LGBT Rights

A bill introduced in the Missouri statehouse last week would make it illegal for schoolteachers or counselors to support or contribute to the social transitioning of a transgender minor.
The law will bar transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
For the second time, and despite questionable legal authority, Ken Paxton is seeking medical records from providers that are not based in Texas.
Two churches on opposite sides of the political spectrum have become focal points in a community's war over gender, sexuality and the well-being of children.
"You are not welcome at this salon. Period," Studio 8 Hair Lab's owner allegedly wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post.
Some describe the rise of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the U.S. as the gravest threat to the queer community in decades.
Orban passed a law in 2021 banning the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change at schools, citing the need to protect children from “LGBTQ propaganda."
An increasingly invasive trove of data is available for law enforcement to track people seeking care that's now banned in many states.
Kollé will be the second transgender woman to compete in Miss Universe during the 2023 event in El Salvador later this year.
"The Sopranos" star sarcastically thanked the Supreme Court after it decided a Christian website designer could discriminate against same-sex marriage.