What Medicaid and SNAP cuts mean for LGBTQ+ people
Trump's "one big, beautiful" tax and spending law is poised to make drastic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs on which many LGBTQ+ Americans rely.
July 16, 2025
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Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
January 12, 2025
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.
November 1, 2024
Gender-Affirming Care Access Improves Mental Health: Study
The faster a transgender patient receives access to care, the quicker their levels of suicidal ideation and gender dysphoria decreases, according to researchers.
September 8, 2023
Supreme Court will decide cases on LGBTQ+ book censorship and reproductive health care access soon
Rulings will come any day in Mahmoud v. Taylor and Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.
June 12, 2025
Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people
The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.
June 11, 2025
Tear Down the Barriers Between Trans People and HIV Testing
Transgender patients deserve informed health providers and access to care and testing.
May 19, 2017
Op-ed: Changing When Health Care Does More Harm Than Good
There may be more access to health care for transgender people, but it doesn't mean things are better.
November 13, 2014
REPORT: Marriage Equality Makes Families Healthier
The New England Journal of Medicine cites easier access to health care as the primary reason.
April 15, 2014
Trans People Shouldn't Be Alone in Fight for Health Care
Health care providers, business leaders, political policymakers, and more must join to fend off threats and expand access to gender-affirming care.
March 31, 2021
The Disastrous Consequences of Defunding Planned Parenthood
Defunding the organization would greatly reduce access to health care, endangering women and children, writes Reay Earhart.
April 14, 2017
Walmart will close all of its health care clinics; most are in rural areas
The closures may leave a gap in health care access, particularly for lower-income patients without insurance who relied on the centers.
April 30, 2024
Florida denied trans employees' right to gender-affirming care, rules federal judge
In recent years, Florida has stepped up efforts to limit access to transgender health care for adults and children, but frequently run into skepticism in the courts.
August 2, 2024
Supreme Court Backs Health Care Law, LGBT Leaders Cheer
Except for gay conservative groups, advocates see the decision as a victory for the president and LGBT Americans who disproportionately face barriers to accessing health care.
June 28, 2012
Monkeypox Cases Are Down Nationally but Up in Communities of Color
The White House announced a new program aimed at reaching communities of color with education, vaccination, and treatment of monkeypox in order to ensure health care access equity.
September 15, 2022
Op-ed: Young, Black, Gay, and Covered
Forget the government shutdown. Millions more people -- typically those who are marginalized and discriminated against within the health field -- will have access to regular, reliable medical care.
October 2, 2013
Trans People and Suicidal Ideation
A UCLA report details a high rate of suicide attempts by transgender Californians, but finds few disparities between trans and cis residents in terms of health care access.
November 1, 2017
RFK Jr. attacks gender-affirming care for minors while admitting he has brain worms. Really.
In a very real development, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking transgender youth’s access to health care while admitting that a parasite has eaten part of his brain.
May 8, 2024
Kentucky GOP: Conversion Therapy Good, Gender-Affirming Care Bad
Instead of banning the dangerous practice of conversion therapy which has been proven to harm LGBTQ+ people, Kentucky Republicans targeted transgender people’s access to health care.
April 21, 2023
Climate change is disrupting access to HIV treatment
A new analysis finds that the parts of the country where HIV prevalence is high are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters.
November 25, 2024
Abortion and trans rights need more than a Kamala Harris victory: 'Legalization does not equal access'
While its CEO has a “best case” and “worst case” in mind, there will still be plenty of work for Elevated Access no matter the outcome of the November elections.
October 17, 2024