How to help women, children, and LGBTQ+ people impacted by Hurricane Helene
LGBTQ+ people and women face unique needs after climate disasters that are often ignored by federal disaster response. Here's how you can help.
October 2, 2024
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Paris Olympics will give out 300,000 condoms to athletes, continuing long-held tradition
300,000 condoms will be available in the Paris Olympic Village, returning to tradition after the IOC issued an intimacy ban and social distancing orders for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
July 15, 2024
Democrats propose bill to defend IVF, slam 'Republican attacks on reproductive health care'
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Susan Wild have introduced the Access to Family Building Act, which would protect IVF treatment in the U.S.
January 19, 2024
All Genders Deserve These Menstruation Products
These innovative new products are proving that gender is irrelevant when it comes to sexual and reproductive health.
October 7, 2019
For Young LGBTQ+ Folks, Emergency Contraception on Campus Is Essential
A nonbinary student advocates for queer people to have more control over their sexual and reproductive health.
November 29, 2021
GOP Defense Bill Stripped of Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Abortion Measures
Key conservative measures, including restrictions on transgender health care and reproductive health benefits, was dropped from the final $886 billion defense bill.
December 10, 2023
Op-ed: Lesbians and the Fear of the Forceps
Lesbians can reduce their high prevalence of cervical cancer through prevention. So why are they shut out of reproductive health care?
January 30, 2013
After Losing Roe v. Wade, How to Fight Back
Health care providers, candidates who support reproductive freedom, and people with few economic resources all need your help now.
June 24, 2022
U.S. State Department Drops 'LGBT Rights' in Favor of 'Sexual Rights'
The State Department announced this week it will use the term "sexual rights" to refer to reproductive health, gender, and LGBT rights in its communications with the United Nations.
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September 23, 2015
How important is abortion in the 2024 elections? To these groups, it's crucial
Abortion is an important issue to most women, but a large number of certain demographics are making it their top priority.
March 8, 2024
Trans healthcare, abortion, & more: These are the LGBTQ+ laws that took effect January 1
Here are the biggest pieces of legislation for bodily autonomy that are now in the law of the land.
January 9, 2024
NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one
That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.
August 5, 2024
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
The Iowa law bans abortions after cardiac activity is detectable in an embryo, something that can occur as early as six weeks of gestation. There are some exceptions to the ban, including for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
July 29, 2024
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.
September 17, 2024
Most Black women don't have access to abortion, and they're going to impact the elections
Out of the 11.8 million Black women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the U.S., 57 percent live in areas that restrict access to abortion.
May 15, 2024
Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
August 30, 2024
Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion
Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.
April 19, 2024
Not just state pride — Why LGBTQ+ Minnesotans are 'overly proud' of Tim Walz (exclusive)
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
August 16, 2024
Massachusetts governor seeks IVF coverage for veterans in same-sex relationships
Maura Healey, one of the first out lesbian governors in the nation, wants to equalize coverage of assisted reproduction and provide other new benefits to Massachusetts veterans.
January 4, 2024
A Texas woman was charged with murder for having an abortion. Now, she's suing the state
Lizelle Gonzalez spent two nights in jail after being charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
April 1, 2024