Texas Judge’s Ruling That Threatens PrEP Access Paused by Appeals Court
The court issued a stay that will last for the duration of the government’s appeal in the case.
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May 16, 2023
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Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy Clears Hurdle in N.Y.
If approved by the State Senate, the ban would prevent health care professionals from attempting to change the sexual orientation of minors.
June 16, 2014
The AIDs pandemic can be ended by 2030, but governments must act: report
One person dies from AIDS-related causes every minute globally, but world leaders can stop it.
July 22, 2024
The Trevor Project Extends 988 Crisis Line Partnership to Support Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Youth
It will be the second year that the suicide prevention organization will provide services to young people in distress.
November 16, 2023
Donald Trump just spent a week showing us how much he despises children
Opinion: He's ruining Christmas, deporting American kids (one with cancer), endorsing conversion therapy and more discipline in schools, threatening Sesame Street, and eliminating a youth suicide hotline, writes John Casey.
May 3, 2025
The Cost of Inaction on PEPFAR, the AIDS Relief Program That's Saved Millions
Leaders of Partners In Health, the international public health nonprofit, write about the danger of not funding PEPFAR, a program that's saved 25 million lives and prevented millions of HIV infections.
November 6, 2023
House Oversight Democrats demand records over RFK Jr.’s HIV program cuts
Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
July 18, 2025
Election season got you down? This crisis line is soothing LGBTQ+ mental health (exclusive)
As lawmakers target the community, the need for mental health services skyrockets. FOLX Health CEO Liana Douillet Guzmán tells The Advocate about a new service that's helping.
March 26, 2024
In a week, RFK Jr. fat-shames the West Virginia governor, fires 10k HHS workers, and enrages Wall Street
Opinion: Kennedy has come under fire from Congress, Wall Street, and scores of health care professionals, all warning about his incompetence, writes John Casey.
April 4, 2025
Robert 'Froggy' Kennedy Jr. ribbits lies, conspiracy theories, and gibberish, garbling our public health
Opinion: Throughout his bizarre life, and especially at Thursday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Kennedy has proved that he is the proverbial "Toad of Toad Hall," writes John Casey.
September 6, 2025
Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans
Rigorous and long-standing research demonstrates that LGBTQ+-inclusive policies support safer communities and stronger economies for everyone, while exclusionary laws worsen and limit access to essential services.
February 10, 2025
Activists hold 'die-in' at HHS to protest Trump health care cuts: in photos
At the die-in, while a narrator slowly read through a list of devastating health outcomes that HHS funding cuts will have on the LGBTQ+ community.
April 28, 2025
RFK Jr. mulls firing ‘critical’ panel that determines no-cost preventive care services insurers must cover
It comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, which requires coverage for diabetes, cancer, and mental health screenings as well as access to HIV prevention, or PrEP, was properly appointed.
July 29, 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
Op-ed: Changing When Health Care Does More Harm Than Good
There may be more access to health care for transgender people, but it doesn't mean things are better.
November 13, 2014
Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people
The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.
June 11, 2025
Biden Administration Appeals Texas Judge’s Ruling Against Obamacare, PrEP Access
Attorneys representing the Department of Health and Human Services filed a notice of appeal within one day of the conservative judge’s ruling.
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March 31, 2023
With Failure at Hand, Trump and Ryan Pull Health Care Bill
Repealing and replacing Obamacare was a mantra of the Trump campaign. It has not come to pass.
March 24, 2017
What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care
Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.
April 18, 2025
Supreme Court will decide if insurance companies must cover PrEP for HIV prevention, cancer screenings
The case stems from a Texas company that argued covering PrEP violated its religious freedoms, claiming the medication encourages “homosexual behavior.”
January 13, 2025
Op-ed: Are You Being Served -- Medically?
Two small steps from the federal government could make trips to medical professionals a little more, well, professional.
September 24, 2014