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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.

Kamala Harris's 'first priority' as president: To 'stop this pain' and 'injustice' from abortion bans

Vice President Kamala Harris is using her pro-choice platform to carry her over the finish line.

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.

Ohio Abortion Foes Are Making the Fight About Gender Transition and Drag Queens

They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.

Pregnant Women Suffer in ICE Custody

Pregnant women say they've been denied medical care, even if miscarrying.

Ark. Judge: Marriage Equality Is Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

An Arkansas Judge threw some delicious shade at an antigay state official in yesterday's ruling affirming the legality of more than 500 same-sex marriages in the state.

Marine Who Killed Trans Woman Pardoned by Anti-LGBTQ Philippine Leader

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton used a trans panic defense after he killed Jennifer Laude in 2014. 

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Da Brat and Wife Jesseca Harris-Dupart Welcome a Baby Boy

Da Brat gave birth in Atlanta on Thursday.

Connected With Love and Death In Our Age of Technology

Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, is available on iTunes and all digital platforms today.

Death of a Georgia mother denied an emergency abortion was 'preventable,' panel rules

An official state committee concluded that 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman's death was “preventable,” and the hospital’s delay in performing an abortion had a “large” impact on her passing.

Judge Won't Let Rep. Zooey Zephyr Return to Montana House

Lawmakers banished their transgender colleague after she spoke out strongly against a ban on gender-affirming care.

Kamala Harris on debate: Biden fights for American people, Trump fights for himself

The vice president defended Joe Biden's performance in the first presidential debate.

David Hyde Pierce is Gay... And Marching Against Prop. 8

As Dr. Niles Crane on the hit sitcom Frasier, David Hyde Pierce had a great deadpan. That also extended to his own life: For years he wouldn't confirm or deny being gay. Since then he thawed enough to thank his longtime partner, Brian Hargrove, in his 2007 Tony Award acceptance speech. And on Saturday, Pierce was one baseball-capped protester among maybe 20,000 others marching for equality in Los Angeles.

California Investigates School Board Members Who Called Harvey Milk a 'Pedophile'

The California Department of Education is investigating a school district after its board members rejected a social studies textbook — while calling revered LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk a "pedophile."

How Bisexual Journalist Ariel Levy Came Back From a Staggering Loss

The New Yorker staff writer has chronicled some of the most powerful queer women in the world. As she writes in her new memoir, her mastery of language didn't equate to a seamless life.