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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STUDY: LGB Teens Need Birth Control Info Too
These teens appear to be at greater risk for pregnancy than straight teenagers, a new study indicates.
May 19, 2015
Poz People Can Still Have the Family They Always Dreamed Of
People with HIV can have biological children of their own, despite the stigma and misconceptions.
November 14, 2014
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
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
Abortion Stigma and the Politics of the Closet
It won't bode well for women — and LGBT people — if the Supreme Court decides to gut Roe v. Wade.
June 16, 2016
S.C.'s Six-week Abortion Ban Struck Down by State Supreme Court
The Biden administration praised the ruling on South Carolina's "extreme and dangerous abortion ban."
January 5, 2023
Trans, Nonbinary People Say They Feel Excluded From Abortion Fight
(CNN) Transgender and nonbinary people face unique barriers to abortion and reproductive care related to transphobia, including being misgendered or being refused care.
August 29, 2022
Defunding Planned Parenthood Is Unconscionable
Such a move would be disastrous for low-income women and girls -- and men too, says West Hollywood City Council member Lindsey Horvath.
January 12, 2017
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
Op-ed: The 6 Most Absurd Prop. 8 Briefs
The Supreme Court has managed to attract some of the most outlandish of arguments from some familiar antigay figures.
March 26, 2013
Two years after Dobbs, the White House warns of Republican assaults on Americans' bodily autonomy
Democrats are reminding Americans that Republicans and the conservative U.S. Supreme Court stripped them of their previously held rights to reproductive access. Now other bodily autonomy rights could be next.
June 24, 2024
The long road ahead
Fifty years after Brown v. the Board of Education, people forget that most victories in the fight for racial equality came after that court decision outlawing segregation. For gays and lesbians, it's time to steel ourselves for the decades of work we still have to do to achieve equality.
October 8, 2005
In Their Own Words: Men on PrEP Explain Why They Take It
Find out why these gay and bi men have decided to go on PrEP.
October 6, 2014
These Are the Ultimate Guidebooks for LGBTQ+ Youth in 2019
This year was a peak year for books written for queer and trans kids.
December 27, 2019
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Pregnant Woman Seeking Abortion Who Had to Flee the State for One
Texas as a near ban on abortion, except for medical emergencies. Kate Cox sought an abortion after being informed her fetus had a fatal condition, which could also affect her.
December 11, 2023
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