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When laws fail to protect trans people, harmful medicalized norms creep in

"Medical intervention for trans people, like all others, should be undertaken based on individual informed consent," writes Kyle Knight, co-interim director of Human Rights Watch's LGBT Rights Program.

Disney's Karan Brar Comes Out As Bisexual

"I just convinced myself that this part of me would feel less like an invitation to know me better and more like a burden they had to endure," Brar said of his coming out.

Ky Peterson Just Got His First Dose of Testosterone

The trans man incarcerated in an all-women's Georgia prison has finally been granted access to transition-related care.

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Judge Orders State to Resume Hormone Therapy for Trans Prisoner

A transgender woman receives a favorable ruling in her Eighth Amendment lawsuit.

Mental Health Care Is Key to Ending AIDS

The Gay Men's Health Crisis is confronting what is often an afterthought in HIV care -- mental health.

Pathological Lying Could Be Getting Attention as a Mental Disorder

And it might all be thanks to gay GOP Rep. George Santos of New York.

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Lindsey Graham's Army: 'Discrimination That Makes Sense'

The presidential hopeful was apparently unaware that transgender Americans can't serve openly in the armed forces, according to an interview with Fusion's Jorge Ramos.

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.

Liberals and Their Invisible Homophobia

It's not just homophobia from conservatives we have to worry about. Liberals can be just as baldly antigay -- often without reproach.

The Man Behind the Myth

Now a serious Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee has had shifting stances that seem more calculated than compassionate.

He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage

A North Carolina policy that denies state employees coverage for gender-affirming care has been on hold pending appeal.