What public health experts want you to know about the severe mpox strain appearing in the U.S.
Unlike the version of the virus that spread around the world in 2022, this one has had more severe outcomes.
October 30, 2025
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I’m a gay dad, and I’m furious at Donald Trump for scaring people about Tylenol
Opinion: Pregnancy and parenting are hard enough. We don’t need the president making it harder with inaccurate medical advice, Michael Dru Kelley writes.
September 27, 2025
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
August 29, 2025
Trump DOJ demands private medical information of transgender patients
Attorney General Pam Bondi is leading the government intrusion into patients' privacy.
August 21, 2025
Supreme Court hands RFK Jr. new power over Americans’ health, buried in PrEP case ruling
While the justices upheld the coverage requirement for insurance companies to pay for preventive care at no cost to the patient, they also gave the HHS secretary more power.
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June 27, 2025
Inside the Veterans Affairs Department’s underground resistance to Trump’s care ban for transgender vets
“We’re building the underground as fast as we can,” one Veterans Affairs medical center doctor told The Advocate.
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June 17, 2025
Here's what queer, transgender, and intersex people should know about prostate cancer after Biden's diagnosis
After President Joe Biden's stunning cancer diagnosis, The Advocate asked medical experts what the LGBTQ+ community should know about this disease.
May 20, 2025
Trump HHS posts ‘so-called report’ pushing conversion therapy for trans kids
Experts tell The Advocate that the document can't be taken seriously and is riddled in misinformation.
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May 1, 2025
Rubio exempts PEPFAR's HIV relief from Trump's spending pause
The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.
January 29, 2025
Heartthrob Lee Pace cast in 'The Running Man' reboot
Lee Pace joins Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, and Josh Brolin in this adaptation of the 1985 Stephen King novel.
October 19, 2024
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’
Following the announcement that the teenager’s death was suicide through the combined toxicity of two common medications, The Advocate spoke with experts about the risks of these drugs.
March 15, 2024
60+ Groups Are Spreading Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Across the Country: Report
A comprehensive Southern Poverty Law Center study exposes over 60 groups propagating harmful misinformation, revealing tactics and future threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
December 13, 2023
Rachel Levine’s Emails Released in Alabama Transgender Care Case
The decision marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle over Alabama’s ban on transgender medical care for minors, with potential national implications.
December 2, 2023
Experts Weigh in on the Realities of Gender-Affirming Care and the Dangers of Disinformation
Admiral Rachel Levine and Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld address puberty blockers, FDA challenges, and the power of community engagement to combat misinformation in a crucial dialogue on trans health care.
November 3, 2023
Rachel Levine Discusses Disturbing ‘Medical Refugees’ Crisis Sweeping Across the U.S.
The assistant secretary for health tackles “medical refugees,” misinformation, and transgender health care challenges in an interview with The Advocate.
October 24, 2023
Washington University Transgender Center Stops Prescribing Medications to Minor Patients
A new Missouri law allows current patients to continue receiving care, but a provision of that statute makes prescribing those medications “untenable.”
September 12, 2023
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
Big Brother's Hisam Goueli Discusses Mental Health and That Epic Blindside
The gay psychiatrist and former contestant talks about one of the most epic (and cringeworthy) backdoor blindsides in the show’s history.
September 8, 2023
America’s Pediatricians Reiterate Support for Gender-Affirming Care
The American Academy of Pediatrics said it continues to support the necessary and evidence-based care young transgender people need.
August 4, 2023
How Louisiana's Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Forced This Gay Heart Transplant Cardiologist to Move
The director of the pediatric heart transplant and heart failure program at the state’s only heart transplant center for kids is packing up his husband and two kids and leaving.
August 2, 2023
Trans Adults in Florida Forced to Seek Care Elsewhere Due to Restrictions
Florida’s government claimed it was about protecting children, but access to care is being taken from adults as well, leaving many looking to flee to blue states.
June 5, 2023