People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest for Black women in states with bans, who are 3.3 times more likely to die than White women in those same states.
April 25, 2025
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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.
September 17, 2024
Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections
Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.
May 15, 2024
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
How the end of federal abortion rights hurt LGBTQ+ parents
A groundbreaking new study finds that the overturning of Roe v. Wade upended relationships, family planning, and the mental health of queer women and nonbinary people across the country.
October 15, 2024
How Anti-Choice Legislation Affects Us All
Restricting abortion is inextricably a LGBTQ issue because we have a right to bodily autonomy just as much as anyone else.
May 29, 2019
Oklahoma Governor Orders State to Use Anti-Trans Definition of Gender
Gov. Kevin Stitt's executive order calls for binary definitions of gender according to that assigned at birth.
August 3, 2023
Texas Lawmaker's 'Man's Right to Know' Bill Turns Tables on Men's Sexual Health
To illustrate the hypocrisy regarding women's sexual health versus men's, Rep. Jessica Farrar proposed a bill to force men to undergo unnecessary rectal exams before seeking Viagra, vasectomies, and more.
March 13, 2017
A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.
October 31, 2024
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.
December 12, 2016
Taking Away Our Civil Rights Must Not Become the New Normal After Dobbs
On the anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, remember we shouldn't get used to losing our rights.
June 24, 2023
This Black Queer Woman Counsels Texas Women on Terminating Pregnancies
Rev. Deneen Robinson already has a difficult job. Now, the cruel leaders of her state have made it even harder for her and all those who can give birth.
September 9, 2021
Why the White House wanting women to have more kids will lead to outlawing same-sex relations
Opinion: Telling women to have more children opens the proverbial bedroom door to the eventual overturning of Lawrence v. Texas, writes John Casey.
April 22, 2025
The Real Housewives of Gilead
Meet the women who want to bring us back to the Dark Ages -- or to a future envisioned by Margaret Atwood.
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June 27, 2017
Meet the Black gay entrepreneur running to be Alabama's next senator
Dakarai Larriett knows Democrats have an uphill battle in a red state, but he says he's ready for the challenge.
September 19, 2025
Why Are We Gay?
Centuries of studies have tried to examine the value of homosexuality to human beings as a species.
September 1, 2015
Trump's 'Taxpayer First' Budget Is Another Assault on Women
Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for programs that provide lifesaving services to women.
May 24, 2017
Op-ed: Alzheimer's Disease Doesn't Discriminate
Who will take care of you in your old age?
March 6, 2015
Seat Filler: NYC Theater Guide for March 2012
Our man on the New York theater scene covers Denis O'Hare's solo epic, the return of Carrie, the latest Edward Albee revival, an all-male Romeo and Juliet, and much more.
March 21, 2012