Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state
Texas now allows private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing abortion medication.
September 5, 2025
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Trump's new strategy to restrict abortion nationwide — don't say ‘ban’
Trump's team has developed a way to make abortion difficult to obtain without the same costs as an unpopular ban.
July 22, 2025
Rachel Levine and Isabel Guzman highlight LGBTQ-owned businesses during Pride Month
HHS’s Rachel Levine and SBA’s Isabel Guzman toured LGBTQ-owned and focused businesses around Washington, D.C., earlier this week.
June 12, 2024
'Fractured landscape:' Abortions in the U.S. are increasing, despite 'drastic' bans
Despite abortion restrictions being implemented in 21 states since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortions are increasing in the U.S.
March 25, 2024
Judge nixes Justice Department subpoena of telehealth trans health care provider
The Trump administration sought not to investigate but to intimidate QueerDoc, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead wrote.
October 30, 2025
LGBTQ+ elected officials are facing mental health challenges. A new initiative wants to support them
“Being an out LGBTQ+ elected official in this climate takes a big toll on one’s mental health," says Victory Institute's Evan Low.
May 29, 2025
Trans People Shouldn't Be Alone in Fight for Health Care
Health care providers, business leaders, political policymakers, and more must join to fend off threats and expand access to gender-affirming care.
March 31, 2021
Texas Democrats fleeing the state also stopped anti-abortion and anti-trans bills
Democrats left Texas to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional maps, but they stopped other bills, too.
August 5, 2025
Insurers Refused to Pay Thousands to Transgender Doctor
The insurance companies have now agreed to pay Dr. Tiffany Najberg what they owe her, but the funds haven't come in yet, she said.
February 6, 2023
New study ranks U.S. states with highest STI rates
Where does your state fall on the list?
July 21, 2025
Trans Adults in Florida Forced to Seek Care Elsewhere Due to Restrictions
Florida’s government claimed it was about protecting children, but access to care is being taken from adults as well, leaving many looking to flee to blue states.
June 5, 2023
Texas AG Ken Paxton won't leave trans people alone, again requests data from out of state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has once again requested medical records from a transgender health care provider in another state, despite having no legal jurisdiction.
January 26, 2024
Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules
A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.
August 26, 2024
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
Trans Floridians Take More Action Against Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions
A judge has already temporarily blocked the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and now trans adults are seeking to block restrictions affecting them.
July 27, 2023
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes anti-trans, anti-DEI bills
The Democratic governor called the bills "mean-spirited."
July 8, 2025
Federal court permanently blocks Florida's law against trans health care
The state had banned the care for minors and restricted it for adults.
June 11, 2024
Judge says Florida can't enforce trans care restrictions while appealing his ruling
The state had asked Judge Robert Hinkle to put his June ruling against the restrictions on hold, but he said no.
July 12, 2024
5 Tips for Warding Off Depression During Quarantine
Just keep it simple -- we'll get through this.
May 26, 2020
House GOP advances Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobic bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth
“This is just another attempt by extremist Republican politicians to further their anti-transgender agenda,” U.S. Rep. Mark Takano said.
June 11, 2025
How SCOTUS’s Roe Decision Fails Today's America
The ruling, "reflects a concentrated effort to uphold racist and patriarchal practices of limiting the autonomy of women and LGBTQ+ individuals."
June 29, 2022