Sen. Adam Schiff introduces bill to support LGBTQ+ people in starting families
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, has introduced a bill to assure LGBTQ+ Americans equal access to assisted reproductive services.
New congressional resolution would make June 26 ‘Equality Day’ celebrating LGBTQ+ victories
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution that would make June 26 a celebration of LGBTQ+ legal wins.
Pete Hegseth melts down over media coverage & gender questions in explosive Pentagon press conference
In an early Thursday morning, combative and defensive briefing at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — a former Fox News personality — accused reporters of “cheering against Trump,” dismissed intelligence leaks as politically motivated, and lashed out at questions about gender representation in the military as “little games.”
San Francisco bookstore drops ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans donations
An independent bookstore in San Francisco has announced that it will no longer carry Harry Potter books after J.K. Rowling dedicated her private wealth to anti-transgender organizations.
Stanford Medicine caves to Trump Administration, ends gender-affirming surgeries for youth
Stanford Medicine will no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries to patients under the age of 19 after facing threats from the Trump Administration.
BREAKING: U.S. Senate parliamentarian blocks GOP’s plan to ban gender-affirming care under Medicaid
The Senate parliamentarian on Thursday struck down a Republican effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, ruling the provision cannot remain in the GOP’s reconciliation package—a sweeping Trump-backed bill that LGBTQ+ advocates warn would devastate vulnerable communities.
1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence
1985 marked a pivotal turning point in the global AIDS crisis. What had been dismissed by many as a distant or marginalized epidemic suddenly became a central issue in public consciousness, driven by a confluence of activism, celebrity, and political reckoning.
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules in Planned Parenthood Medicaid case
Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 in a decision released Thursday that prevents Planned Parenthood from legally challenging South Carolina over the state’s termination of the organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions. That means that states can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
After 10 years of marriage equality, the fight continues for LGBTQ+ rights
A lot of queer people can tell you exactly where they were at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015.