Jun 03 Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill banning gender-affirming care for minors By Associated Press Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday. Continue reading
May 30 Activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise By Denise Lavoie, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns to convince corporate leaders not to cave to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 8:52 41% of surveyed LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in the past year By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara As conservative lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, new data from The Trevor Project underscores the mental toll on LGBTQ+ youth. We hear from young people around the country about the challenges they face and their hopes, and John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 3:21 Photographer Nan Goldin’s Brief But Spectacular take on survival By Moe Sattar, Ana Davila Nan Goldin is a renowned photographer and activist whose work has documented LGBTQ+ subcultures, the AIDS crisis and the opioid epidemic. Recently, Goldin and her work were the subject of the documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.” She shares… Continue watching
May 05 Pride organizers keep eye on drag laws ahead of festivals By Susan Haigh, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Organizers of Pride festivals and parades in conservative states are under increasing pressure to censor their events or ban drag performances. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Tensions high after 2nd shooting in Jerusalem wounds 2 In our news wrap Saturday, tensions remain high after a 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded two people in Jerusalem, floodwaters are receding in Auckland, New Zealand after record-breaking rainfall, Pope Francis clarified his words after saying that being gay… Continue watching
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading
Jan 20 Church of England apologizes for rejecting and excluding LGBTQ people, doesn’t change same-sex marriage ceremony policy By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales since 2013, but the church did not change its teaching when the law changed. Continue reading
Jan 12 Wisconsin Republicans block ban on ‘conversion therapy’ By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Wisconsin Republicans have again allowed therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients' gender identities and sexual orientations — a scientifically discredited practice known as conversion therapy. Continue reading
Aug 18 A ‘forgotten tragedy’ at a New Orleans gay bar and a new effort to honor victims’ remains By Roby Chavez After nearly 50 years, New Orleans issued a formal apology for its response to an arson at the popular gay bar UpStairs Lounge and renews the search for the remains of four victims. Continue reading