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LGBTQ+ people face escalating discrimination and a social life often dominated by alcohol-centric social spaces, but there are many other resources available to them.
A renowned organizer for the upcoming Gender Liberation March tells The Advocate how you can attend — and why you should.
For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political.
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV & Health Equity at the Human Rights Campaign, tells The Advocate how groups are preparing for a potential outbreak of the new mpox strain.
The insurer is the first to level the playing field for prospective LGBTQ+ parents.
A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.
Attending schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies is associated with "poorer mental health and higher suicide risk" among LGBTQ+ youth.
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
Anna Popova, the head of a Russian consumer protection agency, claimed the country is at no risk, implying it's because of the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.
Anna Lange sued in 2019 after being denied gender-affirming surgery under her county’s health plan. She received the procedure in 2022 after an appeals court ruled in her favor.
“I’m actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually that’s happening right now," Nate Byrne said.
Americans have paid more for their medications than other countries for years, but that’s changing.
Minnesota's leading LGBTQ+ groups tell The Advocate what a Walz vice presidency could mean for queer communities.
Things to know about the resurgence of mpox.
So far, the federal government says that no cases of the newly-concerning strain have been reported in the United States.
The threat of a virus that causes painful lesions is back.
As the November elections approach, 67 percent of transgender people are proactively making plans to change their use of gender-affirming care.
The Minnesota governor's LGBTQ+ support started long before his time in politics.
Judge Michael J. Holbrook wrote in his ruling that those “dissatisfied" with the legislation must settle their grievances "through their vote as opposed to the judicial system.”