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Nat. LGBTQ Task Force's Michael Bath Wants You to Party for a Good Cause this Weekend
The Nat. LGBTQ Task Force is looking for you to party for a good cause this weekend.
Czech Republic's Lower House Rejects Marriage for Same-Sex Couples but Allows Limited Adoptions
The lower house of Parliament in the Czech Republic on Wednesday rejected same-sex marriage while affirming existing unions called partnerships for gay couples.
South Carolina's Push to Be Next-to-Last State with Hate Crimes Law Stalls Again
Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation are running out of time to get what could be a decisive vote in the state Senate.
Police Will Be Allowed to March in Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras, but Not in Uniform
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers agreed Wednesday to relax their ban on police marching in their annual parade with a compromise condition that officers do not wear uniforms.
Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Allowed to Take Effect in Indiana
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care to go into effect, removing a temporary injunction a judge issued last year.
Male Music Producer Latest to Accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of Sexual Misconduct
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sued Monday by a music producer who accused the hip-hop mogul of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes.
By Defining Sex, Some States are Denying Transgender People of Legal Recognition
Laws ending legal recognition of transgender identities are part of a push by conservatives who say states have a legitimate interest in restricting trans people from competing on sports teams or using bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
Pride Flags Would be Largely Banned in Tennessee Classrooms in Bill Advanced by GOP Lawmakers
A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms was passed by the GOP-led Tennessee House on Monday after Republicans cut a heated debate short.
Students Walk Out of Oklahoma High School Where Nonbinary Student was Beaten and Later Died
More than a dozen students walked out of class Monday at an Oklahoma high school where a 16-year-old nonbinary student was beaten inside a restroom earlier this month and died the following day.
Deleted Texts Helped Convince Jurors Man Killed Trans Woman because of Gender ID, Foreperson Says
When jurors first began weighing the fate of a man charged with murdering the transgender woman he'd been seeing secretly, they had little problem concluding that he fired the gun, the jury foreperson said.
Utah House Kills Bill Banning LGBTQ+ Pride Flags and Political Views from Classrooms
Utah teachers will be free to display LGBTQ+ Pride flags and other social, political or religious imagery after the state House blocked a bill on Monday that would have banned teachers from using their position to promote or disparage certain beliefs.
West Virginia Medical Professionals Condemn Bill that Prohibits Care to At-Risk Transgender Youth
Hundreds of medical professionals in West Virginia have signed a letter condemning a bill advancing in the House of Delegates that would bar transgender youth at risk for suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy.
Police Find Bodies of Sydney Couple Allegedly Killed by Jilted Police Lover
Police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple allegedly shot dead by a jilted police officer lover.
Police Banned from Sydney's Pride March After Jesse Baird, Luke Davies Murders
Police have been disinvited from Sydney, Australia's Mardi Gras celebrations this year after two boyfriends were shot to death by one's cop ex-boyfriend. Police Officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has been charged with two counts of murder.
SAG Awards Fashions: The Good, The Bad, and The Boring
What were the fashion hits and misses at the SAG Awards this past weekend?
From Gold Records to Gold Coins. George Michael is Now Honored with a Commemorative Minting
You gotta have more than "Faith" to pocket the new George Michael coin.
Vigils Held Nationwide for Nonbinary Oklahoma Teenager Who Died Day after School Bathroom Fight
Vigils took place across the nation for an Oklahoma teenager who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom in which the nonbinary student said they were a target of bullying.
Divers Search for Bodies of Sydney Same-Sex Couple Allegedly Shot Dead by Jilted Police Officer
Police divers were searching inland waterways on Monday for the bodies of a same-sex couple allegedly shot dead in Sydney a week earlier by a jilted police officer lover with his service pistol.
Vigil Held for Nonbinary Oklahoma Teenager who Died Following a School Bathroom Fight
More than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom.
West Virginia Lawmakers Push to Remove a Suicide Risk Exemption from Gender-Affirming Care Bill
Some Republican lawmakers in West Virginia want to ban transgender youth at risk for self-harm or suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy.