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Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people

The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.

'New pathway' to cure for HIV discovered using tech from COVID-19 vaccine

One of the main roadblocks in developing a cure for HIV has been finding a way to isolate the virus as it hides among white blood cells.

VIDEO: A man living with HIV discusses his journey to fatherhood

Many people living with HIV are told that they can never have healthy biological children — but science has proven that wrong.

Chuck Schumer demands reinstatement of federal HIV funding after RFK Jr.’s ‘indiscriminate cuts’

With HIV vaccine research canceled and prevention programs dismantled, the Democratic Senate minority leader expects answers from the Department of Health and Human Services before July.

Trump guts $258 million in funding for HIV vaccine research

“For HIV vaccine design and development, we've begun to see light at the end of the tunnel after many years of research,” Dennis Burton, an immunology professor at Scripps Research, said.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

Justices Kavanaugh & Barrett signal they may uphold access to PrEP and preventive care protections

LGBTQ+ and public health advocates warn that a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would allow insurers to begin denying or charging for services currently guaranteed to be free—like STI testing, diabetes screening, contraception, and maternal care.

What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care

Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

Trump quietly purges presidential HIV advisory council, sparking public health fears (exclusive)

“We have all the tools to end HIV. It just makes me sad to see a lot of this infrastructure being systematically dismantled across the country," one advisor told The Advocate.

Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.

Lesotho's main LGBTQ+ group says it's 'not receiving grants' after Donald Trump lies

Lesotho's largest LGBTQ+ group says it has not received the millions Donald Trump claimed they have.

Civil rights groups sue Trump over executive orders targeting DEI & transgender people

President Trump, we will see you in court again, and we will beat you again,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said.

Trump's anti-transgender executive orders force CDC to remove HIV resources

Trump's executive order prohibiting federal agenciesfrom making any mention of "gender ideology" has forced the CDC to remove HIV-related pages regardless of if they mentioned gender or not.

The Smithsonian erased more than a queer Cuban artist's AIDS artwork

By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Portrait Gallery is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.

​Reclaiming the Mosaic: Dr. Tyler TerMeer on the weight of intersectional leadership

As we head toward life under another Trump administration, one queer Black leader offers words of wisdom, reflection, and hope.

This long-term HIV survivor says testosterone therapy 'saved my life.'

Nelson Vergel's been on a lifelong mission to educate people about hormone therapy since it helped him survive the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s.

A camp for kids living with HIV is for sale. Here's why its founder is celebrating

One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at White House for the first time

It’s been a big 2024 World AIDS Day for the world’s largest ongoing community art project.

President Biden to host AIDS Memorial Quilt on White House South Lawn for World AIDS Day (exclusive)

The president and First Lady Jill Biden will host a public display of the Quilt for the first time on the South Lawn that people can visit and view.

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