A top court in Japan has ruled that mandatory sterilization of people seeking to change their gender is unconstitutional. The…
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Gender dysphoria clinics across the U.K. are facing inquiries following concerns raised about the care they provide to the LGBTQIA+…
March is Women’s History Month and many women throughout history have paved the way for today’s LGBTQ+ community. Whether members…
For the first time in decades, the top three STIs have decreased by 2% over the past year according to…
Same-sex couples around the world have been seeking to adopt children for decades, but the road hasn’t always been easy,…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is drawing up a proposal to put an end to the rule that bans…
Recently, a class action lawsuit in Tucson was certified by a federal court after several claims were made against a…
A recent court settlement in favor of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) will require Georgia to pay…
Leading LGBTQ+ media advocacy group, GLAAD has announced a summer blood donation campaign called “Summer of Giving,” running now until…
A recent ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that all EU member states must officially recognize gender…
The United Nations has taken a big stride in LGBTQIA+ rights by passing a resolution to stop intersex discrimination. According…
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies recently approved a spending bill that would…
In North Carolina and Montana, transgender and intersex people are filing lawsuits against their state governments claiming Republican-sponsored laws are…
While life for trans people in places like the U.K. and U.S. is fraught with many challenges, some places in…
One of the most homophobic and transphobic practices that is still legal around the world today is conversion therapy, a…
As states in the southwest region of the USA continue to pass anti-LGBTQ+ laws, New Mexico is passing laws that…
A new law was passed in Hungary this week banning all Pride events. The draconian legislation officially makes holding a…
A new gender-affirming program from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Health Plan connects the LGBTQ+ community with vetted…
New research published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine has revealed that twice-yearly injections of the drug…
A new report has found that the U.K. is one of the most transphobic countries in the world. The results…
Garden State Equality, an Asbury Park-based nonprofit, created an interactive Affirming Healthcare Map to connect LGBTQ+ individuals to gender-affirming healthcare.…
With the arrival of a new year also came the commencement of a new session of Congress, this one with…
In a landmark win for the queer community, Aetna has agreed to provide equal fertility coverage to LGBTQ+ people after…
In a historic win for the LGBTQ+ community, the Montana Supreme Court has upheld a temporary injunction against the state’s…
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) voiced their support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the…
Job search company Indeed has promised transgender employees $10k to relocate to LGBTQ+ friendly states following a terrible year of…
Two Democratic U.S. Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently asking that the STI treatment…
Republican lawmakers in West Virginia’s state legislature have passed a terrifying bill allowing health care providers to examine children’s genitals…
A panel of judges for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals has ruled that gender-affirming care for minors is…
A senior UN official has announced that anti-LGBTQ laws are impeding the fight against AIDS by preventing people from accessing…