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10 states voted on pro-abortion referendums. 7 of them passed

Millions will now have access to abortion thanks to the passage of state constitutional amendments.

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Florida judge chastises Ron DeSantis for threatening abortion ad: 'It's the First Amendment, stupid'

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law

An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.

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The LGBTQ+ political wins in an otherwise devastating election

There were some bright spots.

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Missouri billboards falsely claim abortion referendum involves 'child gender surgery'

Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment to legalize abortion on the Nov. 5 ballot doesn’t mention gender-affirming care.

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Abortion and trans rights need more than a Kamala Harris victory: 'Legalization does not equal access'

While its CEO has a “best case” and “worst case” in mind, there will still be plenty of work for Elevated Access no matter the outcome of the November elections.

Bans off our bodies protect abortion sign LGBTQ pride parade celebration States with chance to protect abortion during election year

These 10 states are voting on abortion in November — is yours one?

Constitutional amendments to protect abortion will be brought to vote in November in 10 states.

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Columbus Ohio Abortion Rally in front of the State House

Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum

"The State of Ohio seeks not to uphold the constitutional protection of abortion rights, but to diminish and limit it," Judge Christian Jenkins wrote.

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Recap: Election Day 2024 coverage of LGBTQ+ issues

Vice President Kamala Harris, an LGBTQ+ champion, faced former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people also ran for office on the federal, state, and local levels. Here's reporting from The Advocate's team of reporters across the country, including in D.C. with Harris.

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Wyoming's abortion ban has been overturned, including its ban on abortion medication

The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.

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Arts & Entertainment

John Oliver slams Democrats who think transgender people lost them the election

"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues ... that candidate existed, and she just lost," Oliver said during a recent episode of Last Week Tonight.

Tim Walz and JD Vance

5 key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance

JD Vance is in denial about a lot of things, including about the January 6 insurrection.

A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign.

A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign

Felicia Pitts-Davis is being investigated by the state Commission of Judicial Conduct for refusing to marry a lesbian couple despite marrying a straight couple moments before.