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While conversion therapy has been banned in 15 states, the new legislation is one of just a handful of attempts to regulate orientation change efforts at the national level
After a 21-year-old was fatally shot by police in Atlanta, advocates say it's time for law enforcement to get training in dealing with trans people
Though Obama's bathroom guidelines were largely symbolic, there are real consequences for the students who just lost their protections under Trump
HIV can be detected in days and stigma has decreased dramatically – but the FDA still makes gay men abstain from sex for a year before donating
From bathroom laws to ascendance of Mike Pence in Trump's White House, this year was not great for the trans community
Mississippi has recently seen a barrage of right-wing bills that might have taken other states years to pass
"Some people just take bathrooms for granted, but over history, the bathroom has been a place where rights are fought"
While trans folks were under the cultural spotlight this year, they gained little in the way of protections
From Laura Jane Grace's triumphant blues to Jared Leto's hollow victory, a look back at the events that put trans in the spotlight like never before
See where America's gay, lesbian, bi and transgender citizens have it worst
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