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Gay Throuple with Daughter Seek Legal Three-Parent Status
A gay throuple are seeking legal recognition for all three dads as parents of their adopted daughter. They would be the second such family to be officially recognized.
Colombian Ministry Tweet Hurls Homophobic Slur about Super Mario Bros' Luigi
A Twitter account for a Colombian government ministry sent out a tweet that used a homophobic slur about a Super Mario Bros. character and prompted an apologetic followup.
Kansas Governor Vetoes 4 Anti-Trans Bills as Overrides Loom
Kansas' Democratic governor vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures, including a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers, but the Republican lawmakers who pushed them appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions.
Twitter Begins Removing Blue Checks from Users who Don't Pay
Many of Twitter's high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.
California Researchers Attempt Ocean Climate Solution
The ocean, whose plants and currents take in carbon dioxide, has already helped the Earth tremendously by absorbing 30 percent of carbon dioxide emissions since the Industrial Revolution.
House Approves Trans Athlete Ban for Girls and Women's Teams
Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women's sports teams at federally supported schools and colleges under legislation pushed through Thursday by House Republicans.
Veto Stands: Transgender Pronouns OK in North Dakota Schools
Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators.
BuzzFeed to Close News Division, Cut 15% of All Staff
Pulitzer Prize winning digital media company BuzzFeed will shut down its news division and cut another 15% of its staff across the company, adding to layoffs made earlier this year.
North Dakota Governor Signs Law Limiting Trans Health Care
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18.
SpaceX Giant Rocket Explodes Minutes After Launch from Texas
SpaceX's giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
SpaceX Takes Second Shot at Launching Biggest Rocket
SpaceX prepared to launch the biggest and most powerful rocket Thursday, working nonstop after the first shot at a test flight fizzled earlier in the week.
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Sexually Abused, Harassed in Men's Jail
A trans woman awaiting trial inside Baltimore men's jail facility was sexually assaulted at knifepoint by another prisoner, subjected to frequent ridicule and denied hormone therapy in what constituted cruel and unusual punishment, a federal lawsuit says.
Movie Theaters and Streamers May End Up Friends, After All
Companies like Amazon and Apple are sprinting into multiplexes, taking a distinctly different approach to the staunchly streaming-focused Netflix.
K-Pop Star Moon Bin Found Dead at Home
Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday.
DeSantis Appointees Begin Reshaping Disney World's District
Wednesday's meeting continued a battle pitting prospective presidential candidate DeSantis and Republican state lawmakers against Disney that started last year when the company publicly opposed Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.
'Awesome' Solar Eclipse Wows Viewers in Australia, Indonesia
The hybrid solar eclipse tracked from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and was mostly over water. The lucky few people in its path either saw the darkness of a total eclipse or a "ring of fire."
U.S. Soccer to Test Anti-Gay Protocol During Upcoming Mexico Match
For the first time in match involving Mexico and the United States, a U.S. Soccer Federation policy that bans discriminatory chanting will be in effect.
Ashley Burton 2023's 9th Victim of Lethal Anti-Trans Violence
Ashley Burton, a Black trans woman, was shot and killed last week in Atlanta. At least eight other transgender or nonbinary people, most of them people of color, have been killed so far this year.
Watch: Couple Beaten in NYC Say Being Gay Made them Targets
A gay couple who were assaulted by strangers in Times Square and ended up in the hospital say they were targeted because of their sexuality.
Archeologists in Italy Unearth Ancient Dolphin Statuette
Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, shining new light on the religious life and rituals of an ancient city.