Gay couple sues NYC over 'discriminatory' denial of IVF benefits
The suit says straight couples and lesbians qualify for coverage, but gay male couples are routinely denied benefits in violation of federal law.
MAY 10, 2024
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8 Misconceptions, Myths About Being Intersex Debunked
Here are some top myths that I hope our queer allies from other letters will help us bust.
OCTOBER 26, 2019
Here's how Project 2025's anti-transgender policies could impact all families
The vision for Trump’s second term in the White House purports to protect families — but its anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric is centered in exclusion.
AUGUST 28, 2024
BGF: Alec Baldwin
Brandon Voss gets the goods from Baldwin on the men he's loved, advances from Matt Drudge, and his brother's attacks on gay marriage.
MARCH 5, 2008
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
LISTEN AND READ FOR YOURSELF: Audio and Transcript of Prop. 8 Hearing
The complete audio and transcript of today's hearing has been released.
MARCH 26, 2013
The High Cost of Parenting If You’re LGBT
Our quest for children is often arduous - and expensive.
JULY 10, 2017
Women's Marches: Asia Argento, Handmaids, and More Call Out Injustice
Thousands of women marched around the world today to denounce sexism and other injustices, and more will rally Sunday.
JANUARY 20, 2018
Kentucky's Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge declared that Kentucky's refusal to recognize legal out-of-state same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, but stopped short of establishing marriage equality in the state.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Staceyann Chin on Being Single and Choosing Motherhood
The queer playwright finds humor in the struggle to get pregnant as a single Black lesbian over 30.
AUGUST 23, 2019
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
MAGA husband: Giving wife orgasms, not babies, is 'gay sex'
"I’m not going to have gay sex," Luke Moody said of sex that gives his wife an orgasm but not a pregnancy.
DECEMBER 5, 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
Trans Women and Cis Women Are Different, And That's OK
Trans and cis women have very different experiences of womanhood -- as TERFs love to point out -- but that doesn't make either experience any less valid.
JUNE 15, 2018
Intersex People Can No Longer Be Sidelined in the LGBTQ+ Movement
Intersex people make up nearly 2 percent of the population -- why are their lives so often invisible?
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Are We Witnessing the Birth of TV’s Intersex Liberation?
MTV pushed intersex youth into the mainstream, without mockery or stigma.
JULY 6, 2016
Making LGBT Families a Possibility in Japan
An amazing possibility is opening up for people who never dared dream it.
MARCH 7, 2016
Recap: Election Day 2024 coverage of LGBTQ+ issues
Vice President Kamala Harris, an LGBTQ+ champion, faced former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people also ran for office on the federal, state, and local levels. Here's reporting from The Advocate's team of reporters across the country, including in D.C. with Harris.
NOVEMBER 5, 2024