LGBTQ rights

Serbia cancels EuroPride celebration due to extremist threats

By Jovana Gec, Associated Press

Serbia won’t allow a pan-European LGBTQ Pride event to take place in Belgrade next month, the president said Saturday, citing threats from right-wing extremists and fears of clashes.

Gender dysphoria covered by Americans with Disabilities Act, federal court rules

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could halt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.

National debate over parental rights and censorship enters local school board races

By Amna Nawaz

School board elections are increasingly becoming proxies for the larger political culture wars on issues of race, gender and parental rights. Several states have recently implemented laws that critics say effectively ban books in schools and libraries. Kelly Jensen, an…

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Singapore will decriminalize gay sex, but continue to prohibit same-sex marriage

By Eileen Ng, Associated Press

Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage.

Pressure mounts on GOP senators after same-sex marriage passes House

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Schumer leaned into the bill Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass the landmark legislation in their chamber on Tuesday.

Why more teens feel safe identifying as trans

By Jody L. Herman, Andrew Ryan Flores, Kathryn K. O’Neill, The Conversation

A new study shows that a higher percentage of young people identify as trans compared to adults. Researchers say the findings could also give policymakers a better idea of how many kids will be affected by anti-trans legislation.

30 detained after Turkish police break up LGBTQ Pride march

By Associated Press

Turkish authorities have banned LGBTQ events, but around 50 people holding rainbow flags nevertheless marched toward a main park to mark the end of Pride Month.

London marks 50 years of Pride

By Mike Fuller, Associated Press

After two years of cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the parade came a half-century after London’s first march to celebrate Pride in 1972.

Alabama cites abortion ruling to argue for transgender medication ban

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Alabama is using the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth.

Pride celebrations take place amid new fears of eroding freedoms

By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

The warning shot from the nation's top court came after a year of legislative defeats for the LGBTQ community, including the passage of laws in some states limiting the discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity with children.