Appeals court denies attempt to block Colorado’s conversion therapy ban
The court ruled the law regulates conduct, not speech, and let the 2019 law stand.
September 14 2024 8:36 AM
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Discover the Health section of The Advocate, where readers can find the latest news on medicine, fitness, mental and physical wellbeing, scientific developments, and diseases that affect the LGBT community. Read the most recent on gay health, AIDS and HIV news, pregnancy and sex from experts like doctors and researchers. Learn about news related to health insurance, statistics, changing laws and government policy, and tools that can be used in preventing and curing illnesses in the United States and beyond.
Twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir, an HIV-prevention drug, reduces risk by 96%
Gilead researchers say lenacapavir “has the potential to be one of the most impactful interventions” in the battle against HIV.
September 13 2024 5:03 PM
Stigma around those living with HIV is declining, but maybe not for the reasons you'd think: report
More needs to be done to stop stigma toward those living with HIV, including producing more stories featuring those living with HIV, a new report from GLAAD said.
September 12 2024 9:00 AM
Aetna sued for denying gender-affirming facial surgeries
The health insurer covered similar procedures for cisgender plan holders but denied coverage for transgender patients saying the surgery was cosmetic.
September 12 2024 8:00 AM
Study finds use of puberty blockers safe and reversible, countering anti-trans accusations
The reports seem to suggest further advances in the field of gender-affirming care can address shortcomings of treatments available today.
September 11 2024 1:11 PM
U.S. steps up response to more deadly mpox outbreak
Senior administration officials discussed what the U.S. is doing to curb the spread of the virus.
September 06 2024 1:22 PM
American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee's transgender health care ban
The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.
September 03 2024 5:04 PM
The Trevor Project receives $5M grant to support LGBTQ+ youth mental health in rural Midwest (exclusive)
The Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded the grant to Trevor in order to launch a campaign for queer youth across the rural Midwest early next year.
September 03 2024 9:30 AM
This is what fuels addiction in LGBTQ+ people, and what's available to help (exclusive)
LGBTQ+ people face escalating discrimination and a social life often dominated by alcohol-centric social spaces, but there are many other resources available to them.
August 31 2024 12:46 PM
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Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
August 30 2024 10:05 AM
Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the transphobia
For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.
August 29 2024 1:00 PM
As new mpox strain spreads globally, activists push health officials to avoid past mistakes (exclusive)
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV & Health Equity at the Human Rights Campaign, tells The Advocate how groups are preparing for a potential outbreak of the new mpox strain.
August 28 2024 1:09 PM
Health insurance company Aetna announces LGBTQ+ fertility coverage equality
The insurer is the first to level the playing field for prospective LGBTQ+ parents.
August 27 2024 5:19 PM
Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules
A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.
August 26 2024 9:25 PM
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to higher rates of suicidal ideation in queer students: report
Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.
August 21 2024 12:00 PM
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21 2024 10:43 AM
Russia is in denial about mpox because of homophobic 'traditional values'
Anna Popova, the head of a Russian consumer protection agency, claimed the country is at no risk, implying it's because of the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.
August 20 2024 10:23 AM
Landmark transgender antidiscrimination ruling overturned by Georgia court
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
August 19 2024 4:29 PM
An out gay newscaster had a panic attack on-air — then recovered and came back
“I’m actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually that’s happening right now," Nate Byrne said.
August 19 2024 11:54 AM