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An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)

“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.

Trump's Pick to Lead Nation's Health Services Is Terrifying

We can stop Tom Price from leading the Department of Health and Human Services, writes Candace Bond-Theriault of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund.

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.

BREAKING: Trump picks anti-trans, anti-vaccine Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. is an anti-trans conspiracy theorist and vaccine denialist who has been repudiated by his famous family.

Trump Admin to Allow LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption, Health Care

The Department of Health and Human Services is moving forward with a discriminatory rule.

Trump Announces 'Conscience Rule' That Threatens LGBTQ Health Care

The Department of Health and Human Services released the final version of a rule excusing health care providers from procedures they object to.

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Mental Health Services Remain a Luxury for Trans People

A new bill could make competent mental health treatment even more of a luxury than it currently is.

A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services

The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..

Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Lawmakers Push Back On Trump Allowing LGBTQ Discrimination

The Department of Health and Human Services said it would okay discrimination with adoption, health care services. Officials are now pushing back. 

Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency by Biden Administration

Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra designated the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. What does that mean?

Biden Names Adrian Shanker as Senior Adviser on LGBTQI+ Health Equity

Shanker, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive Americans, will work in the office of the assistant secretary for health at the  Department of Health and Human Services.

Beth Israel Appoints LGBT Health Services Director

Barbara Warren has been appointed director for LGBT health services at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.

U.S. Health and Human Services' Dr. Rachel Levine Never Sleeps

The history-making secretary is busy working on the ongoing pandemic, health equity, addiction and mental health, and the implications of climate change.

20 savage reactions to Robert F Kennedy Jr. being picked to run Health & Human Services

We're really starting to wonder who has the brain worm here?

Election season got you down? This crisis line is soothing LGBTQ+ mental health (exclusive)

As lawmakers target the community, the need for mental health services skyrockets. FOLX Health CEO Liana Douillet Guzmán tells The Advocate about a new service that's helping.