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Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'

The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."

What Couples Really Face With Alternative Reproduction as The New Normal

Medical advances in alternative forms of reproduction are easily outpacing the culture, leaving same-sex couples sometimes facing years of frustration.

Health and Human Services takes stand against nonconsensual intersex surgeries

The report comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headed by Adm. Rachel Levine.

LGBTQ+ advocates say Trump campaign’s latest promise of ‘universal’ IVF access is ‘false’ ‘misrepresentation’

An NBC News report claimed it would be ‘potentially opening the door for gay couples’

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Republican congressman wants to limit IVF access to married heterosexual veterans only

He claimed, falsely, that children of opposite-sex couples fare best in life.

Arkansas Officials Lock Horns Over Marriage Ban

Dueling briefs from government officials disagree over the constitutionality of the state's marriage ban.

National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: New Progress, Old Challenges

Things are getting better, but not fast enough, writes Jennifer Sherwood of amfAR.

Battle to Be Mom

Poet and activist Staceyann Chin had to become a warrior of sorts to come out in Jamaica. Then she turned her fight toward motherhood.

Aaron Rodgers and Joe Rogan spout harmful, transphobic nonsense on recent podcast episode

On Rogan's podcast, they claimed doctors are talking kids into transition just to make money.

Why the White House wanting women to have more kids will lead to outlawing same-sex relations

Opinion: Telling women to have more children opens the proverbial bedroom door to the eventual overturning of Lawrence v. Texas, writes John Casey.

All Hands, Black and White, On Deck

The high number of African-Americans who voted to pass Proposition 8 may have surprised some people, but not the folks at the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black LGBT Americans. NBJC's CEO offers some insights about the black-white divide and how to mend it going forward.

Domestic Partner Insurance: Coming Soon to a City Near You?

New York City's path to equal-benefits plans might prove a model for other parts of the country, middle America included.

View From the Hill -- 100 Days

President Obama's first 100 days showed great potential for LGBT advances, but both he and our LGBT leaders will ultimately be judged by what they accomplish on behalf of our movement.

The High Cost of Parenting If You’re LGBT

Our quest for children is often arduous - and expensive.

Who Is Fighting the Economic Oppression of LGBTQI+ People?

Having a decent livelihood and freedom from discrimination are human rights for all people.

How Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is making gender-affirming care inaccessible

His proposed restrictions amount to a ban on gender-affirming care for both youth and adults, according to activists.

Matt Gaetz: LGBTQ+ Folks Should Oppose Abortion So They Can Adopt Kids

But the Human Rights Campaign's Sarah Warbelow pointed out that no one should be forced to give birth in order to provide someone else with a child.

What Trump's Religious Takeover of the Health Industry Means for You

Here's what's at stake now that Department of Health and Human Services embraced "religious freedom."

Trump HHS posts ‘so-called report’ pushing conversion therapy for trans kids

Experts tell The Advocate that the document can't be taken seriously and is riddled in misinformation.

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Trans Folks Want Babies Too

Parenting isn't only meant for cisgender people.