LGBTQ+ news and culture from the United States.
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The administration is ending a CDC community grant program and routing the money through state health agencies instead, a move critics say could disrupt testing, PrEP access and outbreak response.
The move, framed by supporters as a tax enforcement issue, has also drawn criticism over what it signals ahead of major international sporting events in the United States.
A public notice has drawn criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates after it outlined a proposed warning label for family programming that includes LGBTQ+ characters, stories or themes.
The Texas Republican says he may oppose two ambassadorial picks until the White House shows that PEPFAR money approved by Congress is being released.
The Trump administration’s new report says Cuba has influenced U.S. left-wing movements and lists 43 people and groups, including Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker and Black Lives Matters.
Harold J. Phillips of NMAC says medical progress alone will not end HIV unless stigma is confronted in health care, policy and daily life.
A commentary argues that recent court and policy moves targeting trans people are also being used to weaken long-standing sex-discrimination protections for women and others.
A commentary published by LGBTQ Nation argues that the country has weathered crises before, but says Donald Trump and MAGA politics are testing democratic institutions in new ways.
The Treasury secretary made the claim at a State Department summit on political violence, while details from prosecutors show the alleged plot centered on January 27, 2025.
Rainbow flags were permitted in stadiums, but safety concerns and protests around the tournament prompted some supporters’ groups to stay away.
On Joe Rogan’s podcast, the vice president described Joe Biden’s ice cream habits as “suggestive” and joked about the awkwardness of eating certain foods in public.
From early gender-nonconforming figures and firsts in Congress to modern battles over health care, bathrooms and military service, a new chronology maps 250 years of trans life in America.
The Trevor Project says the federal lifeline's specialized services were cut off on July 17, 2025, after supporting more than 1.5 million LGBTQ+ young people.
The bill includes provisions that would restrict Pride flags, target trans-related care and weaken protections for LGBTQ+ people in federal and foreign-assistance work.
