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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...

FDA opens door to ending gay blood donation ban

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signaled Tuesday that it is reevaluating its policy on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, less than a year after changing its former policy and less than two months s...

Orlando shooting brings scrutiny on FDA’s gay blood ban

On Thursday, June 9, OneBlood, a blood bank that services Florida and parts of Georgia and South Carolina, issued a press release saying they had an “urgent need” for O negative blood, a type of blood that's in...

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

Rush Center Names Simone Bell as New Interim Executive Director

Rachel Slawson to be First Bisexual Miss USA Contestant

Record Number of Businesses Earn Perfect 100 on HRC Corporate Equality Index

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Season 12 Cast of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announced

Lizzo Says She Wants Her Music to Make Black Trans Women Feel Good

RuPaul Set to Host SNL