18% of LGBTQ+ adults are parents — and they're raising over 5 million children
The "traditional" American family isn't so traditional after all.
July 17, 2024
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reproductive technology
LGBTQ+ parents share the importance of reproductive technology access amid IVF challenges
This lesbian couple and gay man discuss the joy of parenthood in uncertain times.
June 20, 2024
Republican congressman wants to limit IVF access to married heterosexual veterans only
He claimed, falsely, that children of opposite-sex couples fare best in life.
June 8, 2024
Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages
Pages devoted to HIV and AIDS, assisted reproductive technologies, and youth health risks had disappeared from government websites due to Donald Trump's "gender ideology" order.
February 13, 2025
Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.
January 19, 2024
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
Family planning and fertility services grind to halt in Alabama after devastating ruling
Family planning services in Alabama have been completely upended by an unprecedented and unscientific state Supreme Court ruling.
February 22, 2024
Alabama Supreme Court endangers IVF access by ruling frozen embryos are people
In a notable union of church and state, the Alabama Supreme Court cited Christian faith as reason to jeopardize access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
February 20, 2024
What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15
Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.
March 4, 2025
What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
March 4, 2025
One Year After Dobbs: Keeping Up the Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Conservative politicians are going not only after abortion but trans health care and LGBTQ+ rights in general. But activists and everyday citizens are fighting back.
June 24, 2023
Having a Child Smooths Coming-Out Conversations in China
In China, family is everything.
June 14, 2017
State Dept. Ends Discrimination Against Children of Same-Sex Couples
The policy had denied citizenship to the children of many married same-sex couples and had been successfully challenged in court.
May 19, 2021
LGBTQ+ advocates say Trump campaign’s latest promise of ‘universal’ IVF access is ‘false’ ‘misrepresentation’
An NBC News report claimed it would be ‘potentially opening the door for gay couples’
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September 27, 2024
LGBTQ+ Groups: SCOTUS Should Have Blocked Texas Abortion Law
The court did allow a suit against the restrictive law to proceed, but it leaves important rights in peril, activists say.
December 10, 2021
Trump's Press Secretary Repeats Lie That He's Pro-LGBTQ+
Kayleigh McEnany prevaricated when confronted about discrimination against same-sex couples and their children.
August 31, 2020
Michael Knowles claims LGBTQ+ people have 'pretend' families with queer parents 'not fit to raise a child'
The far-right media flamethrower is attacking the LGBTQ+ community again with comments against queer parents.
September 26, 2024
Vatican Official Mocks 'Bathroom Bills' at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
The Cardinal condemned homosexuality and transgender bathroom accommodations before religious leaders and congregants.
May 18, 2016