Rhode Island advances law protecting doctors who provide abortions & gender-affirming care
Eleven years (to the day) after passing marriage equality, Rhode Island lawmakers took another notable step to protect LGBTQ+ health care.
May 06 2024 4:28 PM
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transgender health care
Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion
Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.
April 19 2024 11:57 AM
Kansas governor passes law requiring ID to view acts of 'homosexuality' online, vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Kansas will require state-issued ID to view "acts of homosexuality" beginning July 1, which is considered "harmful to minors" under state law.
April 15 2024 4:50 PM
J.K. Rowling will 'not' forgive Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for backing trans rights
There's nothing to forgive, Joanne, and here's why.
April 11 2024 6:57 PM
Hilary Cass' NHS report is rife with debunked theories and falsehoods
The recent NHS report from Dr. Hilary Cass isn't the take-down of gender-affirming care that conservatives want it to be.
April 11 2024 6:52 PM
Kansas Senate minority leader on recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation: ‘It’s just filled with hate’
Two bills with ramifications for the state’s queer community have been sent to the governor for a signature.
April 03 2024 5:07 PM
DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated
People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."
April 03 2024 1:01 PM
Elliot Page, Allison Russell & Mae Martin among 400+ artists bashing 'destructive' anti-trans laws
Carly Rae Jepsen, Elliot Page,and Mae Martin are among over 400 celebrities that have signed a letter opposing to the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Canada.
April 01 2024 2:54 PM
Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31 2024 3:00 PM
It's unanimous — Sacramento is now a sanctuary city for transgender people
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said that "we debate the many issues in our city, but there's no shade of gray when it comes to civil rights."
March 28 2024 11:53 AM
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 9:06 AM
Nebraska trans youth can access gender-affirming care, but only after invalidating therapy
Minors in Nebraska will be able to access gender-affirming care, but only after attending 40 hours of therapy that could push back on their identity.
March 13 2024 1:04 PM
West Virginia Republicans want to prevent suicidal transgender youth from receiving care
GOP lawmakers in West Virginia are pushing to overturn an exception that allows transgender youth at risk of self-harm or suicide to receive gender-affirming care.
February 26 2024 5:14 PM
As Missouri lawmakers continue attacking LGBTQ+ rights, one city is taking a stand against hate
The Columbia City Council voted 6-1 on Monday night to declare the city an LGBTQ+ safe haven.
February 21 2024 12:31 PM
Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but faulty science used to justify it has changed over time
As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.
February 04 2024 9:31 AM
Experts say that gender-affirming care bans amount to 'abuse.' Why won't lawmakers listen?
Despite medical professionals insisting bans on gender-affirming care for minors “amount to state-sanctioned medical neglect and emotional abuse," politicians won't relent.
January 31 2024 6:00 AM
Trans healthcare, abortion, & more: These are the LGBTQ+ laws that took effect January 1
Here are the biggest pieces of legislation for bodily autonomy that are now in the law of the land.
January 09 2024 8:00 AM
Elliot Page Asks Supreme Court to Reject Tennessee's Gender-Affirming Care Ban
Elliot Page is one of 57 transgender adults asking the nation's highest court to block Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
December 14 2023 2:45 PM