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What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

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What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

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Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking gender-affirming care away from transgender adults.

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Trump just rolled out a cruel anti-trans prison policy doctors are calling ‘dangerous’

A new Bureau of Prisons move requiring that transgender inmates be tapered off their hormones could bring serious health consequences, physicians and advocates warn.

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13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know

These are the organizations dedicated to fighting HIV in the Black community, and the resources they provide.

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LGBTQ+ Americans are going back in the closet under Donald Trump: report

Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults (47.5 percent) report being less out somewhere in their lives over the last 12 months.

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Transgender youth who receive hormone therapy are less suicidal: study

"Suicidality significantly declined" among trans youth who receive hormone replacement therapy, a new study has found.

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Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion medication ban

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruling explicitly affirms that abortion is health care.

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Is there a link between autism and being transgender? Here's what the science says

While transgender people are more likely to be diagnosed with autism, there is no proven causation between the two.

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Trump administration bans abortions through Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. military veterans can no longer receive abortions through the federal government’s health care system.

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RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

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Massachusetts removes rule requiring foster parents to support LGBTQ+ youth

Massachusetts has removed state rules requiring that foster parents not discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.

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What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking gender-affirming care away from transgender adults.

Trump just rolled out a cruel anti-trans prison policy doctors are calling ‘dangerous’

A new Bureau of Prisons move requiring that transgender inmates be tapered off their hormones could bring serious health consequences, physicians and advocates warn.

13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know

These are the organizations dedicated to fighting HIV in the Black community, and the resources they provide.

Renowned transgender medicine surgeon defends appearing in Epstein files disclosures

Dr. Jess Ting told The Advocate that he recalled treating “just a few female associates referred by Jeffrey Epstein.”

LGBTQ+ Americans are going back in the closet under Donald Trump: report

Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults (47.5 percent) report being less out somewhere in their lives over the last 12 months.

Transgender youth who receive hormone therapy are less suicidal: study

"Suicidality significantly declined" among trans youth who receive hormone replacement therapy, a new study has found.

Wyoming Supreme Court strikes down abortion medication ban

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruling explicitly affirms that abortion is health care.

Is there a link between autism and being transgender? Here's what the science says

While transgender people are more likely to be diagnosed with autism, there is no proven causation between the two.

Trump administration bans abortions through Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. military veterans can no longer receive abortions through the federal government’s health care system.

RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

Massachusetts removes rule requiring foster parents to support LGBTQ+ youth

Massachusetts has removed state rules requiring that foster parents not discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.

Trump's FDA sends warning letters to companies selling chest binders

Trump's FDA claims that companies selling chest binders have "misbranded" medical devices.

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A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking gender-affirming care away from transgender adults.

A new Bureau of Prisons move requiring that transgender inmates be tapered off their hormones could bring serious health consequences, physicians and advocates warn.

These are the organizations dedicated to fighting HIV in the Black community, and the resources they provide.

Dr. Jess Ting told The Advocate that he recalled treating “just a few female associates referred by Jeffrey Epstein.”

Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults (47.5 percent) report being less out somewhere in their lives over the last 12 months.

"Suicidality significantly declined" among trans youth who receive hormone replacement therapy, a new study has found.

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruling explicitly affirms that abortion is health care.

While transgender people are more likely to be diagnosed with autism, there is no proven causation between the two.

U.S. military veterans can no longer receive abortions through the federal government’s health care system.

If the department concludes the hospital violated RFK Jr.'s illegal policy, it could lose its Medicaid and Medicare funding.

Massachusetts has removed state rules requiring that foster parents not discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.

Trump's FDA claims that companies selling chest binders have "misbranded" medical devices.