Trump attacked people with mental disabilities and trans Americans then promoted a violent purge
Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.
September 30, 2024
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LGBTQ+ Young People with Disabilities Have Higher Risk of Mental Health Struggles
The Trevor Project’s latest study highlights increased rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among LGBTQ+ youth with disabilities, emphasizing the need for inclusive mental health support and affirming environments.
December 1, 2023
AP Says Homophobia Off the Mark in Describing Antigay Bigotry
The news service's widely used style guide has added language advising against use of the term, saying it amounts to a diagnosis of mental disability.
November 26, 2012
Hillary's Mental Health Plan Could Help Make Sure It Gets Better
The Democratic presidential nominee's comprehensive plan calls for treating mental health care in the same fashion as preventive and medical care -- especially among at-risk communities (including ours).
August 29, 2016
Easterseals: Advocating for 61 Million People, Including the Queer Disabled
The country's largest minority is often the most misunderstood.
July 19, 2023
Op-ed: Dating With a Disability
What it's like to straddles two identities: being a lesbian, and having a disability.
August 6, 2013
The Queer Books That Saved a Disabled Trans Man
Three incredible works showed me I have queer, trans, and disabled ancestors.
March 28, 2019
Woman's Lawsuit Challenges Trans Exclusions in ADA
Continuing her years-long battle, Kate Lynn Blatt has now argued that not having her gender identity accommodated at work violated her rights under federal disability laws.
January 30, 2015
Naomi Osaka Put Her Mental Health First. We All Should
Struggling with depression and anxiety -- so prevalent in the LGBTQ+ community -- should not be a silent struggle.
June 3, 2021
Disabled veterans lack vital support as fewer Americans know someone in military service: report
Easterseals CEO Kendra Davenport discussed the findings of a groundbreaking new report with The Advocate.
May 6, 2024
Gay Man Tapped To Lead National AIDS Office
The White House announced Thursday that Jeffrey S. Crowley will be the Director of Office of National AIDS Policy. Crowley is a Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown's Health Policy Institute.
February 26, 2009
Where Disability Justice and LGBTQ Rights Intersect
How disabled queer and trans people of color are daring to imagine (and create) spaces where people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities have intrinsic value.
January 11, 2019
On Mental Health and Acknowledging Us, Rosalynn Carter Was Ahead of Her Time
The former first lady's advocacy a lifetime ago has proven her to be consequential in helping the marginalized.
November 29, 2023
Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt on Why You Should Watch 'Any Day Now'
The new Blu-ray, DVD, and digital release of Any Day Now offers a chance to experience the intimacy and heartbreak of one of the year's best gay films.
April 24, 2013
Man Who Attacked Lesbian Lawmaker Angie Craig Gets 27-Month Prison Sentence
The sentence was 12 months less than that requested by prosecutors, but the man will also serve 36 months of supervised release.
November 21, 2023
Malta Considers Ban on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy
It if passes the bill, the small Mediterranean archipelago would be the first nation in Europe to take such action.
December 19, 2015
LGBTQs Out About Mental Health Concerns Are Resisting Assimilation
Queer and trans people talk about navigating a flawed health care system that divides us by race, gender identity, age, and socio-economic status.
May 23, 2019
Immigrants Are Being Put In ICE Solitary For Being Disabled, LGBTQ
NBC found thousands of LGBTQ and disabled migrants kept in isolation over a five-year period.
May 22, 2019