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“The relief expressed by callers is palpable, and we are grateful for the positive impact his departure has had on the mental well-being of our community,” Rainbow Youth Project director Lance Preston said.
“We were told by pastors and Focus on the Family that we had to fix him. Instead, we taught him to hate himself. And when a child is dead, you don’t ever get to repair that,” Linda Robertson said of her late son.
The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.
“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.
A week of training, activism, and community brought 100 young leaders together to chart the future of reproductive and sexual health justice.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading the government intrusion into patients' privacy.
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates, like Violet, who are already changing the world.
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
Transgender young people are the targets of the latest iteration of the damaging and discredit practice.
Here's what the law does.
"This administration has made a dangerous decision to play politics with real young people’s lives," Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black said.
“It’s heartbreaking, scary, and deeply harmful,” Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who said the Department of Health and Human Services should keep the successful suicide prevention program intact, told The Advocate.
The bill is on the Republican governor's desk.
Despite bipartisan pushback, the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to discontinue the specialized service next week.
The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.
“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.”
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.
LGBTQ+ business owners are more likely to offer their employees benefits such as health care and retirement, a new study found.
