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We see a demonstrator in a tan hat holding a large transgender flag and another person behind them in glasses and a black hat holding two smaller flags, the pride flag and the transgender flag, at a rally for transgender rights on a train platform in Phoenix, Arizona.

Victory for LGBTQ: Blue Cross NC expands coverage for trans surgeries

by Elizabeth Thompson July 22, 2021July 21, 2021

Two yellow figures emerge from behind bars and start walking down a path. At the end of the path is a house, but there is a roadblock in the way.

COVID-19 creates additional challenges for those leaving incarceration in NC

by Elizabeth Thompson July 16, 2021August 18, 2021

A man wearing a black shirt holds a glass jar filled with hemp flower. Behind him is a black sign with white and green letters reading "Cannabliss Dispensary

State Health Policy

Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green, advocates say

by Elizabeth Thompson and Mona Dougani July 13, 2021April 1, 2022

A screen shows a woman holding a microphone joyously. In the right hand corner it says "We will begin shortly." In the left hand corner, it says "CURED" the documentary's name, which covers LGBT health and historic abuse of LGBT people in the medical system..

Fixing past wrongs: NC mental health advocates reflect on LGBTQ discrimination in medicine

by Elizabeth Thompson June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

A man with brown hair donates blood in a hospital setting. He is pictured laying down with a white blanket covering him.

As a blood shortage unfolds in NC, many gay and bisexual men are still barred from donating

by Elizabeth Thompson June 29, 2021June 27, 2021

A person sits at their computer. On the screen is the LGBTQ flag with people on it.

Building community and mental health spaces went online for LGBTQ youth in North Carolina and beyond

by Elizabeth Thompson June 15, 2021June 14, 2021