LGBTQ rights

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.

After Supreme Court abortion decision, some fear rollback of LGBTQ and other rights

By John Hanna, Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing states to ban abortion is stirring alarm among LGBTQ advocates. They fear that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry.

President Biden issues executive orders to counter state actions he sees as anti-LGBTQ

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

The orders seek to discourage "conversion therapy," which is a discredited practice that aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Online right-wing extremists amp up anti-LGBTQ rhetoric during Pride Month

By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

A toxic brew of hateful rhetoric has been percolating in Idaho and elsewhere, well ahead of the arrests of Patriot Front members at a pride event Saturday in Coeur d'Alene.