Jun 13 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Heavily armed man busted en route to L.A. gay pride parade due in court By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, James Howell, the Indiana man arrested with assault rifles and explosive chemicals in Santa Monica Sunday, will appear in court tomorrow. Police said he was heading to the L.A. gay pride parade. Also, the Supreme… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 2:07 Vowing that the power of love will always defeat hatred By PBS News Hour In powerful images and words; in rallies, vigils, speeches, and tearful embraces, Americans remember the 49 slain and dozens injured in the Orlando mass shooting. Raw pain and sorrow give way to strength and determination that love will overcome hatred… Continue watching
Jun 13 Blood donation restrictions for gay men ‘not supported by facts,’ AIDS experts say By Charles Piller, STAT Orlando shooting sparks calls to end limits on gay men donating blood. Continue reading
Jun 13 Orlando victims named as tributes flow around the world By Larisa Epatko The city of Orlando on Monday released the names of those killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Forty-nine young people who were dancing and enjoying life. Continue reading
Jun 12 ‘This is our Charleston’: Orlando LGBT center mourns massacre victims By William Brangham At the LGBT Center of Central Florida in Orlando, community members and allies gathered on Sunday to grieve for the victims of the early morning massacre at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando. Continue reading
Jun 12 At LGBT landmark Stonewall, a community in mourning By Omar Etman, Daniel Moritz-Rabson On Sunday, hours after 50 people were killed in a shooting in a gay club in Orlando, the LGBT community and its allies gathered to pay tribute at The Stonewall Inn. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch: Obama decries Orlando shooting as act of terror and hate By Associated Press Since he took office in 2009, Obama has appeared before cameras more than a dozen times following mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 11 Oregon court rules that ‘nonbinary’ is a legal gender By Corinne Segal An Oregon circuit court has ruled that a resident can change their legal gender to "nonbinary," a gender identity that is neither male nor female. Continue reading
Jun 08 Twitter chat: What’s the status of transgender rights in the U.S.? By Corinne Segal In our next #NewsHourChats, we'll discuss the state of rights for the transgender community in the U.S. Join us on Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT. Continue reading
Jun 02 Army’s gay civilian leader calls his promotion ‘remarkable’ By Associated Press Army Secretary Eric Fanning is the first gay head of a military service branch. Continue reading