A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services
The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..
March 15 2024 8:00 AM
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World's largest psych association passes policy supporting trans youth care by massive margin
The American Psychological Association, representing 157,000 members, has issued a resolution calling for an end to trans care bans and misinformation around care.
February 28 2024 4:39 PM
What it means for LGBTQ+ Americans to leave — or choose — Christianity
Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people who were raised Christian have left, new data finds. But queer Black Americans have more to leave behind.
February 14 2024 6:37 PM
This Minnesota thrift store is providing refuge for LGBTQ+ southerners
A growing number of LGBTQ+ southerners and other transgender refugees are seeking resources at a new shop in Minneapolis, which provides its items for free.
February 04 2024 1:00 PM
Kentucky's first transgender elected official wants you to get involved in local politics
Rebecca Blankenship recently spoke to The Advocate about how LGBTQ+ people can fight back against state legislatures' attacks on the community.
February 02 2024 12:30 PM
Two Americas for queer people: HRC report finds stark differences in LGBTQ+ rights at the state level
It was the worst year ever for anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation, but there were some significant victories.
January 30 2024 10:41 AM
LGBTQ+ people have been arrested through social media. Meta must protect them, says human rights groups
Human Rights Watch and other LGBTQ+ rights groups are calling on Meta to prevent social media from being used against queer people, particularly in places where their identities are criminalized.
January 25 2024 8:00 AM
LGBTQ+ youth of color predict shorter lives than their white peers: report
While the majority of LGBTQ+ youth expect to live to age 35, a new report from the Trevor Project reveals alarming similarities among those who don't.
January 17 2024 12:00 PM
Conversion therapy content is being banned by social media companies thanks to the work of LGBTQ+ group
Promoting the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy now violates several companies’ content policies. Some companies say it's thanks to GLAAD's recommendations and research.
January 16 2024 4:55 PM
Russian Parents Are Kidnapping Their LGBTQ+ Children and Sending Them to Conversion Therapy Camps
Survivors are speaking out about their horrifying ordeals.
December 22 2023 5:52 PM
Groundbreaking Transgender Psychiatrist Jeanne Hoff Dead at 85
Hoff, who treated many LGBTQ+ patients, made a documentary about her own transition.
December 20 2023 6:59 PM
There Are More Than 1,300 Conversion Therapy Practitioners Still Active: Report
State laws protecting minors from the discredited and harmful practice haven't stopped it completely.
December 13 2023 12:08 PM
Supreme Court Upholds State Bans on Conversion Therapy, Rejecting Washington Challenge
By refusing to hear a challenge to Washington’s law, the Supreme Court affirms the legality of state measures against conversion therapy, a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates.
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December 11 2023 12:52 PM
Matt Walsh Said Having Gay Parents Is Worse Than a Child Having a Limb Cut Off
The far-right pundit said surrogacy for queer couples is "human trafficking by definition."
December 05 2023 10:48 AM
On Mental Health and Acknowledging Us, Rosalynn Carter Was Ahead of Her Time
The former first lady's advocacy a lifetime ago has proven her to be consequential in helping the marginalized.
November 29 2023 9:00 AM
Conversion Therapy Denounced by 28 U.S. Mental Health and Medical Organizations
Leading associations have joined forces to end the harmful practice of so-called "conversion therapy."
November 14 2023 9:40 AM
Mike Johnson Says the Gays Ended Rome in Newly Released Audio Recordings
Unearthed remarks on gay conversion therapy and derogatory comments about the LGBTQ+ community put the spotlight on the new speaker’s regressive beliefs.
November 02 2023 1:16 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Obsession With Gay Sex
He's endorsed conversion therapy, pushed to criminalize gay sex, condemned same-sex marriage, and likened being queer to pedophilia and bestiality.
November 02 2023 8:07 AM
Supreme Court Considers Challenge to Washington State’s Conversion Therapy Ban
The far-right extremist group Alliance Defending Freedom brings a case that threatens to undo protections for LGBTQ+ minors from dangerous and abusive conversion therapy.
November 01 2023 5:48 PM
Matt Walsh’s 'Homosexual Infants' Remark Raises Eyebrows Amid Conversion Therapy Talk
Conversion therapy has been restricted in about 20 states.
November 01 2023 12:43 PM