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Novavax: Large Study Finds COVID-19 Shot About 90% Effective
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico.
Watch: Preacher Tony Spell Wants Manly Men with Grease on Their Hands. Really.
Right Wing Watch reported that Louisiana preacher Tony Spell recently declared that "the world needs to see some manly preachers" like him, before alluding to manly men with grease on their hands and callouses on their knees.
Watch: Knife Attack Against D.C. Trans Woman Caught on Video
A Washington, D.C. trans woman described how a trio of attackers left her with knife wounds to the arm and head in a brutal June 6 attack at a laundromat that police are investigating as a hate crime.
A New Digital Platform Helps LGBTQ Pioneers on the Path to Financial Stability
A new platform, created in partnership with SAGE and LifeCents and supported by the Wells Fargo Foundation, is helping LGBTQ elders reduce financial stress and rethink how to budget and strategize for the future.
Watch: Dad's Support for Gay Son Goes Viral
Just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a strongly conservative community, one dad is going viral for showing his gay son support with a flag.
Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today's Political Battles
One researcher says doctors tended to see transgender youth as canvases for experimentation — to see how their growing bodies responded to various surgeries or hormonal cocktails.
Travel Rebound: 2 Million People Go Through US Airports
The airline industry's recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.
Victims of Pulse Nightclub Massacre Remembered 5 Years Later
The 49 people killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida were honored in Orlando and around the world on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the attack.
Biden to Name Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial
President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
Rash of Mass Shootings Stirs US Fears Heading Into Summer
Two people were killed and at least 30 others were wounded in overnight mass shootings in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence during the coronavirus pandemic could continue as summer dawns.
Tire Tracks Mar Reno's Rainbow-Colored Sidewalk
City workers in Reno plan to keep repairing a rainbow-colored Pride Month crosswalk that was marred by tire tracks after it was painted this week under the Reno Arch, while police investigate the damage as a property destruction crime.
5 Years After Pulse Shooting, the LGBTQ Gun Debate Grows in the Face of Escalating Threats, Bigotry
In the wake of recent mass shootings and the five-year anniversary of the Pulse massacre, one might think that Americans — especially LGBTQ Americans — have had enough. They have. But many in the queer community are beyond protests and petitions.
White House Appoints Out, HIV+ Director for Office of National AIDS Policy
The White House announced the appointment of an out gay man, Harold Phillips, as director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, or (ONAP). The June 5 announcement coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first report on AIDS.
Look: This Year's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photos
Associated Press photographers awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Friday had dodged tear gas to capture protests against racial injustice and patiently built trust with elderly people to empathetically document the toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
US Will Restore $1B for for California's Troubled Bullet Train
The federal government has reached an agreement to restore nearly $1 billion in funding for California's troubled bullet train, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
Exhibit, Ceremony Mark 5th Anniversary of Pulse Massacre
The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a community run, a museum exhibit, a mass yoga session, a gay chorus performance and a street dance party.
Senate Decrees Pulse Nightclub Site National Memorial in Unanimous Vote
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to decree the site of Pulse nightclub — the gay nightspot in Orlando, Florida, that was the scene of a mass shooting in 2016 — a national memorial.
Change to Gilead Assistance Program Threatens PrEP Access, HIV Advocates Say
Gilead announced in April it will change how much it reimburses through that assistance program. For pharmacies that contract with certain safety-net clinics, the change means less reimbursement cash to pass along to the clinics.
US Urges World to Ensure HIV Services for LGBTQ Community
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the world's nations Thursday to ensure equal access to HIV services to those most at risk of getting AIDS -- the LGBTQ community, drug users, sex workers, racial and ethnic minorities and women and girls.
Watch: Mormon Dad Reacts to Son Coming Out
Austin Swink was preparing to go on his first mission trip with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he told his dad the news.