entre los médicos sobre cuándo se deben aplicar esos tratamientos. El mes pasado, un grupo internacional de expertos en salud transgénero publicó un borrador de nuevas directrices, el estándar en este campo que informa lo que las aseguradoras rembolsarán por la atención médica.

was strange that Big left millions of dollars to Natasha in his will. Given their romantic past, I get why Carrie would be so curious and contact her, but she should've dropped it after Natasha blocked her on Instagram instead of stalking her and trying to ambush her again. I could FEEL Miranda's humiliation here.

A pilot study that could lead to changes in federal rules prohibiting sexually active men who have sex with men from donating blood is seeking 200 more participants in the Bay Area before July. The study is called the ADVANCE Study, which stands for Assessing Donor Variability And New Concepts in Eligibility.

As a 30-year resident of San Francisco — who is also a transgender woman — I was elated when I first saw, in 2017, that the city had designated an official and legally-recognized Transgender District, centered at Turk and Taylor streets. That's the site of the landmark 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot, which predated the Stonewall riots by three years, and is slowly being recognized as the first documented uprising of transgender and queer people in United States history.

dismembered inside rubbish bags by the side of the road. Tragically, the three little children are now orphans following the horrific ordeal. The victims, who have been named as Julissa Ramirez and Nohemi Medina Martinez, both in their late 20s, were found in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, between the city of Ciudad Juarez and the town of El Porvenir, on Monday, January 17.

Hilary Duff says she will “have to watch the movie again” when it comes to discovering how much her Disney Channel Original Movie, “Cadet Kelly” resonated with the LGBTQ+ community.

Batgirl movie, leaks from the set and an apparent confirmation from its star indicate the movie will introduce the DC Extended Universe’s first live-action trans character. While production is just getting underway, footage and photos of star Leslie Grace shooting scenes alongside actor Ivory Aquino have fans feeling pretty confident we’ll see the character Alysia Yeoh make her debut in the film. ​ Yeoh is a trans character who appeared in the Batgirl comics as the roommate and best friend of the titular crime fighter’s secret identity, Barbara Gordon.

It’s official: Texas now, by law, prohibits transgender youth from participating in school sports on the team properly aligned with their gender identity.