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Let People Living With HIV Enter Armed Forces, Lambda Legal Tells Court

Courts have already ruled that HIV-positive troops currently serving can be deployed overseas, and now it's time to let Americans who are positive enlist, says the legal group.

The Hidden Cost of Health Care for Same-Sex Couples

For same-sex couples, whose marriages aren't recognized by the federal government, the costs of getting health care add up quickly.

Democrats need to urge Americans to calculate their 2026 health care costs now

Opinion: Democrats can get Republicans to compromise on Affordable Care Act tax credits by ensuring voters know how much losing them will cost, writes Michael Dru Kelley.

Trans Military Health Care Costs Less Than Three Trips to Mar-A-Lago

The cost to cover trans troops, recently released, pales in comparison with the president's leisure trips.

Stonewall vet Miss Major Griffin-Gracy hospitalized

There's a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her health care costs.

Op-ed: The Real Verdict? We Want to Be Healthier

Regardless of the ruling, being healthier is the single most important step toward curbing health care costs.

Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in banning menthol tobacco products

Over a 20-year period, a ban could lower health care costs among all adult smokers by about $1.62 billion, a recent study found.

Health Care and Gay Men in the United States

As we age, our dependence on health care increases and the rising costs of medicine, hospitalizations, and doctors' fees can make choosing an insurance carrier a difficult decision.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva is fighting to serve even as Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in

In an interview with The Advocate, U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva talks about Johnson not swearing her in, LGBTQ+ rights, and the high-costs of health care

Walmart will close all of its health care clinics; most are in rural areas

The closures may leave a gap in health care access, particularly for lower-income patients without insurance who relied on the centers.

Op-ed: An Unexpected Benefit of A Decade of Marriage Equality

One unexpected benefit of a decade of marriage equality? Improved health.

Alaska Allows Medicaid to Cover Gender-Affirming Health Care

Following a lawsuit, the red state begrudgingly changes its policy.

Why experts say Trump's budget bill strips health care from nearly all transgender people

The Republican-passed House bill goes beyond limiting access for Medicaid recipients.

Georgia County Pays $1.2 Million to Fight Gender-Affirming Care Suit

The county in central Georgia denied coverage to a veteran sheriff's deputy.

Fifth State Requires Insurers to Cover Gender Transition

The state's insurance department issued a directive informing health insurance companies operating within the state that they are now required to cover benefits.

This Cancer Is Killing Men. Where’s the Research?

There's a conspicuous silence surrounding prostate cancer.

Why most LGBTQ+ Congress members oppose deal to end government shutdown

A deal without a provision to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies isn't a deal, they say.

Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.

Pennsylvania, Texas lawmakers want insurers to cover detransition care

One bill requiring this is awaiting the governor's signature in Texas, while a Pennsylvania legislator is proposing a similar measure.

Out Rep. Mark Pocan lambastes Trump's trade war, misguided priorities

With Trump's destruction of the White House East Wing to build a ballroom, "his priorities couldn’t be any more out of whack," Pocan said Friday on CNN.

What Medicaid and SNAP cuts mean for LGBTQ+ people

Trump's "one big, beautiful" tax and spending law is poised to make drastic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs on which many LGBTQ+ Americans rely.