• Trump administration pulls the plug on suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

    Trump administration pulls the plug on suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth

    Jun 21, 2025 09:40 PM EDT

    ... Yang: And this is not the only thing the administration is doing to sort of pull back on access to services and help for the LGBTQ community in health. What else are they doing? Lindsey Dawson: So the administration, more broadly, is seeking to challenge LGBTQ people's access to ...

  • New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson

    New biography documents life of pioneering LGBTQ rights activist Marsha P. Johnson

    Jun 18, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... a lot of young people were leaving their homes because of misunderstandings with their family, hostilities in their homes. A lot of queer, transgender, nonconforming, LGBTQIA+ young people had to leave their homes and would be houseless. I think, to me, it's really important to ask, do we really ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on caring for LGBTQ+ seniors

    A Brief But Spectacular take on caring for LGBTQ+ seniors

    Jun 16, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... Dennis: Well, what else is new? Nikki Moustafa: I hope that I have created an environment where everyone feels safe and feels seen. Britta Larson: LGBTQ older adults really did pave the way for many of us today in terms of our rights in this country. But they shouldn't ...

  • News Wrap: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies gather for final day of WorldPride

    News Wrap: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies gather for final day of WorldPride

    Jun 08, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Sunday, hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies gathered for the final day of WorldPride in Washington, D.C., overnight air strikes continued in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and Moscow's mayor says they intercepted Ukrainian drones, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful is in critical ...

  • Global celebration of LGBTQ+ community draws thousands to nation's capital

    Global celebration of LGBTQ+ community draws thousands to nation's capital

    Jun 07, 2025 09:50 PM EDT

    ... it is Pride Month. And I wonder, what is your assessment on a broader level of the state of the health of people in the LGBTQ community right now? Brian Mustanski: I think it's a scary time for people in the community. You know, as a scientist, I can ...

  • Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, poll finds

    Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, poll finds

    May 30, 2025 06:17 PM EDT

    LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. see lower social acceptance for transgender people than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, a new Pew Research Center poll found. Pew found that about 6 in 10 LGBTQ+ adults said there is “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of social acceptance ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

    LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

    Apr 21, 2025 11:03 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday signaled support for the religious rights of parents in Maryland who want to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters. Listen to the Supreme Court hearing in the player above. The court seemed likely to ...

  • Pope Francis reached out to migrants and LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

    Pope Francis reached out to migrants and LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

    Apr 21, 2025 05:35 PM EDT

    ... and European policies. He said in 2016 of then-candidate Donald Trump that anyone building a wall to keep migrants out “is not a Christian.” LGBTQ+ stance Early in his papacy, Francis signaled a more welcoming stance toward LGBTQ+ people, declaring “Who am I to judge?” when asked about a ...

  • Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events

    Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events

    Apr 14, 2025 10:11 PM EDT

    Legal scholars and critics call the move another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government.

  • Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events

    Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events

    Mar 18, 2025 06:36 PM EDT

    WATCH: ‘Have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants, Episcopal bishop asks Trump Booksellers in Hungary have faced hefty fines for failing to wrap books that contain LGBTQ+ themes in closed packaging. Critics have argued Orbán's campaign amounts to an attempt to cut LGBTQ+ visibility, and that by tying it ...