Intersectionality Takes Center Stage at Human Rights Campaign Convention
Leaders and activists united in a compelling dialogue, paving a path of unity and understanding ahead of the HRC National Dinner.
October 18, 2023
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Trump has falsely claimed trans youth are getting surgeries in schools.
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August 16, 2024
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Medicaid must now cover “medically necessary” gender-affirming care procedures in Maryland.
January 11, 2024
What We Can Learn From Abortion Rights Advocates
Our friends and allies in the reproductive rights movement have been here before and have a gold mine of advice on effectively fighting state-sponsored religious bigotry.
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Michigan governor signs act to decriminalize paid surrogacy contracts
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer described the act as a “package of common sense,” at an event in Royal Oak, Michigan. “It’s to protect families born under IVF, and to ensure LGBTQ plus parents are treated equally.”
April 2, 2024
After Losing Roe v. Wade, How to Fight Back
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
June 24, 2022
35 Bisexual Politicians You Should Know
We highlight bisexual state and federal legislators for Bi Visibility Day.
September 23, 2023
Our Response to Overturning Roe v. Wade Is Crucial
It will determine whether or not we wake up in a country resembling Gilead of The Handmaid's Tale.
May 4, 2022
House budget cuts could devastate LGBTQ+ people's health care: What you need to know
It would have terrible consequences for transgender Americans, impoverished LGBTQ+ people, and those living with HIV.
May 22, 2025
LGBTQ Task Force: Cisgender Men Should Fight for Reproductive Freedom
The National LGBTQ Task Force has assembled a diverse group of straight and queer, trans and cis men to make this case.
November 1, 2022
Op-ed: What A Hobby Lobby Ruling May Mean for Us
The Hobby Lobby case isn't just about access to birth control pills.
June 23, 2014
Trump's Strategic Methods for Undoing Abortion Rights, Marriage Equality
The president would love to placate his supporters by turning back the clock, writes NARAL's Rebecca Hart Holder. That's why we must fend off any attack on reproductive or marriage rights.
March 22, 2017
Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill
Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.
September 17, 2024
Nearly 300 groups urge Congress to reject anti-trans provision in defense spending bill
"This legislation has been hijacked by Speaker Mike Johnson and anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
December 9, 2024
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
May 6, 2025
LIVE: 2024 presidential election
Keep it here for updates from The Advocate as our senior national reporter, Christopher Wiggins, covers the DNC from the event.
August 19, 2024
Here's Why The Advocate Is Endorsing Joe Biden for President
The former vice president is running on the most pro-LGBTQ+ platform of any major-party nominee in history. Equality is attainable, but only if we vote.
June 25, 2020
Ohio Abortion Foes Are Making the Fight About Gender Transition and Drag Queens
They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.
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