House Oversight Democrats demand records over RFK Jr.’s HIV program cuts
Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
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Waffler and coward Josh Hawley runs away — again — from a problem he helped create
Opinion: Hawley is running from his big beautiful bill vote the same way he sprinted away from insurrectionists on January 6, writes John Casey.
July 17 2025 6:00 AM
Lawmakers call out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘unconscionable’ apathy on eve of LGBTQ+ 988 Lifeline shutdown
“It’s heartbreaking, scary, and deeply harmful,” Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who said the Department of Health and Human Services should keep the successful suicide prevention program intact, told The Advocate.
July 16 2025 5:16 PM
What Medicaid and SNAP cuts mean for LGBTQ+ people
Trump's "one big, beautiful" tax and spending law is poised to make drastic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs on which many LGBTQ+ Americans rely.
July 16 2025 9:50 AM
Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care
Medicaid will no longer reimburse gender-affirming care prescriptions in Louisiana.
July 11 2025 3:35 PM
Experts brace for crisis as Trump administration’s end to key emergency resource for LGBTQ+ youth looms
Despite bipartisan pushback, the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to discontinue the specialized service next week.
July 11 2025 2:43 PM
Health experts warn Trump’s new policies for HHS teen pregnancy program could reverse decades of progress
“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.”
July 10 2025 11:28 AM
FTC hosts anti-trans workshop LGBTQ+ advocates call ‘government-sponsored disinformation’
“[Transgender lives have] been made a political and ideological issue,” Dr. Rachel Levine told The Advocate.
July 10 2025 10:30 AM
These crisis hotlines are still available for LGBTQ+ youth after Trump ends special 988 services
The Trump administration is cutting the 988 special service for LGBTQ+ youth, but there are still several existing lifelines for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Here are some.
July 07 2025 9:53 AM
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down abortion ban from 1849
A 176-year-old law "does not prohibit abortion in the State of Wisconsin," the state Supreme Court has ruled.
July 02 2025 11:55 AM
Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states
The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
July 01 2025 10:08 AM
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to save free access to PrEP and other preventive care
The defendants in the case previously argued that requiring insurance coverage of PrEP access was similar to supporting homosexuality.
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June 27 2025 10:32 AM
Mark Robinson blames 'coward' Republicans for loss, not 'Black Nazi' trans porn scandal
Mark Robinson is mad Republicans wouldn't "stand up and fight for him" after he admitted to being a "black NAZI."
June 24 2025 3:17 PM
Florida Republican who almost died from ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, not abortion ban
Kat Cammack doesn't believe Florida's abortion ban was at fault for her near-death experience, but instead blames Democrats for "fearmongering."
June 23 2025 4:33 PM
This Nashville country singer is opening up about his sexuality and HIV status in new song 'Sin'
"I don't expect terrestrial country radio to pick me or play this song. It's not meant for them," says David Michael Hawkins. "The song is meant for queer people who hear themselves in the lyrics. It's meant for people, like me, who were raised on country music, who can finally relate to a song."
June 20 2025 5:14 PM
JD Vance becomes the most blocked account on Bluesky after anti-trans post
JD Vance has been blocked by 11 times more Bluesky accounts than those that follow him.
June 20 2025 4:17 PM
FDA approves breakthrough drug that reduces risk of contracting HIV by 96 percent
Yeztugo, generic name lenacapavir, has been approved after nearly eliminating the spread of HIV among trial patients.
June 18 2025 3:29 PM
Trump Administration to close LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline in 30 days
The closure is several months ahead of its initial October 1 deadline, first revealed by leaked budget draft in April.
June 18 2025 11:34 AM