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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children site scrubbed of transgender kids

LGBTQ+ and missing? The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.

LGBTQ+ education nonprofit GLSEN lays off 60% of staff in major relaunch

“Our opposition has endless money; they get to try things, fail, and keep going [while] organizations like GLSEN are forced to make impossible choices,” executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.

Ahead of the Super Bowl, NFL leaders host Pride Flag Football clinic for LGBTQ+ youth in New Orleans

It comes as other major companies and organizations turn away from longstanding efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

What can trans people do about Trump’s executive orders? Be plaintiffs, says Lambda Legal

In order to protect trans rights, Lambda Legal’s CEO, Kevin Jennings, says it needs people who are harmed to step forward to sue.

Rep. Sarah McBride denounces Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on transgender people

The first trans member of Congress is speaking out against the president’s attempt to erase Americans.

Here's why GLSEN plans to transform and relaunch amid attacks on LGBTQ+ youth

"GLSEN, like many of our peer organizations and the communities we serve, is not immune to the widespread and sudden changes moving swiftly over the horizon," writes Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.

N.J. Democrat launches LGBTQ+ advisory board after filing House resolution to honor queer advocacy groups

“We’ve been through tough times, and we’ll get through this together,” U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman said.

Trump signs executive order banning federal support of gender-affirming care for anyone under 19

The president continues to target transgender people’s existence.

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The role we have in raising LGBTQ+ allies

Therapist Chris Tompkins on building a world safe and affirming for LGBTQ+ youths.

Donald Trump has begun eroding federal LGBTQ+ protections through executive orders

It was a carnival-like atmosphere as the new president began his overhaul of the U.S. government, with many executive orders targeting queer Americans.

Breaking down barriers in mental health equity

Supporting LGBTQ+ youths' mental health is crucial. How can we ensure all young people have access to the support they need to thrive?'

A camp for kids living with HIV is for sale. Here's why its founder is celebrating

One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.

Meet Bobbie Simpson: California’s first out trans school board member

Simpson won her election on November 5 with more than 56 percent of the vote, beating out incumbent Elias Haynes, who had served on the board with his wife, Lindsi, who were both subject to recall votes.

Chanel Stewart reacts to Disney cutting trans storyline from 'Win or Lose'

The trans actress spoke up after Disney+'s rumored cuts to the new Pixar series about a co-ed middle school softball team.

Gay Democrat is lone LGBTQ+ vote in Congress for anti-trans national defense bill

New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.

Gay former NFL player Carl Nassib joins board of LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention nonprofit The Trevor Project

The out athlete has supported the organization since coming out publicly.

A Washington city council cuts a pizza program for LGBTQ+ youth after concerns about turning kids transgender

The Ellensburg community raised more funds than the city had previously allocated to rescue the program that provided pizza and a safe space for LGBTQ+ teens.

Trans teen pleads with SCOTUS to strike down Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban ahead of landmark hearing

The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.

LGBTQ+ youth group sounds alarm over Linda McMahon nomination, foresees education rollbacks under Trump

“They’ve purged the ‘immune system’ within the government that held back their worst impulses,” GLSEN executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.

LGBTQ+ people are much more likely to vape. Here's why

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans are much more likely to try tobacco products than their straight and cisgender peers, according to a new report from the surgeon general.

Oklahoma school district where trans teen Nex Benedict died violated Title IX, Department of Education finds

The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.