Funding cuts could cause 3.3 million additional HIV infections by 2030: report
Global HIV assistance is projected to drop by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, a new UNAID report found.
November 26 2025 11:01 AM
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Susan Powter says she's a 'huge lesbian,' gives her biggest bit of dating advice
1990s fitness icon Susan Powter is now a "total lesbian" having "great love affairs, many girlfriends, big fun."
November 20 2025 11:44 AM
Transgender Day of Remembrance: What it is and how to observe it
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those we've lost while celebrating what they've accomplished.
November 19 2025 12:27 PM
The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics
In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get "Baby Olivia."
November 18 2025 12:11 PM
Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them
Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.
November 17 2025 11:00 AM
Gen Z men do care about abortion, actually
Gen Z men said abortion was likely to impact their vote after hearing from people affected by bans, new polling found.
November 14 2025 11:26 AM
This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor
Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.
November 05 2025 1:19 PM
AOC tells Riley Gaines to 'get a real job' instead of attacking trans people
AOC had a short but scathing response after failed college swimmer Riley Gaines challenged her to a debate.
October 28 2025 11:47 AM
White House 'Major Events' timeline features photo of topless transgender woman
The White House has posted lies about trans people to justify the complete destruction of the East Wing.
October 24 2025 1:50 PM
Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination
JayCee Cooper, a trans woman banned from women's powerlifting contests, has won her case at the Minnesota Supreme Court.
October 23 2025 10:58 AM
Texas police arrest suspect in 2021 murder of transgender woman Kier Solomon
Police have charged a suspect in the murder of 21-year-old transgender woman Kier Soloman after a four-years-long investigation.
October 16 2025 3:43 PM
Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 'surrounded by love' as she enters hospice care
Miss Major has entered hospice care, but "is comfortable and surrounded by love," her partner says.
October 08 2025 1:00 PM
Which states have the most same-sex couples? Here are the top 10
These are the states with the most same-sex couples who live together (per capita).
October 02 2025 10:50 AM
Conservative Christian lesbians are coming out after years of repression
A growing number of women raised in conservative Christian environments are coming out as lesbians later in life.
September 30 2025 3:57 PM
Toni Atkins drops out of California governor's race, cites 'no viable path forward'
Toni Atkins has ended her campaign to become California's first woman and first out LGBTQ+ governor.
September 30 2025 11:10 AM
Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state
Texas now allows private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing abortion medication.
September 05 2025 11:25 AM
The history and future of sapphic festival The Dinah
The Dinah's creator is looking to pass the torch after 34 years, but promises the storied sapphic event will go on.
September 04 2025 6:00 AM
Democrat consultants tell politicians to stop using terms like 'LGBTQIA' and 'cisgender'
Consulting firm Third Way released a list of words it believes Democratic politicians should avoid, including "LGBTQIA."
August 22 2025 4:34 PM
Texas is gerrymandering the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South out of her seat
New congressional districts in Texas will split Democrat Julie Johnson's district into eight parts.
August 21 2025 3:28 PM
Pentagon weakly corrects Pete Hegseth's views on women having the right to vote
"Of course the secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said.
August 15 2025 11:39 AM