Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'
The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Republican congressman wants to limit IVF access to married heterosexual veterans only
He claimed, falsely, that children of opposite-sex couples fare best in life.
JUNE 8, 2024
Battle to Be Mom
Poet and activist Staceyann Chin had to become a warrior of sorts to come out in Jamaica. Then she turned her fight toward motherhood.
AUGUST 26, 2013
The High Cost of Parenting If You’re LGBT
Our quest for children is often arduous - and expensive.
JULY 10, 2017
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.
JANUARY 9, 2024
Debunked: This misleading NYT anti-trans column relies on pseudoscience
The opinion piece by Pamela Paul relies on routinely debunked disinformation and gets factual information wrong about transgender care. It is the latest NYT published piece to do so.
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
What Couples Really Face With Alternative Reproduction as The New Normal
Medical advances in alternative forms of reproduction are easily outpacing the culture, leaving same-sex couples sometimes facing years of frustration.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Arkansas Officials Lock Horns Over Marriage Ban
Dueling briefs from government officials disagree over the constitutionality of the state's marriage ban.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Aaron Rodgers and Joe Rogan spout harmful, transphobic nonsense on recent podcast episode
On Rogan's podcast, they claimed doctors are talking kids into transition just to make money.
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Domestic Partner Insurance: Coming Soon to a City Near You?
New York City's path to equal-benefits plans might prove a model for other parts of the country, middle America included.
NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Matt Gaetz: LGBTQ+ Folks Should Oppose Abortion So They Can Adopt Kids
But the Human Rights Campaign's Sarah Warbelow pointed out that no one should be forced to give birth in order to provide someone else with a child.
JULY 14, 2022
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.
AUGUST 21, 2024
Health and Human Services takes stand against nonconsensual intersex surgeries
The report comes from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, headed by Adm. Rachel Levine.
JANUARY 16, 2025
LGBTQ+ advocates say Trump campaign’s latest promise of ‘universal’ IVF access is ‘false’ ‘misrepresentation’
An NBC News report claimed it would be ‘potentially opening the door for gay couples’
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: New Progress, Old Challenges
Things are getting better, but not fast enough, writes Jennifer Sherwood of amfAR.
MARCH 10, 2016
All Hands, Black and White, On Deck
The high number of African-Americans who voted to pass Proposition 8 may have surprised some people, but not the folks at the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization dedicated to empowering black LGBT Americans. NBJC's CEO offers some insights about the black-white divide and how to mend it going forward.
NOVEMBER 19, 2008
View From the Hill -- 100 Days
President Obama's first 100 days showed great potential for LGBT advances, but both he and our LGBT leaders will ultimately be judged by what they accomplish on behalf of our movement.
MAY 2, 2009
Who Is Fighting the Economic Oppression of LGBTQI+ People?
Having a decent livelihood and freedom from discrimination are human rights for all people.
MAY 17, 2021
What Trump's Religious Takeover of the Health Industry Means for You
Here's what's at stake now that Department of Health and Human Services embraced "religious freedom."
FEBRUARY 21, 2018