• After backlash and threats, Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from store

    After backlash and threats, Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from store

    May 24, 2023 01:46 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. "Since introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our team ...

  • Largest U.S. LGBTQ+ rights group issues Florida travel advisory

    Largest U.S. LGBTQ+ rights group issues Florida travel advisory

    May 23, 2023 08:25 PM EDT

    ... against visiting Florida, it said it wanted to highlight new laws passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature that they said are hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, restrict abortion access and allow Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit. WATCH: 41 percent of surveyed LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in ...

  • Beijing LGBTQ Center shuttered amid crackdown in China

    Beijing LGBTQ Center shuttered amid crackdown in China

    May 16, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... they held, which would cause confusion. Before the crackdown, LGBT Rights Advocacy China built a network of lawyers who were sympathetic and willing to help LGBTQ+ people with legal issues. They had several visible nationwide campaigns pushing for policy changes, such as recognizing same-sex marriage, through targeted lawsuits. Police ...

  • 41% of surveyed LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in the past year

    41% of surveyed LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in the past year

    May 07, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    As conservative lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, new data from The Trevor Project underscores the mental toll on LGBTQ+ youth. We hear from young people around the country about the challenges they face and their hopes, and John Yang speaks with Dr. Jack Turban, assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California...

  • At CPAC, Hungary's Viktor Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration

    At CPAC, Hungary's Viktor Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration

    May 04, 2023 06:43 PM EDT

    Hungary's populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a "virus" in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital on Thursday.

  • WATCH: At White House briefing, 'The L Word' cast praises Biden's LGBTQ record

    WATCH: At White House briefing, 'The L Word' cast praises Biden's LGBTQ record

    Apr 25, 2023 03:29 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Cast members and the creator of the Showtime series “The L Word” praised President Joe Biden on Tuesday for his support of LGBTQ rights. Watch the briefing in the player above. The groundbreaking show followed the lives of lesbian friends in Los Angeles, struggling with romance and careers ...

  • As Oklahoma lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ bills, advocates worry about the chilling effect

    As Oklahoma lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ bills, advocates worry about the chilling effect

    Apr 14, 2023 09:09 PM EDT

    ... female athletes and we will protect women's sports.”Advocates say the legislation is part of a broader GOP effort to target and marginalize the LGBTQ+ community in Oklahoma. They argue that these anti-LGBTQ+ bills are a solution in search of a problem, and when it comes to anti ...

  • Kansas approves bill allowing parents to opt kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons

    Kansas approves bill allowing parents to opt kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons

    Apr 06, 2023 09:59 PM EDT

    ... Democratic district and replaced a retiring lawmaker who voted against overriding Kelly's veto in 2022. Kansas Young Democrats and the state Democratic Party's LGBTQ+ and Progressive caucuses demanded that he step down after Wednesday's vote. Robinson also supported the parents' rights measure. Kansas House Democratic Leader Vic ...

  • Fight over LGBTQ rights threatens access to HIV care in Tennessee

    Fight over LGBTQ rights threatens access to HIV care in Tennessee

    Mar 15, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    In Tennessee, a fight has been brewing over another public health issue. Gov. Bill Lee rejected more than $8 million in federal funding for HIV prevention. It comes as several Republican-led states have moved to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López visited Memphis where advocates have sounded the alarm about...

  • Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights

    Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights

    Mar 01, 2023 07:48 PM EDT

    ... services based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status. Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel, the first openly LGBTQ person elected statewide in Michigan, said during a roundtable near Detroit on Feb. 24 that without legal remedies, many LGBTQ community members have stayed ...