• Brazil's Bolsonaro targets indigenous groups, LGBTQ rights on 1st day as president

    Brazil's Bolsonaro targets indigenous groups, LGBTQ rights on 1st day as president

    Jan 02, 2019 08:57 PM EDT

    Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders on Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in the first hours of his administration.

  • Election win 'important closure' for LGBTQ Coloradans, governor-elect says

    Election win 'important closure' for LGBTQ Coloradans, governor-elect says

    Nov 07, 2018 11:20 PM EDT

    Five-term Colorado Democrat Jared Polis on Tuesday became the first openly gay man to be elected a U.S. governor. Polis joins John Yang to discuss his historic win and his campaign for better health care, gun violence prevention, and renewable energy.

  • Prime-time TV reaches record-high percentage of LGBTQ characters, study shows

    Prime-time TV reaches record-high percentage of LGBTQ characters, study shows

    Oct 25, 2018 05:05 PM EDT

    ... are up from 17 to 26, and HIV-positive characters went from two to seven. On cable channels, the number of regularly seen and recurring LGBTQ characters increased to 208 from last year's 173. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix original series had a combined 112 LGBTQ characters, a noteworthy increase ...

  • LGBTQ advocates fear Kavanaugh's votes on gay-rights issues

    LGBTQ advocates fear Kavanaugh's votes on gay-rights issues

    Jul 19, 2018 02:49 PM EDT

    ... organizations to submit a form objecting to paying for the coverage "substantially burdened" the free exercise of religion. "One of the primary battlegrounds for both LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights will be around religious exemptions, an area where we have already seen Judge Kavanaugh favor those seeking exceptions over those ...

  • As state protections stall, cities lead the way on LGBTQ rights

    As state protections stall, cities lead the way on LGBTQ rights

    Oct 22, 2017 09:10 PM EDT

    ... becoming more progressive on LGBTQ issues, according to a report the Human Rights Campaign released Thursday. “In a year marked by a wave of anti-LGBTQ state bills and an unprecedented rollback of hard-won federal LGBTQ protections, the [index] reveals that city leaders are boldly standing up for equality ...

  • There has been a surge in arrests of LGBTQ people in Egypt. Here's why

    There has been a surge in arrests of LGBTQ people in Egypt. Here's why

    Oct 09, 2017 09:12 PM EDT

    ... s as terrible as terrorism”, prime-time TV host Ahmed Moussa said. Poet Mohsen al-Balasy was kicked off al-Mehwar TV after publicly defending LGBTQ people. The number of arrests has surpassed the Queen Boat incident in 2001, which was once the largest crackdown of LGBTQ citizens in the ...

  • Sessions issues Justice Department directive on religious objections, undercutting LGBTQ protections

    Sessions issues Justice Department directive on religious objections, undercutting LGBTQ protections

    Oct 06, 2017 07:43 PM EDT

    Under the new policy, a claim of a violation of religious freedom would be enough to override concerns for the civil rights of LGBT people and anti-discrimination protections for women and others. The guidelines are so sweeping that experts on religious liberty are calling them a legal powder-keg that could prompt wide-ranging lawsuits against the...

  • LGBTQ 'dreamers' are particularly vulnerable as DACA winds down. Here's why.

    LGBTQ 'dreamers' are particularly vulnerable as DACA winds down. Here's why.

    Sep 08, 2017 03:57 PM EDT

    ... insecurity among LGBTQ people, saying 20.7 percent of LGBTQ people make less than $12,000 per year, as opposed to 17 percent of non-LGBTQ people. And LGBTQ people of color are more often unemployed than non-LGBTQ adults and can also face discrimination during the hiring process for ...

  • This archive holds a history of LGBTQ trailblazers in Brooklyn

    This archive holds a history of LGBTQ trailblazers in Brooklyn

    Jun 24, 2017 05:57 PM EDT

    ... drew on BAM’s long history as a performance hub in downtown Brooklyn, New York. Containing 70,000 items and released during a month of LGBTQ pride celebrations, it also holds traces of important moments in LGBTQ history, when writers and performers brought their singular experiences to Brooklyn audiences. We ...

  • After Pulse shooting, Orlando's faith and LGBTQ groups opened dialogue

    After Pulse shooting, Orlando's faith and LGBTQ groups opened dialogue

    Jun 11, 2017 10:08 PM EDT

    Faith leaders and LGBTQ groups in Orlando say the last year has brought new connections between them, just one of the ways the community has changed in the wake of the Pulse shooting.