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Let People Living With HIV Enter Armed Forces, Lambda Legal Tells Court

Courts have already ruled that HIV-positive troops currently serving can be deployed overseas, and now it's time to let Americans who are positive enlist, says the legal group.

The Hidden Cost of Health Care for Same-Sex Couples

For same-sex couples, whose marriages aren't recognized by the federal government, the costs of getting health care add up quickly.

Trans Military Health Care Costs Less Than Three Trips to Mar-A-Lago

The cost to cover trans troops, recently released, pales in comparison with the president's leisure trips.

Op-ed: The Real Verdict? We Want to Be Healthier

Regardless of the ruling, being healthier is the single most important step toward curbing health care costs.

Civil rights, medical groups sue FDA over ‘almost unconscionable’ delay in banning menthol tobacco products

Over a 20-year period, a ban could lower health care costs among all adult smokers by about $1.62 billion, a recent study found.

Health Care and Gay Men in the United States

As we age, our dependence on health care increases and the rising costs of medicine, hospitalizations, and doctors' fees can make choosing an insurance carrier a difficult decision.

Walmart will close all of its health care clinics; most are in rural areas

The closures may leave a gap in health care access, particularly for lower-income patients without insurance who relied on the centers.

Op-ed: An Unexpected Benefit of A Decade of Marriage Equality

One unexpected benefit of a decade of marriage equality? Improved health.

Alaska Allows Medicaid to Cover Gender-Affirming Health Care

Following a lawsuit, the red state begrudgingly changes its policy.

Georgia County Pays $1.2 Million to Fight Gender-Affirming Care Suit

The county in central Georgia denied coverage to a veteran sheriff's deputy.

Fifth State Requires Insurers to Cover Gender Transition

The state's insurance department issued a directive informing health insurance companies operating within the state that they are now required to cover benefits.

This Cancer Is Killing Men. Where’s the Research?

There's a conspicuous silence surrounding prostate cancer.

Donald Trump’s latest anti-transgender attack on Kamala Harris ‘reeks of desperation,’ advocates say

The ad features former and current nonbinary and transgender members of the Biden-Harris administration.

Persisting With Bravery: Trans on Capitol Hill

Brandon Studler is spending the next year working for the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. In the first of a series, Studler describes how he gathers the strength to fight the Trump administration.

At Google a Transgender Gold Standard

The search engine giant has significantly increased its coverage of transgender health care for its U.S. employees -- and other companies are soon expected to follow suit.

Obama Prioritizes Health Care Reform

President Barack Obama said the words "health care" 14 times during his second nationally televised press conference Tuesday night -- a good sign for LGBT people who have had trouble getting or keeping health insurance.