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Kansas Will No Longer Change Trans People's Birth Certificates to Reflect their Gender Identities
Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from legally recognizing those identities.
Rep. Lauren Boebert Apologizes after Getting Kicked Out of Show and Falsely Denying She Vaped
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping.
Watch: Mother Tearfully Confronts Mike Pence Over Transgender Rights
The former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate was forced to defend his anti-LGBTQ+ policies to a mother directly affected during a NewsNation town hall Wednesday.
Chick-fil-A Returns to UK After Gay Rights Backlash
The Christianity-centered chicken chain is giving the United Kingdom another go after it closed a pop-up location in 2019.
Video Appears to Show Rep. Lauren Boebert Vaping at 'Beetlejuice' Show Before She was Ejected
New surveillance video from a Denver theater appears to show Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a "Beetlejuice" musical play — the one thing she denied doing while acknowledging earlier this week that she had been kicked out for being disruptive
Conservative Activist Eduardo Verástegui —Rumored Ex- of Ricky Martin — Hopes to Become Mexico's President
Eduardo Verástegui, an actor & movie producer once rumored to be romantically linked to Ricky Martin, has entered politics, filing paperwork to become Mexico president. The conservative runs with the platform "God, Fatherland and Family."
A Mausoleum for Transgender Women is Inaugurated in Mexico's Capital as Killings Continue
Paola Buenrostro's pink grave in Mexico City will be the first to be moved to a mausoleum entirely dedicated to transgender women that was inaugurated on Thursday. Many of the dead transgender women were victims of hate crimes.
Thailand's LGBTQ+ Community Draws Tourists from China Looking to be Themselves
LGBTQ+ people from China, frequently scorned and ostracized at home, are coming to Thailand in droves, drawn by the freedom to be themselves.
A New Queer Hotel Is Coming to Downtown Las Vegas
Bent Inn Las Vegas, a 33-room nongaming hotel, is set to open in mid-October.
Out Olympic Rower and OnlyFans Star Robbie Manson Qualifies for 2024 Paris Games
This past weekend gay rower and OnlyFans star Robbie Manson announced he has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Man Arrested in Attacks on LGBTQ+ Store in Manchester's Gay Village
A 29-year-old man has been held on suspicion of criminal damage in connection with a series of attacks on a shop in the British city of Manchester's Gay Village.
Jury Awards $100,000 to Kentucky Couple Denied Marriage License by Ex-County Clerk Kim Davis
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
As All Eyes Are Fixed on Pennsylvania Manhunt, A DC Murder Suspect Is on the Run and Off the Radar
While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danelo Souza Cavalcante in Pennsylvania, another fugitive drama has been playing out in the nation's capital with comparatively minimal attention.
There's No Sign of Widespread COVID-19 Mandates in the US. Republicans Are Warning of Them Anyway
As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next.
Biden White House Strategy For Impeachment Inquiry: Dismiss. Compartmentalize. Scold. Fundraise.
On Capitol Hill, House Republicans were all-in Wednesday on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden
At the University of North Carolina, Two Shootings 30 Years Apart Show How Much Has Changed
3 decades ago, as a University of North Carolina student, he covered a deadly shooting for the school newspaper. Last month, as a journalism professor at the same school, Ryan Thornburg kept his students safe during a lockdown — after another shooting.
Oklahoma School Principal Defends His Drag Queen Alter Ego
For 26 years, principal Shane Murnan has been a superstar administrator in Oklahoma public education while also delighting audiences in the evening as the colorful drag queen Shantel Mandalay.
EDGE Interview: 'Dinah' Founder Mariah Hanson on Annual Event's Continuing 'Magic'
Mariah Hanson, the organizer of the first 'Dinah," talks about the event's enduring appeal. "You don't really need to tinker with it anymore."
Straight Man Arrested, Tortured in Chechnya after Gay Allegation
Chechnya's brutally anti-gay autocracy has swept up at least one heterosexual man in its homophobic fervor. Now that man, a refugee in Armenia, is facing the prospect of deportation back to Russia.
Homophobic, Racist Abuse Hurled at Victorious Texas Longhorns
A group of sore losers assailed Texas Longhorns players with homophobic and racist abuse after the Longhorns defeated the Crimson Tide on Sept. 9.