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In The Advocate’s Women section, readers can find out the latest news and updates that are important to lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women. Discover articles related to politics, arts and entertainment, health, parenting, business, travel, and more. Find out about women from all spheres of influence who are working toward advancing the LGBT rights movement like Tammy Baldwin, Guinevere Turner, Gloria Steinem, Ellen Page, Laverne Cox, and Diana Nyad. Watch videos, read articles, and stay up-to-date on all issues related to gay women.

Mike Pence
Women
Mike Pence and This Roomful of White Men Tried to Take on Reproductive Rights

A photo of the vice president and 30 white male Republican representatives deciding what women should do with their bodies is already eerily reminiscent of another image from the Trump administration. 

March 24 2017 4:02 PM
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Amber Heard Bisexual
Women
Amber Heard Identifies as Bisexual, Wants to Focus on LGBT Activism

Heard told an audience at The Economist's Pride & Prejudice conference Thursday that she was ready to come out on social media.

March 24 2017 1:53 PM
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Regan Hofmann Says Health Care Providers Need to do More For Women & HIV
March 24 2017 10:10 AM
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Women Who Paved the Way: Arts Patron Winnaretta Singer
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Women Who Paved the Way: Arts Patron Winnaretta Singer

Today's queer woman to know for Women's History Month is the heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. 

March 24 2017 6:01 AM
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Arts & Entertainment
The Handmaid's Tale Trailer Calls Out Apathy as a Cause of Its Totalitarian Regime

Hulu has released the first full-length trailer for its series based on Margaret Atwood's eerily accurate dystopian novel. 

March 23 2017 6:32 PM
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Women Who Paved the Way: Journalist Lorena Hickok
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Women Who Paved the Way: Journalist Lorena Hickok

Today's queer woman to know for Women's History Month is best known for her close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, but she's so much more than that. 

March 23 2017 2:23 PM
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Deciding to Come Out on Catfish

Eighteen-year-old Telizza was surprised when her online friendship with Shai turned romantic. In this exclusive clip from the reality show Catfish, Telizza comes out in advance of meeting Shai. Watch the episode on MTV on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern.

March 22 2017 1:08 PM
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