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An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)

“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.

HHS deletes mental health report on Utah's transgender children

The Department of Health and Human Services has deleted crucial reports on the mental health of Utah's transgender youth, ignoring their struggles and erasing their existence. One expert says that might be Trump's goal.

Trump's Pick to Lead Nation's Health Services Is Terrifying

We can stop Tom Price from leading the Department of Health and Human Services, writes Candace Bond-Theriault of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund.

Mental Health Services Remain a Luxury for Trans People

A new bill could make competent mental health treatment even more of a luxury than it currently is.

Beth Israel Appoints LGBT Health Services Director

Barbara Warren has been appointed director for LGBT health services at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.

Health and Human Services takes stand against nonconsensual intersex surgeries

The report comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headed by Adm. Rachel Levine.

A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services

The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..

U.S. Health and Human Services' Dr. Rachel Levine Never Sleeps

The history-making secretary is busy working on the ongoing pandemic, health equity, addiction and mental health, and the implications of climate change.

Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Rep. Sharice Davids introduces bill to improve mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth

"We are failing our most vulnerable children on this issue," Davids said.

20 savage reactions to Robert F Kennedy Jr. being picked to run Health & Human Services

We're really starting to wonder who has the brain worm here?

BREAKING: Trump picks anti-trans, anti-vaccine Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. is an anti-trans conspiracy theorist and vaccine denialist who has been repudiated by his famous family.

Lawmakers Push Back On Trump Allowing LGBTQ Discrimination

The Department of Health and Human Services said it would okay discrimination with adoption, health care services. Officials are now pushing back. 

Experts brace for crisis as Trump administration’s end to key emergency resource for LGBTQ+ youth looms

Despite bipartisan pushback, the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to discontinue the specialized service next week.

Election season got you down? This crisis line is soothing LGBTQ+ mental health (exclusive)

As lawmakers target the community, the need for mental health services skyrockets. FOLX Health CEO Liana Douillet Guzmán tells The Advocate about a new service that's helping.

Trump administration moves to end trans-inclusive sex education across the U.S.

The Department of Health and Human Services issued an ultimatum to 46 states.