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Ohio bill would ban ejaculation without intent to conceive — with exceptions for LGBTQ+ people

The Conception Begins at Erection Act contains exceptions for men using birth control, donating sperm, masturbating, or having sex with another man or member of the LGBTQ+ community.

McConnell's Legacy in Flames as Trump Crime Show Swamps GOP

By not removing Trump when he had the chance, the Senate Minority Leader created a colossal PR disaster coinciding with the '24 election.

How Abortion Bans Target the LGBTQ Community

Politicians are stripping LGBTQ people of their right to health care, writes Planned Parenthood's Tamika Turner.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman Cosponsoring Marriage Equality Bill

Portman, who has a gay son, joins Susan Collins as a Senate Republican cosponsor. A few more GOPers are likely to support the bill.

Jim Obergefell: Amy Coney Barrett Would Narrow LGBTQ+ Americans' Lives

LGBTQ+ people would face something Barrett herself cautioned against: "a shallow and unfulfilling life," says the marriage equality plaintiff.

Cardinal Dolan Appears to Pray for Marriage Protection at DNC

The Roman Catholic leader prayed so that humanity might not "remake those institutions you have given us for the nurturing of life and community."

The country did a complete 180 on a once-divisive issue starting 20 years ago

The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts. Well, times have changed.

Exploiting a Health Care Emergency to Restrict Reproductive Rights

It's a shameful power play, writes Julianna S. Gonen of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

How Trump's Title X Rule May Worsen the HIV Epidemic

Planned Parenthood's forced withdrawal from the federal family planning program will mean fewer resources for at-risk communities.

How LGBTQ+ Rights and Reproductive Freedom Are Forever Linked

The Supreme Court's stamp of approval in the recent Texas reproductive rights legislation puts the future of marriage equality on shaky ground. 

Obergefell and Hodges Come Together to Oppose Amy Coney Barrett

The two men named in the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision say Barrett will endanger hard-won rights.

Tammy Baldwin Has Won Big in a Divided Wisconsin. Can She Do It Again in 2024?

Sen. Tammy Baldwin has already started preparing for her third Senate race.

What Louisianans Want You to Know About Anti-LGBTQ+ House Speaker Mike Johnson

He has compiled "a résumé of hate," one activist says.

GOP Debate Gets Mean, Especially About Gender Identity

There were a lot of insults going around, with long-shot candidate Vivek Ramaswamy leaving a mark.

GOP Debate Focuses on Wars, Economy, Abortion — But There's One Anti-Trans Dig

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott goes after trans people, while Vivek Ramaswamy goes after pretty much everybody.

Missouri Poised to Become First State Without a Single Abortion Clinic

The clinic could be shut down by the end of the week if health officials in Missouri get their way. 

How Anti-Choice Legislation Affects Us All

Restricting abortion is inextricably a LGBTQ issue because we have a right to bodily autonomy just as much as anyone else.

How Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is making gender-affirming care inaccessible

His proposed restrictions amount to a ban on gender-affirming care for both youth and adults, according to activists.

Michigan's Dana Nessel: Republicans 'can pry this wedding band from my cold, dead, gay hand'

Nessel said that Kamala Harris' actions as Attorney General of California over 13 years ago "meant a lot" to her, as Harris "was fighting for families like mine."

Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee No Friend to Workers

Andy Puzder, who heads the parent company of Carl's Jr., is a critic of business regulations and opposes a major increase in the minimum wage.

Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill

Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.