LGBTQ rights

6 ways Trump’s executive orders are targeting transgender people

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office. Here's what to know about Trump's actions and who they affect.

Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19

By Zeke Miller, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Medicaid programs in some states cover gender-affirming care. The new order suggests that practice could end and target hospitals and universities that receive federal money and provide the care. It's likely to be challenged in court.

Trump demands apology after bishop asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

By Darlene Superville, Tiffany Stanley, Gary Fields, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.

WATCH: ‘Have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants, Episcopal bishop asks Trump

By Associated Press

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, ended her sermon with a direct appeal to President Donald Trump.

Anita Bryant, popular singer who became vocal opponent of gay rights, dies at 84

By Associated Press

Supported by the Rev. Jerry Falwell among others in the 1970s, Bryant and her “Save Our Children” coalition opposed gay rights around the country, denouncing the “deviant lifestyle” of the gay community and calling gay people “human garbage.”…

Russian man arrested for allegedly running gay travel agency dies in custody

By Associated Press

Just over a year ago, Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism in a ruling that designated “the international LGBT movement” as extremist.

Attorneys see surge of LGBTQ+ parents seeking to adopt their children before new Trump term

By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

Project 2025, the 920-page document that lays out priorities for a second Trump term, envisions a federal government that uplifts families made up of a married mother and father, while undermining LGBTQ+ parents.

Democrats were hammered with misleading attacks on transgender issues. The party is grappling with how to move forward

By Bill Barrow, Marc Levy, Associated Press

The fallout leaves some progressive and moderate Democrats struggling between the party’s modern identity as a champion of civil rights and its electoral fortunes across swaths of America with whom those attacks resonated.

How a homophobic soccer chant became a costly embarrassment for Mexico

By Carlos Rodriguez, Associated Press

Multiple sanctions from FIFA and campaigns by Mexican soccer officials to educate fans have not been able to stamp it out.

WATCH: Walz delivers remarks at Human Rights Campaign event for LGBTQ+ equality

By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris' record of defending LGBTQ+ rights on Saturday night, pledging to a supportive crowd that she will advance their cause if elected president.