PEPFAR likely to be exempt from spending cuts
The U.S. Senate and the Trump administration have agreed to exempt the global AIDS-fighting program.
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The U.S. Senate and the Trump administration have agreed to exempt the global AIDS-fighting program.
Since 2015, detention facilities had to take into account the gender identity of trans migrants. Not any more.
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
Groveland Councilwoman Judith Fike claims a post was means as "support of the [LGBTQ+] community."
Drag artists who survived violence and harassment tell The Advocate about resources to protect other performers.
Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.
Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.
Harvard has removed websites for its women's, LGBTQ+, and multicultural student centers.
Despite bipartisan pushback, the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to discontinue the specialized service next week.
James Lantz tells The Advocate about his arrest for gluing his hand to a Capitol railing while protesting trans youth suicides.
The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.
The foundation awarding the grant accused Baylor of bowing to a "pressure campaign from groups with a political agenda."
“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.
Sam Altman says it has to do with the party's relationship with billionaires like him.
James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.
The Democratic governor called the bills "mean-spirited."
Trans and nonbinary people are able to update their passports with the sex marker that aligns with their gender identity as of June 17.
Idaho's Republican attorney general said that signs telling children "Everyone is Welcome Here" are actually "political statements."
In a political climate designed to target transgender people’s identities, these two women aren't backing down while defending their community's rights.