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Watch: Longtime Catholic School Music Teacher Axed after Parent Digs Up His Husband's Obit
A longtime music teacher at a Catholic school says he was fired from his job of two decades after a parent dug up his husband's obituary and sounded the alarm. But his being gay was never really a secret.
Supreme Court Will Take Up a New Case about Which School Sports Teams Transgender Students Can Join
Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in favor of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia.
Trump Administration Claims Education Grants Used for 'Radical Leftwing Agenda' Including 'Queer Resistance in the Arts'
The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants earmarked for immigrants' children and low-income students to help fund "a radical leftwing agenda."
Virginia Agrees Not to Fully Enforce State Law Banning Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ Minors
Virginia officials have agreed not to fully enforce a 2020 law banning conversion therapy for minors as part of an agreement with a faith-based conservative group that sued over the law.
UPenn to Update Swimming Records Set by Lia Thomas, Settling with Feds on Transgender Athletes Case
The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female athletes "disadvantaged" by Thomas' participation on the women's swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, Whose Ministry was Toppled by Prostitution Scandals, Dies at 90
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died.
Iowa's Civil Rights Protections No Longer Include Gender Identity as New Law Takes Effect
Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from discrimination in their job, housing and other aspects of life.
Supreme Court Throws Out Appellate Rulings in Favor of Transgender People in 4 States
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices' recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.
Watch: Knife-Toting Suspect Attacks NYC Gay Bar's Pride Signs
A man with a knife attacked property belonging to a gay club in New York City, then fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident, which was caught on security video, as a hate crime.
NYC, San Francisco, and Other US Cities Cap LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.
NYC, San Francisco and Other US Cities Capping LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest
The month long celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reaches its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches on Sunday.
What to Know About the US Supreme Court's Ruling on Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ-themed storybooks.
10 Years After the Supreme Court Ruled in his Favor, Jim Obergefell Sees Threats to Marriage Equality
A decade after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor and made same sex marriage the law of the land, Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case, sees the decision under fire.
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Cellmate because he was Black and Gay
A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was sentenced Friday to life in prison for strangling his cellmate.
USNS Harvey Milk is Renamed after a WWII Sailor in the Latest Pentagon Diversity Purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.
Marriage Equality Icon Jim Obergefell Warns that Perils Persist for LGBTQ+ Families
The right for same-sex families to wed has been a reality for a decade — but now is not the time for complacency, warns Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the historic court case that secured marriage equality.
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids from Seeing Pornography Online
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography.
Supreme Court Preserves Key Part of Obamacare Coverage Requirements, Including HIV-Prevention Drugs
The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act's preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans.
Supreme Court Says Maryland Parents can Pull their Kids from Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.
Called Out over Election Falsehoods, Kari Lake Serves Up a 'Gay Lover' Fabulation
Former TV news anchor Kari Lake — a "special advisor" to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, of which Voice of America is a part — offered a bizarre, entirely untrue rationale for axing funding to VOA.