Texas Federal Judge: Companies Not Required to Cover PrEP
The judge says that although PrEP prevents HIV regardless of one’s sexual orientation, because gay people use it, it violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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March 30, 2023
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Texas Abortion Ban Creator Takes Aim at Marriage Equality in New Brief
In a brief to the Supreme Court, Jonathan Mitchell argues that the rulings for marriage equality and against sodomy bans were "lawless."
September 20, 2021
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
A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.
October 31, 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
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
The Iowa law bans abortions after cardiac activity is detectable in an embryo, something that can occur as early as six weeks of gestation. There are some exceptions to the ban, including for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
July 29, 2024
Texas Appeals Court Dismisses Anti-Marriage Equality Official's Suit
Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley claimed it violated her religious freedom when she was disciplined for refusing to marry same-sex couples.
November 4, 2022
Be Warned: Gay Marriage and Gay Sex Are in SCOTUS Crosshairs
A world where anti-gay marriage and anti-gay sex vigilantes turn us in for a cash rewards could be a possibility.
September 28, 2021
Abortion Rights Win in Kansas
Voters Tuesday rejected a a move to amend the Kansas constitution to say it does not guarantee the right to abortion in the state.
August 3, 2022
Roe's Norma McCorvey: I Switched Sides in Abortion Fight for Money
McCorvey, who identified as a lesbian, made the statement in a documentary filmed shortly before her death that will soon air on FX.
May 19, 2020
Right-Wing Lawyer Targeting PrEP Now Goes After Bisexuals
Texas attorneys Jonathan Mitchell and Gene Hamilton argue it's fine to discriminate against bisexual people.
September 28, 2022
Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights
PrEP drugs "encourage and facilitate homosexual behavior," says Texas abortion law author Jonathan Mitchell in a federal lawsuit targeting the antiviral medications.
July 13, 2022
How the end of federal abortion rights hurt LGBTQ+ parents
A groundbreaking new study finds that the overturning of Roe v. Wade upended relationships, family planning, and the mental health of queer women and nonbinary people across the country.
October 15, 2024
Ted Cruz uses transphobia to distort Colin Allred’s support for Equality Act during Texas U.S. Senate debate
The subject of trans people’s participation in sports came up early in the hour-long Texas U.S. Senate debate.
October 16, 2024
Twitter Suspends Right-Wing Site for Misgendering Rachel Levine
The social media platform suspended The Babylon Bee for calling the transgender federal official its Man of the Year.
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March 21, 2022
Jill Biden Invites Tyre Nichols' Parents, LGBTQ Rights Plaintiffs to SOTU
The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
February 7, 2023
A Texas woman was charged with murder for having an abortion. Now, she's suing the state
Lizelle Gonzalez spent two nights in jail after being charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
April 1, 2024
Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections
Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.
May 15, 2024
Colorado Governor Signs Bills to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Rights
Out Gov. Jared Polis signed the bills as 15 states block gender-affirming care for transgender people.
April 17, 2023
On Roe v. Wade's anniversary, the meaning of the ruling — and its loss
The abortion rights ruling stood for almost 50 years, with major implications for other bodily autonomy rights. What are the implications of its overturning?
January 22, 2024