Advocate NL 10/5/26

Hello and Happy Monday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with some more on-the-ground reporting from Jack Walker in New York City.

Dozens of people picketed outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as part of a campaign challenging restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors at New York City hospitals.

Protesters allege that the Manhattan-based hospital has stopped accepting new minor patients for gender-affirming care, mirroring restrictions at other health centers nationwide that cut youth off from gender-affirming care amid pressure from the Trump administration. Among those in attendance at an earlier protest was actor Elliot Page.

As The Advocate reported, hospitals across the country have been closing their gender-affirming care programs to minors under pressure from the Trump administration, cutting trans youth off from services that medical associations widely regard as safe and beneficial for mental health. This year alone, hospitals have forked over at least $24.3 million in Justice Department deals over trans youth health programs, according to an investigation by The Advocate.

Check out Jack's full story here and our Instagram to see footage from the protest.

Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter! We hope you enjoy staying in the know about the top LGBTQ+ news stories as much as we enjoy delivering them to you. If you’d like to show more of your support, consider becoming an Advocate supporter!

Latest Stories

Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week.

Advocate NL 10/5/26

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

The tech company has expanded into LGBTQ+ healthcare.

After owner Dave Perruzza sold part of his business, HV Entertainment will have a minority stake in both the gay sports bar Pitchers DC and the adjacent lesbian bar A League of Her Own.

After being barred from running for queen, Riley Williams is asking Georgia education officials to include transgender students.

Basic fact-checking reveals the ad has nothing to do with the state of Ohio or Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told .

More For You

Most Popular

LGBTQ+ movement leaders warn that anti-trans ballot measures in five states could become a testing ground for a broader political strategy in the 2028 presidential election.

The presumption that the alleged rapists would get away with it is what enrages people, writes John Casey.

Photos from the performance began circulating on social media last week, triggering city-wide backlash.

The out trans man joined Troye Sivan, Jeremy O. Harris, Marlon James, and other hot guys for a New York Magazine shoot at NYC's Russian & Turkish Baths.

Julio Torres, Penelope Cruz, and Glenn Close star in this sweeping time-bending story.

Lawyers are using old social media posts to challenge privacy claims from Kansans fighting the state’s driver’s license and restroom restrictions.