Mitch Kellaway
The Advocate
Boston, MA, United States
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Lesbian Couple Allegedly Beaten After Kissing Outside Six Flags in Mass.
The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife. → Read More
Living Trans, From Iran to New York City
Up-and-coming actress Pooya Mohseni tells The Advocate what it took to come out as trans at 37, offering a riveting tale of survival that took her from Iran to New York City. → Read More
WATCH: Fresno, California Murder Marks 11th Killing of a Trans Woman in U.S. This Year
Local trans activists held a vigil Thursday night for K.C. Haggard, who was stabbed to death on the street in an altercation caught on a security camera. → Read More
Tampa, Fla. Sees Tenth Trans Woman Murdered in U.S. in 2015
India Clarke, 25, was found beaten to death in a Tampa park. Police are searching for leads for an unknown suspect. → Read More
Black Trans Woman 'Profiled' as Sex Worker Gains Online Following, But May Remain Jailed
As the #FreeMeaganTaylor movement takes off, activists say the prison system has thrown up roadblocks in bailing the 22-year-old out of a segregated Iowa jail cell. → Read More
Black Woman Who Claims Iowa Police Arrested Her for Being Trans, Now Placed in Isolation
Meagan Taylor, 22, was arrested Monday after hotel staff wrongly accused her of prostitution. Now the county jail doesn't know where to house her. → Read More
Laverne Cox Responds to Critics Disappointed in Her Response to Kylie Jenner's Cornrows
The trans actress says she was taken by surprise Sunday when asked on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live to comment on white stars 'culturally appropriating' black culture. → Read More
The Bold and the Beautiful's Scott Turner Schofield Speaks Transgender Truth to 30 Million
'If this was on prime time, people would be losing their minds,' says the soap star, who's showing audiences that trans people owe no one an explanation. → Read More
Op-ed: Why We Must (Sometimes) Talk About Violence Against Trans Men
Boys Do Cry: While we must continue putting violence against trans women in the forefront, trans male survivors also need space to speak out. → Read More
Janet Mock Exposes the Real Tyga 'Scandal': Desiring Trans Women 'Should Not Be Shamed'
The out trans commentator draws attention away from the 'scandal' and towards the real issue: stigma of trans women and those who love them. → Read More
Cleveland Firefighter Investigated for Homophobia Toward Gay Kid in Viral Photo
Firefighter Guy Estergall says flaming the crying gay boy on Facebook does not reflect on his work as a public servant. → Read More
Meet the First Trans Pastor Officially Ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
'There's no need to choose between living life as your fullest self and belonging to a community of faith,' says Asher O'Callaghan. → Read More
Hillary Clinton's Kind Words to Gay Kid 'Afraid' for His Future
Clinton gave the crying gay boy in a viral photo important advice useful for all LGBT youth. → Read More
Meet the First Trans Pastor Officially Ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
'There's no need to choose between living life as your fullest self and belonging to a community of faith,' says Asher O'Callaghan. → Read More
Girl Scouts Raise $100,000 in One Day After Dropping Transphobic Donor
When the Girl Scouts took a stand for trans girls, online support went viral. → Read More
Girl Scouts Return $100K When Donor Demands It 'Not Be Used' For Trans Girls
'Girl Scouts is for every girl,' says a troop leader, who's looking for new donations to recoup the lost funds. → Read More
Gay Couple Recovering from Broken Bones After Attack at Seattle Pride
Patrick Dettling and Scott Briggs said a group of three men punched and kicked their heads during a pride celebration after yelling a homophobic slur. → Read More
Transgender Military Advocate Jess Shipps Dies by Suicide
The 32-year-old Air Force veteran is remembered for helping others through work with SPARTA and through YouTube videos. → Read More
PHOTOS: The 'Handsome Revolution' Is Here and Queer
Masculine-of-center and transmasculine folks show the meaning of 'dapper' in Miki Vargas's new series. → Read More
Malaysia Takes Heat for Convicting Nine Trans Women of Illegal 'Cross-Dressing'
Human Rights Watch has demanded Malaysia's Islamic government take anti-trans Sharia laws off the books. → Read More