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Marriage Equality Expanded Access to the Psychological Benefits that Come with Tying the Knot
A healthy marriage brings benefits distinct from what couples in long-term relationships experience. Those who are married have better psychological well-being than people in nonmarital relationships.
EDGE Now: Pride With Power
Want to make a real impact this season? These orgs are slaying for our rights—so let's give 'em the love they deserve!
What to Know about the Impacts of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Transgender Care for Youth
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that's likely to reverberate across the country. Here are some things to know.
Acting Head of Civil Rights Agency Defends Decisions Undercutting Transgender Workers
The acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission acknowledged that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf.
Australia To Do Away with Gay Blood Ban — And Some Restrictions Around Behavior, Too
When Britain, and later the United States, repealed bans on queer men donating blood, they kept certain restrictions in place around sexual behavior. Australia is set to dispense with all of it.
Get High on Pride with Gigli THC-Infused Beverages: Meet Us This Month at the Chicago and Twin Cities Pride Festivals
Pride is worth celebrating all year long. After you get your first taste of Gigli, you may want to keep us around all year long, too. We're always up for a hang — but we'll never give you a hangover.
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Kids, A Setback for Transgender Rights
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights.
Civil Rights Agency's Acting Chief to Face Questions on Anti-DEI, Transgender Stances
The acting chief of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will face questions over efforts to prioritize anti-diversity investigations while quashing protections for transgender workers.
Judge Says Government Can't Limit Passport Sex Markers for Many Transgender, Nonbinary People
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans.
Pulse Nightclub: A Haunting Look Inside Before the Mass Shooting Site is Razed
Media outlets on Monday were allowed for the first time inside the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando where a gunman opened fire during a Latin night celebration on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others.
Portland's 'Pink Pony Prom' Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community in Photos
This year's edition of the annual event, held to celebrate teen and young adult members of the LGBTQ+ community in Portland, Oregon, was inspired by "Pink Pony Club."
Anti-Trump Demonstrators Crowd Streets, Parks and Plazas Across the US. Organizers Say Millions Came
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. to protest President Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.
Protests, Parades and Pride: One Week in June 2025 is Drawing Stark American Fault Lines
Today's United States — its possibility, its strength, its divisiveness, its polarization and fragmentation — is encapsulated in a single week in June 2025, its triumphs and frictions on vivid display.
What's Left for the Supreme Court to Decide? 21 Cases, Including State Bans on Transgender Care
The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration's emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump's efforts to remake the federal government.
2 Women Marry in Mexico's Embassy in Guatemala Fueling a Debate over Same-Sex Marriage
Two Mexican women were married inside the grounds of Mexico's embassy in Guatemala on Friday, sparking anger in a nation that doesn't recognize same-sex marriage and debate over diplomatic sovereignty.
Reports: Married Gay Couple Among the Dead after India Plane Crash
Married entrepreneurs Jamie Greenlaw-Meek and his husband, Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, are among the casualties of the June 12 crash in Ahmedabad, India, which only one passenger survived.
Out Illinois Congressman Rakes Hegseth over Plans to Strip Name of Navy Veteran Harvey Milk from Ship
Openly gay Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen laid into Pete Hegseth after reports came to light that the Department of Defense plans to remove Harvey Milk's name from a Navy ship.
For Jim Obergefell, Protecting Marriage Equality Comes with Keeping Vows to His Husband: 'We Just Wanted to Exist'
"Yes, I'm worried about marriage equality," Jim Obergefell says. His ongoing advocacy for marriage equality is a way of staying faithful to his late husband, but now that progress is in danger of erasure.
Pulse Massacre Survivors Are Set to Revisit the Nightclub Before It's Razed
Survivors and family members are getting their first chance Wednesday to walk through the long-shuttered, LGBTQ+-friendly Florida venue before it's razed.
Southern Baptist Delegates at National Meeting Overwhelmingly Call for Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.