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At least one family law attorney is advising LGBTQ+ clients to engage in mediation and direct negotiation with their spouses instead of going to court, given stances taken by the current ...

Influenced by advancements in AI and wearable technology, and fueled by privacy concerns, reproductive health data is at a pivotal intersection of federal and state regulations. Traditionally, the ...

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Sunday for smiling in a photo alongside a former Uganda official who once championed anti-LGBTQ ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to back a free speech challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy aimed at young people questioning their sexual orientations or ...

Two Ohio Democratic lawmakers say they’re introducing the “Conception Begins at Erection” Act, a proposal that would criminalize men who engage in unprotected sex without the intent to conceive. State ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen at a news conference with Attorney General Rob Bonta in September, issued his first vetoes after the legislative session, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2025, striking 21 bills while signing ...

(FOX40.COM) – In the most recent events, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed multiple bills into law, stating they will protect abortion rights and reproductive health care all over. “California stands for a ...

After a tumultuous month in which Texas public universities faced heightened scrutiny over course content on gender identity and LGBTQ studies, the University of Texas System announced Tuesday that it ...

At school, students can find out who they want to be. For many, school is the first taste of freedom and a space for discovery. At school, students might find a teacher they can talk to about their ...

Featuring Yasmin Cader, Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, ACLU; Chase Strangio, Co-Director, LGBTQ and HIV Rights Project, ACLU and Ben Wizner, Deputy ...

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