How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown
Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.
October 31, 2025
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Why Canada Issued Travel Advisory for Its LGBTQ+ Residents Visiting the U.S.
There are many reasons for LGBTQ+ people to feel unsafe in the United States.
September 1, 2023
Trump Will Declare State of Emergency to Build Border Wall
Trump is "prepared" to sign a spending bill to prevent a federal shutdown, but he will also declare a national emergency.
February 14, 2019
LGBTQ+ Americans Are in 'State of Emergency,' Declares Human Rights Campaign
In a time of unprecedented legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, the civil rights group is offering resources for fighting back.
June 6, 2023
Gov. Pat McCrory Declares State of Emergency Following Charlotte Protests
Protests rocked Charlotte for a second night following a police shooting.
September 22, 2016
Nashville Pride needs $250k to survive after losing corporate sponsors
"Nashville Pride is in a state of emergency," the group said.
August 21, 2025
Officials Urge L.A. Gay Men to Get Hep A Vaccinations Amid Outbreak
It's a state of emergency for hepatitis A -- and bi and gay men are at risk.
November 12, 2017
Danica Roem Makes History Again and Is Elected Virginia's First Transgender State Senator
Danica Roem was the first transgender person seated in any state legislature. During her campaign for state Senate, she faced transphobia but emerged victorious on Election Day.
November 7, 2023
80% of LGBTQ+ People Feel Less Safe Due to Gender-Affirming Care Bans
The laws are aimed primarily at trans youth, but they're negatively affecting all LGBTQ+ Americans, a new study finds.
August 17, 2023
Trans People Continue to Be Murdered at Extreme Rates as Republicans Push Transphobic Laws
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.
November 20, 2023
Monkeypox Health Emergency Declared in California & Illinois
While the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, the Biden administration hasn't made a nationwide declaration yet.
August 2, 2022
Missouri Judge Halts Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Adults and Youth
The restrictions were set to go into effect on Thursday.
April 27, 2023
Puerto Rico Declares Emergency Over Violence Against Trans, Cis Women
The governor partially blames "systematic machismo" for dozens of murders and thousands of beatings.
January 28, 2021
Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers
Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex residents are suing over a new policy that makes it nearly impossible to change their gender marker and bans the use of a gender-neutral one.
May 2, 2024
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
Trump’s plan to shutter FEMA leaves U.S. ‘more vulnerable,’ says former head of agency
“People are going to fall through the cracks," former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told The Advocate.
June 25, 2025
America's Largest LGBTQ+ Rights Group Endorses Biden and Harris for Reelection
“At a time when the forces of hatred seek to divide us by race, place, and identity, the choice in this election is clear," says Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson.
October 10, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court sides with transgender student over bathroom use for now
The justices declined to immediately overrule a lower court’s block on South Carolina’s bathroom ban law.
September 11, 2025
Ohio Republicans override governor's veto to pass gender-affirming care ban and sports ban
However, after Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed the bill, he took even stricter executive actions on gender-affirming care.
January 24, 2024
Hate Crimes Against LGBTQ+ People Surge, FBI Reports
The FBI’s Annual Crime Report unveils a stark rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, fueling national concern.
October 17, 2023