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Jill Biden Calls Trump a 'Bully' who is Dangerous' to LGBTQ People

NATIONAL | By Darlene Superville | Apr 13, 2024

Jill Biden rallied LGBTQ voters for President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign on Friday, calling likely rival Donald Trump a "bully" who is "dangerous" to their community.

German Parliament Votes to Make it Easier for People to Legally Change Their Name and Gender

German Parliament Votes to Make it Easier for People to Legally Change Their Name and Gender

INTERNATIONAL | By Geir Moulson | Apr 12, 2024

German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records.

Tennessee GOP Senators OK Criminalizing Helping Minors Get Transgender Care, Mimicking Abortion Bill

Tennessee GOP Senators OK Criminalizing Helping Minors Get Transgender Care, Mimicking Abortion Bill

HEALTH | By Kimberlee Kruesi | Apr 12, 2024

Tennessee lawmakers are considering criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, a proposal advancing in one of the most eager states to enact policies aimed at the LGBTQ+ community.

A Major UK Report Says Trans Children are Being Let Down by Toxic Debate and Lack of Evidence

A Major UK Report Says Trans Children are Being Let Down by Toxic Debate and Lack of Evidence

INTERNATIONAL | By Jill Lawless | Apr 12, 2024

Children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate, according to a report Wednesday from a senior doctor in England.

School Grants, Student Pronouns and Library Books Among the Big Bills of Idaho Legislative Session

School Grants, Student Pronouns and Library Books Among the Big Bills of Idaho Legislative Session

NATIONAL | By Rebecca Boone | Apr 12, 2024

Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials and installing protections for teachers who don't use the pronouns

Mississippi Bill Would Limit where Transgender People can Use Bathrooms in Public Buildings

Mississippi Bill Would Limit where Transgender People can Use Bathrooms in Public Buildings

NATIONAL | By Emily Wagster Pettus | Apr 12, 2024

Mississippi's Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that would restrict transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories.

Chick-fil-A Is Coming to Palm Springs and the Local Gays Are Not Happy

BUSINESS | By Emell Adolphus | Apr 11, 2024

It will be the first-ever location in Palm Springs for the Christian-leaning restaurant chain.

OJ Simpson, Fallen Football Hero Acquitted of Murder In 'Trial Of The Century,' Dies at 76

NATIONAL | By Ken Ritter | Apr 11, 2024

O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.

Out Swimmer Dan Jervis Is Going to the Paris 2024 Olympics

INTERNATIONAL | By Emell Adolphus | Apr 11, 2024

Jervis' family and partner were reportedly in attendance to see the moment.

President Biden's Campaign Launches Outreach to LGBTQ+ Voters

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Apr 11, 2024

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign isn't overlooking a major constituency that supported him in 2020, and could prove decisive this November: the LGBTQ+ community.

Books on LGBTQ+ Identity and Race Targeted for Bans Last Year

POLITICS | By Emell Adolphus | Apr 11, 2024

A great majority of last year's banned books were found to have themes focused on LGBTQ+ identity and race.

As His Trans Daughter Struggles, a Father Pushes Past His Prejudice: 'It was Like a Wake-up'

NATIONAL | By Heather Hollingsworth | Apr 11, 2024

As this father's child grew up, they bumped heads and their relationship was strained. In desperation, he turned to God and then it hit him: "She's a girl."

Federal Appeals Court Hearing Arguments on Nation's First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors

NATIONAL | By Andrew DeMillo | Apr 11, 2024

A federal appeals court will hear arguments over Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as the fight moves closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Italy Opens New Slander Trial Against Amanda Knox. She Was Exonerated 9 Years Ago in Friend's Murder

INTERNATIONAL | By Colleen Barry | Apr 10, 2024

— Amanda Knox was back on trial for slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate while the young women were exchange students in Italy.

What To Know About the Arizona Supreme Court Ruling that Reinstates an 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban

NATIONAL | By Jacques Billeaud and Morgan Lee | Apr 10, 2024

The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape within the state around terminating pregnancies.

Transgender Catholics Say New Vatican Document Shows No Understanding of Their Lives

Transgender Catholics Say New Vatican Document Shows No Understanding of Their Lives

NATIONAL | By David Crary | Apr 9, 2024

Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one's biological sex.

Librarians Fear New Penalties, even Prison, as Activists Challenge Books

NATIONAL | By Hillel Italie and Kimberlee Kruesi | Apr 9, 2024

Increasingly, lawmakers are considering new punishments — crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even imprisonment — for distributing books some regard as inappropriate.

Watch: Homophobic Verbal Assault Allegedly Directed Toward Same-Sex Parents, Small Child, LGBTQ+ Bystanders

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Apr 9, 2024

Two same-sex couples — one of them parents to a small child — were allegedly subjected to a harrowing verbal attack while riding a Washington, D.C. Metro train. Authorities are investigating.

Backlash Follows Aussie Soccer Player's On-Field Slur, Official's Comments

INTERNATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Apr 9, 2024

Two out soccer players joined fans and commentators in condemning not only an active player's homophobic on-field slur, but the response offered by an official of the sport.

Suspect Faces Trial Years after Gay Student's Hate Crime Stabbing Death

NATIONAL | By Amy Taxin | Apr 9, 2024

More than six years after gay University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein was killed, the Southern California man charged with stabbing him to death in an act of hate is expected to stand trial.

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