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DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more

Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.

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Court blocks termination of LGBTQ-related NIH health research grants

A federal court in Maryland found the termination discriminatory and unconstitutional.

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How a gay HIV survivor helped Superman Christopher Reeve and was helped in return

Michael Manganiello worked hand in hand with Reeve and his wife, Dana, and he never thought he’d outlive them both.

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GOP senator claims ‘entire men’s teams’ are transitioning. There’s no evidence of that because it’s not true

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's office did not return The Advocate's request about evidence supporting these claims.

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Trump orders NIH to study gender transition ‘regret.’ Here's what we already know about it

Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.

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This cancer researcher was studying LGBTQ+ people. Her work is now in limbo

A researcher at the George Washington Cancer Center says Trump could erase years of scientific work.

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Republican senators push for 'transparency' on trans youth care studies

A doctor in California has delayed publishing her study for fear it would be misinterpreted by opponents of care for transgender youth.