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Javier Muñoz and Peppermint warn Congress 'we will be back to HIV wards' if funding is cut

Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.

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Ariana Grande & Pedro Pascal among 100 celebrities asking Congress to save LGBTQ+ youth 988 hotline

Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.

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Democratic senators denounce plan to cut LGBTQ+ suicide and crisis hotline

“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.

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How the government shutdown is affecting LGBTQ+ people — and what bad legislation is upcoming

Our community is suffering from the shutdown and has fights ahead.

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Donald Trump's policies are making our kids dumber, sicker, meaner, and scared

Opinion: Trump has never seemed to be a fan of children, and his egregious actions towards them prove that targeting kids is part of his grand retribution tour, writes John Casey.

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Javier Muñoz and Peppermint warn Congress 'we will be back to HIV wards' if funding is cut

Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.

Ariana Grande & Pedro Pascal among 100 celebrities asking Congress to save LGBTQ+ youth 988 hotline

Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.

Democratic senators denounce plan to cut LGBTQ+ suicide and crisis hotline

“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.

House Oversight Democrats demand records over RFK Jr.’s HIV program cuts

Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.

New York Announces Big Statewide Investments in LGBTQ+ Community

Democrats in New York announced that the state will spend millions to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Trump administration finalizes plan to eliminate LGBTQ+ 988 crisis services during WorldPride

The Trevor Project called it a “fatal proposal.”

1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence

A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.

USDA website blames SNAP benefits expiring on trans people, immigrants amid shutdown

The benefits, which are set to expire on November 1 due to the government shutdown, will lead to millions of people struggling to secure access to food.

Congressional Equality Caucus rips House Republicans’ bill abandoning transgender veterans’ health care

Republicans are stripping those who served their country of medical care.

How the government shutdown is affecting LGBTQ+ people — and what bad legislation is upcoming

Our community is suffering from the shutdown and has fights ahead.

Donald Trump's policies are making our kids dumber, sicker, meaner, and scared

Opinion: Trump has never seemed to be a fan of children, and his egregious actions towards them prove that targeting kids is part of his grand retribution tour, writes John Casey.

Are Gays Really Better at Managing Money?

Profligate spender or pink penny pincher, where do you fit in?

Democrats and rights groups accuse Trump's Justice Department of ignoring hate crimes

More than 100 members of Congress have written to Attorney General Pam Bondi about the situation, while 11 community organizations are suing over the loss of a conflict resolution service.

What Ever Happened to GMHC?

"First in the fight against AIDS," as it long billed itself, the New York agency once known as Gay Men's Health Crisis is sinking under a huge rent on unused space, a vacuum of leadership, the dimming of its voice in HIV prevention, and criticism from all sides. Can it possibly right itself?

Cynthia Nixon Is at Least as 'Qualified' as These Celebs

The Emmy- and Tony-winner was dubbed an "unqualified lesbian," but she's at least as experienced as these celebs who've run before her.

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Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.

Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.

“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.

Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.

Democrats in New York announced that the state will spend millions to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

The Trevor Project called it a “fatal proposal.”

A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.

The benefits, which are set to expire on November 1 due to the government shutdown, will lead to millions of people struggling to secure access to food.

Republicans are stripping those who served their country of medical care.

Our community is suffering from the shutdown and has fights ahead.

Opinion: Trump has never seemed to be a fan of children, and his egregious actions towards them prove that targeting kids is part of his grand retribution tour, writes John Casey.

Profligate spender or pink penny pincher, where do you fit in?

More than 100 members of Congress have written to Attorney General Pam Bondi about the situation, while 11 community organizations are suing over the loss of a conflict resolution service.

"First in the fight against AIDS," as it long billed itself, the New York agency once known as Gay Men's Health Crisis is sinking under a huge rent on unused space, a vacuum of leadership, the dimming of its voice in HIV prevention, and criticism from all sides. Can it possibly right itself?

The Emmy- and Tony-winner was dubbed an "unqualified lesbian," but she's at least as experienced as these celebs who've run before her.