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Wisconsin state legislators have introduced a bill that would allow civil lawsuits against health care practitioners that provide gender-affirming care to youth.

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Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of the most influential lawmakers of the modern era, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection — concluding a 38-year congressional career marked by political mastery, moral clarity, and steadfast commitment to equality.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to hear former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal, LGBTQ+ advocates are weighing what the case could mean for marriage equality a decade after Obergefell v. Hodges. Here’s what you need to know.

JoAnna Mendoza says she couldn’t help but see herself in Boots, Netflix’s new military drama based on a gay Marine’s memoir set before “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

➡️ The results of last night’s elections make it pretty clear — transphobia isn’t the winning strategy many Republicans thought it was. Politicians and activists from Virginia talked to The Advocate about what this means for Democrats.

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A small town in Pennsylvania has become the first in the state to elect an out transgender mayor.

An interracial gay couple who turned a once-fallow patch of rural Virginia into one of the state’s most celebrated small farms awoke Wednesday to find what they described as an unmistakable act of hate: bags of medical waste, including soiled bedsheets, used gloves, and human feces, scattered across their driveway near a large sign advertising …

The majority of young LGBTQ+ people are motivated to take political action — but their motivation often goes hand in hand with anxiety and depression, according to a new Trevor Project research brief, “Civic Engagement, Political Concerns, and Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Young People.”