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From left: Brian Fitzpatrick, Henry Cuellar, and Gabe Evans

The Republicans who voted against making gender-affirming care a crime and the Dems who voted for it

Here's who broke with their party on Marjorie Taylor Greene's hateful bill.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors passes with Democrats’ support

The outgoing Georgia congresswoman was able to successfully make transgender young people a target as one of her last acts in Congress.

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Sarah McBride says GOP should protect Americans’ health coverage, not criminalize trans kids’ medical care

“They are obsessed with trans people,” the first out transgender member of Congress said. “I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people.”

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California hospital will continue youth gender-affirming care after families protest

Northern California's largest healthcare provider will continue gender-affirming care for youth after their families spoke out.

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What you need to know about Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

The anti-LGBTQ+ congresswoman's measure is set for a vote in Congress.

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Can West Virginia ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery? Appeals court to decide

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled in the summer that states could ban gender-affirming care for minors.

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AIDS activist group ACT UP changed the world. Here's why its work still matters today

The direct action group ACT UP was key to the fight against AIDS at the epidemic's height, and its legacy informs present-day activism.

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Out former CDC vaccines head Demetre Daskalakis named chief medical officer at NYC LGBTQ+ health center

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who walked out of the CDC over Trump's health policies, will begin his new role at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February.

World AIDS Day observance in Stuttgart, Germany

On World AIDS Day, thinking of progress and how to build on it in the face of hostility

“As long as people willing to fight, we will change the course of history,” says HRC's Matthew Rose.

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Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals

The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.

Mark Pocan, Ritchie Torres, and Tammy Baldwin

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.

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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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How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown

Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.