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Italy passes even harsher ban against surrogacy, punishes seeking services abroad

The new law punishes those who travel outside the country to make surrogacy arrangements, even if they travel to places where the services are legal.

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.

Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal

After Trump was asked about child care last week, Buttigieg said "it wasn’t clear whether he even understood the question."

Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform

The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.

LGBTQ+ parents share the importance of reproductive technology access amid IVF challenges

This lesbian couple and gay man discuss the joy of parenthood in uncertain times.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will always 'fight like hell' to protect LGBTQ+ rights (exclusive)

The governor of Michigan tells The Advocate about her efforts to defend vital LGBTQ+ services, and warns about the dangers of a second Trump term.

People are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery: study

Other operations, "while associated with higher rates of post-operative regret, are not as restricted and policed like gender-affirming surgery," a new study found.

Uganda used the U.S. Supreme Court's anti-abortion ruling to outlaw being LGBTQ+

Uganda's highest court cited the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in their decision to uphold a law criminalizing same-sex relationships.

Researchers have turned a skin cell into an egg. Here's what that means for LGBTQ+ people

A new in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) technique is signaling promise for same-sex couples looking to start families.

Family planning and fertility services grind to halt in Alabama after devastating ruling

Family planning services in Alabama have been completely upended by an unprecedented and unscientific state Supreme Court ruling.