May 13 State Department told to revisit sexual listing on passports By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press Under a ruling from a federal appeals court, the U.S. State Department is once again being ordered to consider whether to grant an intersex person a passport that does not specify a gender. Continue reading
May 12 Homophobia threatens to hamper South Korea’s virus campaign By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward… Continue reading
Feb 12 Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury High School argue that allowing athletes with male anatomy to compete has deprived them of track titles… Continue reading
Feb 11 Couple weds in Northern Ireland’s first same-sex marriage By Associated Press Two women tied the knot Tuesday in Northern Ireland's first same-sex wedding, after the region became the last part of the United Kingdom to legalize gay marriage. Continue reading
Feb 06 Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia lawmakers have passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that advocates say makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people. The legislation prohibits discrimination in housing, public or private employment, public spaces and credit transactions… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Buttigieg maintains Iowa lead in latest caucus results In our news wrap Wednesday, delayed results from Monday’s Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa are still trickling in -- and Pete Buttigieg appears to be keeping his lead. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, the former mayor of South Bend,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Anti-LGBT adoption bill heads to Tennessee governor By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The governor declined to comment Tuesday on whether he would sign the bill, saying he had not read it yet. Continue reading
Dec 27 Past decade has seen human rights ‘backlash,’ UN official says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The outgoing assistant secretary-general for human rights said the regression of the past 10 years hasn’t equaled the advances that began in the late 1970s — but it is serious, widespread and regrettable. Continue reading
Nov 27 Utah set to become 19th state to ban ‘conversion therapy’ By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced Tuesday night that church leaders support a regulatory rule his office helped craft after legislative efforts for a ban on the therapy failed earlier this year. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump rule would let faith-based groups exclude LGBTQ parents By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would allow faith-based foster care and adoption agencies to continue getting taxpayer funding even if they exclude LGBT families and others from their services based on religious beliefs. Continue reading