An urgent call to protect gender-affirming care
While efforts to ban or severely limit access to gender-affirming care are blunt and sweeping, gender-affirming care is anything but, writes Human Rights Watch's Yasemin Smallens.
May 22, 2024
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Michigan Faith Leaders Make Urgent Call for LGBTQ Equality
It's time for federal and state legislators to enact strong antidiscrimination laws, the clergy members say.
October 26, 2018
'Parents' Rights' movements forget families have the right to read LGBTQ+ books
As book bans targeting LGBTQ+ and diverse communities rise in the United States, there is an urgent call for advocacy to keep books that promote understanding, empathy, and self-acceptance accessible.
April 17, 2024
FDA Makes It Easier for Gay, Bi Men to Donate Blood
The FDA now recommends that gay and bi men be allowed to donate blood after three months of sexual abstinence, not 12 as previously allowed.
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April 2, 2020
Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death
Ryan Walters faces intense scrutiny for his association with controversial figures and policies following the tragic death of the LGBTQ+ student, including connections to an influencer who told his daughters to attack trans students in bathrooms.
February 29, 2024
United Nations urged to investigate Texas’ anti-LGBTQ+ legislation as ‘human rights crisis’ (exclusive)
Equality Texas, ACLU, GLAAD, and Human Rights Campaign seek global intervention in response to Texas’ systematic attack on transgender rights.
January 22, 2024
After Coup Attempt, LGBTQ+ Politicians, Orgs. Call for Trump's Removal
"We must ensure that this is Donald Trump's last opportunity to do harm," Rep. Mondaire Jones said.
January 7, 2021
Hillary Clinton Has a $500 Million Plan to Fight Bullying
The Democratic presidential candidate released a strategy to address the "urgent crisis" that is harming LGBT students and other young people from vulnerable populations.
October 27, 2016
Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks
Tara Lipsyncki was harassed and doxxed to the point that she had to sell the home her mom left her after she died.
July 10, 2024
Biden Delivers Energetic, Economy-Focused State of the Union Address
He did get in a pitch for the Equality Act, though, and shout-outs to transgender youth and marriage equality.
February 7, 2023
Lindsey Graham Drops Out of GOP 2016 Race
The U.S. senator from South Carolina announced he was suspending his campaign in a YouTube video this morning.
December 21, 2015
Joe Biden: Trump and Followers Are Undermining American Democracy
The president delivered a harsh rebuke to Trump and "MAGA Republicans" in a speech in Philadelphia.
September 1, 2022
Chuck Schumer: Senate Will Vote on Marriage Equality This Week
The Senate Majority Leader has made a commitment to the Respect for Marriage Act, which would protect marriage equality in federal law.
November 14, 2022
Rustin Instilled Power To The People
Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his birth, a new book shares the correspondence Martin Luther King Jr.'s right-hand man, Bayard Rustin, known as the "lost prophet" of the Civil Rights Movement.
March 16, 2012
Op-ed: Mom and Dad, I'm Taking Truvada
How a party prompted a man to evaluate his health — and how others talk about HIV.
March 4, 2015
House Democrats Discuss Trans Rights at Emergency Roundtable
The panel discussed the Republican onslaught of attacks against the transgender community.
July 31, 2023
A Reminder From Orlando That We Still Must Fight HIV
Among the discussions about what motivated a shooter in Orlando is a disturbing story that reminds us HIV and stigma are still a problem.
August 9, 2016
Ugandan Queer Men Freed on Bail After Mass Arrest
The nation continues to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community.
June 4, 2021
Nex Benedict's autopsy report released
The long-awaited report about the death of the LGBTQ+ Oklahoma teenager was released Wednesday.
March 27, 2024