Jul 04 At Pride march in Paris, activists demand racial justice too By Arno Pedram, Associated Press Marchers chanted “It’s my body, it’s my choice!” and “Everyone hates the police!” as the young, ethnically diverse crowd wound peacefully from the Pigalle neighborhood in northern Paris to Republique plaza in the east. Many of the participants wore protective… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 2:13 Remembering the '80s HIV epidemic this Pride By PBS NewsHour This Pride, we are remembering a community’s struggle with a different epidemic decades ago. Raised by gay parents, a man recalls how HIV AIDS was impacting people around him and how a group of men called his “aunties” helped him… Continue watching
Jun 28 In NYC, marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what By Deepti Hajela, Brian Mahoney, Associated Press With the city’s massive Pride parade canceled, Sunday's performances were virtual, the flags flew in emptier than normal spaces and the protesters were masked. Continue reading
Jun 15 SCOTUS rules LGBTQ people protected from job discrimination By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court decided by a 6-3 vote that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against LGBT workers. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump administration revokes transgender health protections By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration has finalized a regulation that overturns Obama-era protections for transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. Continue reading
May 26 Costa Rica legalizes same-sex marriage By Javier Cordoba, Associated Press Costa Rica is the sixth country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage, following most recently Ecuador, which allowed it last year. It is also permitted in some parts of Mexico. Continue reading
May 12 Michigan woman at center of transgender rights case dies By Associated Press Aimee Stephens, a Detroit-area transgender woman who was fired by a funeral home after she said she wanted to be recognized as female, has died. Continue reading
May 04 With split delayed, United Methodists face a year in limbo By David Crary, Associated Press Had there been no coronavirus pandemic, America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination would be convening this week for a likely vote to break up over differences on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBTQ pastors. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 2:18 Student Reporting Labs on the experiences of LGBTQ youth By Student Reporting Labs For the last several weeks, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ “No Labels Attached” series has explored how stereotypes are impacting young people through race and culture and in sports. The latest installation looks at misconceptions about LGBTQ youth. Continue watching
Feb 05 California governor pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative By Don Thompson, Associated Press Rustin was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. Continue reading