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Trump Admin. Finalizes Rule Scrapping Transgender Health Care Protections

After more than a year of working towards rolling back Obama-era health care protections, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized a rule that would remove these nondiscrimination protect...

HHS Moves Forward with Rule Scrapping Health Care Protections for Transgender Individuals

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has reportedly moved forward with a rule empowering doctors who refuse to treat transgender patients, according to Politico. The Department ...

White House HIV Panel Urges Trump Admin. to Drop Religious Freedom Regulations in Healthcare

Four members of a White House panel to end the spread of HIV/AIDS have written a letter urging the Trump administration to avoid hindering the ability of LGBTQ people to receive healthcare. The letter, addre...

The Trump Administration has Changed 57 Percent of LGBTQ-Related Federal Websites, Report Finds

Researchers from the Web Integrity Project have revealed that a majority of LGBTQ-related federal websites have been significantly altered by the Trump administration, with specific erasure seen among transgend...

Majority of Republicans Believe Adoption Agencies Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples

A majority of Republican voters do not agree with a new rule introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allow adoption agencies to refuse service to same-sex couples, according to a new ...

Department of Health and Human Services Sues PrEP Manufacturer Gilead for Patent Infringement

The U.S. government is suing Gilead, the manufacturer of HIV-prevention medications Truvada and Descovy, for patent infringement. “Today, the…Department of Health and Human Services filed a complaint in fede...

Elizabeth Warren Speaks Out Against Proposed HHS Rollback on Transgender Healthcare

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has called for all transgender Americans to have access to affordable, gender-affirming healthcare on Twitter. On Tuesday (August 13), the Massachusetts sen...

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Admin. Over Rollback of Transgender Healthcare Protections

Three advocacy groups are suing the Trump Administration over its recent rollback of transgender healthcare protections. Lambda Legal, Americans United for Separation of Church and States, and the Center for...

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a removal of an Obama-era measure to collect data on LGBTQ foster children and parents, reported NBC News. Under the proposed rule change, HHS w...

Trump Administration Stops Study into Possible HIV Cure

The Trump administration shut down a study into treatment for HIV in September, reported Science magazine. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) forbid National Institute of Health (NIH) scientis...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Tech Experts Fear New US Broadcasting Chief Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Internet Freedom

More LGBTQ People are Experiencing Depression and Anxiety for the First Time Due to COVID-19

Black Trans Woman Bree Black Murdered in Florida

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds

New Documentary Looks at Terrors Facing LGBTQ Community

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Trump Admin. Finalizes Rule Scrapping Transgender Health Care Protections

HHS Moves Forward with Rule Scrapping Health Care Protections for Transgender Individuals

White House HIV Panel Urges Trump Admin. to Drop Religious Freedom Regulations in Healthcare

The Trump Administration has Changed 57 Percent of LGBTQ-Related Federal Websites, Report Finds

Majority of Republicans Believe Adoption Agencies Should Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples

Department of Health and Human Services Sues PrEP Manufacturer Gilead for Patent Infringement

Elizabeth Warren Speaks Out Against Proposed HHS Rollback on Transgender Healthcare

Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Admin. Over Rollback of Transgender Healthcare Protections

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

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Trump Administration Stops Study into Possible HIV Cure

City of Atlanta Hosts Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair

Tech Experts Fear New US Broadcasting Chief Could Jeopardize LGBTQ Internet Freedom

More LGBTQ People are Experiencing Depression and Anxiety for the First Time Due to COVID-19

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8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds

Black Trans Woman Bree Black Murdered in Florida

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HIV Medications May Lower Risk of COVID-19, Study Finds

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