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Drag queen featured in anti-trans attack ad against Kamala Harris considers suing Trump campaign

Pattie Gonia says that the Republican former president’s campaign used her likeness without permission.

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Health

LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of 'adverse brain health:' study

LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.

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Election

Fox News poll: Voters trust Kamala Harris more than Donald Trump on transgender issues

The poll is the latest evidence that anti-trans attack ads may not help Republicans in 2024.

News

Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

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Even Republicans are against Tennessee’s trans health ban

The prominent officials take a stand for traditional Republican values against the discriminatory law in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief.

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American Bar Association files brief supporting legal challenge to Tennessee's transgender health care ban

The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.

Health

Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the transphobia

For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.

Election

Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

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Politics

Did you know most anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has failed? 'We're getting these wins'

While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.

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The psychology professor has some questionable beliefs and a retracted study.

Pattie Gonia says that the Republican former president’s campaign used her likeness without permission.

More than 90 percent of parents surveyed support their child's gender identity, but half of the kids are getting bullied at school, according to the report, released along with a new guide for these parents.

LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.

The poll is the latest evidence that anti-trans attack ads may not help Republicans in 2024.

Programs like SAGEPositive are helping those living with HIV to continue to age with dignity and good health.

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

The lawmakers wrote an amicus brief in support of families of transgender youth.

The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.

The prominent officials take a stand for traditional Republican values against the discriminatory law in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief.

The ban "is inimical to equality and equal dignity before the law," the American Bar Association's brief says.

For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.

A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Anna Popova, the head of a Russian consumer protection agency, claimed the country is at no risk, implying it's because of the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.

Americans have paid more for their medications than other countries for years, but that’s changing.

Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is a cruel assault on the rights and dignity of transgender youth, writes advocate Gulnar Feerasta, with the policy mirroring historical discriminatory practices.

The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.

While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.

The law bans most abortions after 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming care for trans people under 19.

One person dies from AIDS-related causes every minute globally, but world leaders can stop it.