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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Pennsylvania families fight Trump Justice Department subpoenas for their trans kids’ private medical records
“If our Constitution means anything, it means that the federal government can’t rifle through your child’s medical records in order to intimidate you,” a lawyer for the families told The Advocate.
September 29, 2025
Vermont Bans Use of 'Ex-Gay' Therapy on Minors
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the bill into law today.
May 25, 2016
Trump's DOJ subpoenas doctors and medical clinics that care for transgender youth
The Justice Department said that its investigations center on allegations of health care fraud and false statements related to gender-affirming medical care.
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July 11, 2025
LGBTQ+ community in Washington, D.C. targeted in payroll phishing scam
Here are four tips to prevent falling victim to a phishing scam.
November 26, 2024
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
Existing HIV meds show prevention promise
Scientists have
long believed that a vaccine is the best way to stop the
spread of HIV, but efforts to invent one have failed
miserably. Now they may have found something already
on pharmacy shelves that seems to prevent infection.
March 28, 2006
Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Texas Judge in Hate Group Training Case
The judge had ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to take “religious liberty” training from an SPLC-designated hate group.
August 17, 2023
Seattle Bans Conversion Therapy for Minors
The Emerald City becomes the 10th jurisdiction to make such a move.
August 1, 2016
Antigay Preacher Jim Bakker Sued for Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure
The televangelist, who has been involved in financial and sex scandals, claims his Silver Solutions products fight the new coronavirus strain.
March 12, 2020
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
Cost of HIV Drugs Inflated by Major Pharma Company, Lawsuit Contends
The suit accuses Gilead of conspiring with other drugmakers so they would have to use its brand-name meds instead of generics in combination therapies.
May 15, 2019
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
Laws are targeting my daughter's right to exist
Opinion: The attack on trans rights signals a chilling reality where identity is increasingly jeopardized by policy.
July 26, 2025