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Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays

"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.

Washington State University credentials anti-trans hate group to teach medical providers

The credentialing organization, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has dubbed an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.

Florida city ordered to pay $885,000 after conversion therapy ban struck down

Palm Beach County and Boca Raton must pay $885,000 in legal fees after its ban against conversion therapy was struck down.

RHOSLC’s Heather Gay to meet former gay conversion therapist on her new show

The limited series premieres on Peacock in November.

I survived conversion therapy. Now it's coming back in softer words

Opinion: It’s not called "conversion therapy" anymore, but the message is the same: change or disappear. The Trevor Project’s latest findings reveal that behind the rebrand, the harm is only growing, argues Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez.

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

“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.

How PFLAG is changing hearts as the Supreme Court considers conversion therapy bans

The national organization dedicated to supporting friends and families of LGBTQ+ folks is betting on people’s intellectual humility.

The sham of oral arguments on conversion therapy is meant to show SCOTUS is 'unbiased'

Opinion: A narrow-minded and homophobic right-wing court is poised to legalize one of the worst forms of psychological abuse ever invented, writes John Casey.

Christian group defending LGBTQ+ conversion therapy at SCOTUS accused of using 'false evidence'

Researchers say the Alliance Defending Freedom is misrepresenting its work to harm LGBTQ+ people.

Walking the tightrope: Being a queer therapist in a system built to erase us

Opinion: When therapy honors chosen family, queer joy, and resilience, it does more than heal—it resists, argues Whitney Coulson.

Conservative Christian lesbians are coming out after years of repression

A growing number of women raised in conservative Christian environments are coming out as lesbians later in life.

How the Supreme Court’s conversion therapy case could reshape LGBTQ+ protections across America

Here's what to know about the case as oral arguments tee off the high court's next term.

Fighting for LGBTQ+ youth: The cases challenging conversion therapy bans

Opinion: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Chiles v. Salazar, the stakes soar for LGBTQ+ youth, facing increased risks amid a backdrop of societal upheaval, argues Jason Van Ness.

Almost 200 members of Congress call on the Supreme Court to uphold bans on conversion therapy

Lawmakers are asking the high court to uphold states’ rights to ban the dangerous practice.

What is ‘Gender Exploratory Therapy,’ the HHS’s alternative to gender-affirming care?

Mental health experts weigh in on the practice and it's dangers to trans and nonbinary individuals.

Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback

More than half of states restrict conversion therapy, but conservative courts could change that.

The fight to eradicate dangerous ‘conversion therapy’ isn’t over, alarming new report warns

Transgender young people are the targets of the latest iteration of the damaging and discredit practice.

Heritage Foundation cofounder Edwin Feulner dead at 83

The Heritage Foundation announced cofounder Edwin Feulner's passing Friday, though it did not reveal the time or cause of death.

Man who endured antigay exorcism wins historic settlement with Church of England

Matthew Drapper's attorney believes this is the first time a church paid damages after conducting conversion therapy.

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban

LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.

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On 'Gaydar Show,' Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proves she's a fierce ally

The governor excels at naming LGBTQ+ celebrities, standing up for trans people, and more.