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This New Bill Hopes to Require LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Ed Nationwide

The Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act would recommend inclusive, trauma-informed sex education in schools nationwide.

Moms for Liberty Wants to Make American Kids Oblivious to Sex Ed: Report

What used to be the conservative “abstinence only” position has turned into not learning about sex at all.

WATCH: John Oliver Takes on Sex Education

John Oliver explores the dismal state of American sex education classes and offers a solution with a little help from his celebrity friends.

Miami School Board Rejects Sex Ed Textbooks Over Don’t Say Gay Law

The Miami school board reversed an earlier decision in April to approve the textbooks.

Editor's Letter: On a New LGBT Magna Carta

The time for separatist movements has gone, and we need to act collectively.

The Biggest Loser's First Out Gay Man

The Biggest Loser has made 21-year-old Jackson Carter a TV star. And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Op-ed: Why Alabama Needs to Update Its Sex Education

Alabama's only openly LGBT state legislator explains why she is trying to change the laws to make sex ed in schools less homophobic and more comprehensive.

Meet the Queer Kid Pushing for a Green New Deal

Idaho's 17-year-old climate activist Liam Neupert is a future LGBTQ leader we should all listen to.

Let's Talk About (Gay) Sex

Sex education usually means hetero sex, but there are new efforts to ensure queer people know about their bodies and desires.

Immigration Reform a Priority for Gay Couples and Their Kids

Various crises have pushed immigration reform to the back burner, but LGBT activists such as Kate Kendell point out why it deserves attention.

Mothers Sue School Over "No Sex" Ed

A lawsuit filed against Clovis Unified School District alleges the schools violate California law by teaching biased, abstinence-only education in its high schools. 

South Carolinians Sue Over Ban on LGBTQ Mentions in Sex Education

The 1988 law says nonheterosexual relationships can be mentioned only in discussion of sexually transmitted infections.

Everything They Always Wanted to Know About Sex

Because their health class doesn't always include the safe-sex lessons that they need, some Chicago teens have taken matters (and the lessons) into their own hands -- by staging a new show.

Op-ed: Sexual Education in America Is Failing Us

Why our deeply rooted hangups about sex are not helping the cause of LGBT equality -- or kids' self-image.

DOE Offers Antitrans University "Religious Exemption"

An Oregon Christian university has been granted a 'religious exemption' from certain aspects of Title IX, allowing it to discriminate against a trans student.

Hillary Clinton Offers an 'Awesome Gay Agenda'

The Democratic presidential front-runner outlines what she plans to do for LGBT Americans if elected.

See How California Is Protecting Trans Foster Kids

A new law signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown closes a critical gap regarding the equitable placement and treatment of transgender foster youth.

Trump Wants Millennials to Forget About the ACA's Deadline

Andrew Cray didn't have to worry about going bankrupt when he waged a losing battle against cancer. His widow now has an urgent message.

LGBT, Proud, and American

A roundup of essays, commentaries, and op-eds from Advocate contributors and staffers, who give a sense of what it means to be an American.

Op-ed: Time to Modernize, Catholic Church

Will Catholic leaders embrace the opportunity to modernize with their followers now that Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican?