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NYU Langone ends gender-affirming care for teens

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (641+ words) Civil rights officials, health plans, and advocates condemn the closure. A NYU Langone Health hospital in New York City is pictured here on April 4, 2020. For prostate cancer, screening often begins with a simple blood test to measure prostate-specific antigen, or…...

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Heritage Foundation hires conservative education advocate who previously appeared in gay adult films

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (692+ words) Corey DeAngelis, whose film persona name was "Seth Rose," will be a research fellow in the conservative think tank's Center for Education Policy. Corey DeAngelis admitted appearing in gay adult films less than two years before the Heritage Foundation hired…...

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advocate.com > health > prostate-cancer-screening-important

He was diagnosed with prostate cancer while homeless. A simple screening likely saved his life

2+ day, 59+ min ago  (1012+ words) For prostate cancer, screening often begins with a simple blood test to measure prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. Prostate cancer can be diagnosed through a simple blood test. "Men don't really concern themselves with their health," Ford told The Advocate. "I'm…...

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advocate.com > politics > national > jace-yarbrough-extremist-texas-candidate

Trump endorses self-described ‘Nazi-ish’ Texas Republican as Peter Thiel backs his bid for Congress

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (634+ words) Jace Yarbrough is running in the GOP primary for Texas's 32nd Congressional District. Jace Yarbrough is a Republican running for Congress in Texas. Yarbrough, a lawyer and Air Force reservist, drew attention earlier this month at a February 3 candidate forum, where…...

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advocate.com > news > lgbtq-population-9-percent-2025

2025 U.S. LGBTQ+ adult population matches 2024's record; bi identity still most common: Gallup

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (807+ words) The pollster expects the LGBTQ+ percentage to rise in the coming years as more members of Generation Z become adults. LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Washington, D.C., in 2024 The proportion of U.S. adults identifying as LGBTQ+ remained steady at 9 percent from 2024 to 2025, according…...

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Daily newsletter 2/19

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (377+ words) " More than a decade after the Supreme Court declared marriage equality the law of the land, Tennessee Republicans are pushing a bill that would allow businesses and private citizens to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court…...

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advocate.com > opinion > jesse-jackson-lgbtq-shared-rainbow

We shared a rainbow with Jesse Jackson, who shook our hands when no one else would

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1329+ words) Opinion: Jackson saw the rainbow as a quilt of inclusion, while the Trump administration views those same colors as a threat, writes John Casey. I met Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84, in 1988 when I worked on Capitol Hill. From…...

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advocate.com > politics > states > tennessee-undermine-marriage-equality

Tennessee bill lets businesses and people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (622+ words) Queer couples may still be able to marry according to the law of the land, but the GOP is betting that its edges are still soft enough to cut. Republicans in Tennessee are attempting to undermine marriage equality with new…...

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advocate.com > politics > national > jared-polis-white-house

Colorado’s Jared Polis embraces Trump’s national governors’ White House dinner snub: a ‘badge of honor’

3+ day, 48+ min ago  (750+ words) The gay governor and Maryland's Wes Moore, the only Black governor, were expressly not invited to attend. Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks during a community gathering at the site of an attack against a group of people holding a vigil…...

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advocate.com > politics > heritage-foundation-trans-care-adults

Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (593+ words) Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking care away from transgender adults, saying in an episode of the PBD podcast that the organization is currently "running the numbers" on the supposed correlation between gender-affirming surgeries and violence. His proposed…...