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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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
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
Wanna Defund Planned Parenthood, Trump? Ask Pence How That Went
The president is playing a dangerous game by threatening this vital resource, writes Brian Tashman of People for the American Way.
March 10, 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
Brunei Phasing In Antigay Law; Nears Death by Stoning
Despite a global outcry of opposition, Brunei will eventually punish gay sex and other 'offenses' with death by stoning under a law beginning its phase-in Thursday.
April 30, 2014
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
Trans Workers File Unfair Labor Practices Complaints Against Netflix
Terra Field and B. Pagels-Minor say Netflix retaliated against them for speaking out about Dave Chappelle's transphobic and homophobic jokes in his latest special.
October 29, 2021
Exploiting a Health Care Emergency to Restrict Reproductive Rights
It's a shameful power play, writes Julianna S. Gonen of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
April 23, 2020
New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school
The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.
April 19, 2024
Let's Talk About (Gay) Sex
Sex education usually means hetero sex, but there are new efforts to ensure queer people know about their bodies and desires.
December 20, 2019
The queerness of King James I, of Bible fame
He commissioned the version of the Bible used by many Christians and being hawked by Donald Trump. The king and a male lover are also the subjects of a new miniseries, Mary and George.
April 5, 2024
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
The Iowa law bans abortions after cardiac activity is detectable in an embryo, something that can occur as early as six weeks of gestation. There are some exceptions to the ban, including for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
July 29, 2024
A Gay Oral Roberts University Graduate's Painful Story
Andrew Hartzler's life as a student was hell, he says. Now he's joined a class-action lawsuit to make sure no other LGBTQ+ students experience the same thing.
May 26, 2022
Reading the Far Right: Blaming the Sexual Revolution for Weinstein
Many in the extreme right media seem to think sexual harassment and assault were rare before the 1960s.
October 19, 2017
Harris, Pence Show Stark Differences Over Pandemic, Health Care, More
The vice-presidential debate was contentious, although more subdued than last week's presidential matchup.
October 8, 2020
Trump Administration Kills Trans Protections in Affordable Care Act
The Obama administration had added language to his signature 2010 legislation to define and include gender identity.
June 12, 2020
What Trump's Religious Takeover of the Health Industry Means for You
Here's what's at stake now that Department of Health and Human Services embraced "religious freedom."
February 21, 2018
Planned Parenthood Helped Raise This Gay Man
Kenny Neal Shults found his calling through Planned Parenthood and is now working to advance its mission during the Trump years.
September 7, 2017
16 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows to watch in September 2024
Nothing beats the heat like a late summer binge! Here’s what we are watching all month long!
September 3, 2024
John Cameron Mitchell Explains Why He Believes Hedwig Is Not Trans
On the LGBTQ&A podcast, the filmmaker elaborates on why, to him, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is not a trans story.
February 20, 2022