FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
July 10, 2025
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Congresswoman: Being LGBT "Not a Disease To Be Cured"
The congresswoman calls on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate mental health providers' claims that they can change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
May 15, 2015
Congress Members Urge FTC to Stop 'Ex-Gay' Therapy
The Federal Trade Commission should use its regulatory authority to end this 'unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practice,' say four congressional Democrats.
February 10, 2016
Groundbreaking Complaint to FTC: Ban Conversion Therapy
Find out why the Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the Southern Poverty Law Center are asking the Federal Trade Commission to step in and end 'ex-gay' therapy.
February 24, 2016
Woman Charged With Falsely Accusing Astronaut Wife of Space Hacking
Summer Worden has been indicted regarding statements issued to federal authorities.
April 8, 2020
Gay 'Cures' Don't Work, Says World Psychiatric Association
"Ex-gay" or "conversion" therapy is harmful, and there is no scientific proof that it can change someone's sexual orientation, says the World Psychiatric Association.
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March 21, 2016
Conversion Therapy Rids Gays of 'Demonic Spirit,' Says Colo. Rep.
And judges who uphold bans on such therapy are cooperating with these demons, the antigay preacher claims.
May 19, 2015
Conversion Therapy Ban Introduced in Senate
The proposed legislation would go even further than California's ban on so-called ex-gay therapy does.
April 28, 2016
Over a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations
A new lawsuit argues that the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict gender-affirming care nationally, while skirting state laws.
August 1, 2025
Here's how Trump's 2025 presidency can affect — and erase — LGBTQ+ content
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, things might get even tougher for queer and trans creators in Hollywood.
November 8, 2024
Liberal watchdog Media Matters is in serious trouble after being sued by Elon Musk
The organization, which monitors far-right media, is navigating very troubled waters as the Trump administration and Elon Musk wage a legal war against it.
August 6, 2025
Who is Anne McClain, the lesbian astronaut falsely accused of committing crime in space by her ex-wife
McClain has had a distinguished career in the military and in space.
November 19, 2025
Why This Straight Grandpa Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy
California Congressman Mike Honda pulls back the curtain on the damaging, discredited practice known as "conversion therapy."
March 18, 2016
Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group
Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.
November 25, 2025
This N.H. Republican Wants to Ban Conversion Therapy
Rep. Eric Schleien wants LGBT youth in New Hampshire to know they were 'born this way,' and no so-called therapist should try to change them.
October 13, 2015
Oregon’s Bisexual Gov. Bans Conversion Therapy
The country's first out LGBT governor is also the first to sign a ban on conversion therapy since the White House came out against the practice last month.
May 19, 2015
Teen Forced to Carry Rocks to 'Cure' Her Lesbianism
A new memoir sheds light on the horrors of a gay conversion house in Utah.
March 17, 2016
Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Clears House
Introduced by out lawmakers, the legislation seeks to outlaw the discredited practice that attempts to turn LGBT people straight and cisgender.
March 17, 2016
Ban Conversion Therapy as 'Fraud' Nationwide, Say Dems
Two California Democrats have introduced a bill that would outlaw the use of so-called ex-gay or reparative therapy on LGBT people of all ages nationwide.
May 19, 2015