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Around 100,000 March in Budapest Pride in Defiance of Hungary's Ban
Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government.
What to Know About the US Supreme Court's Ruling on Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ-themed storybooks.
10 Years After the Supreme Court Ruled in his Favor, Jim Obergefell Sees Threats to Marriage Equality
A decade after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor and made same sex marriage the law of the land, Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case, sees the decision under fire.
Hungary's LGBTQ+ Community Defies Government Ban on Pride March
Hungary's LGBTQ+ community is preparing for a face-off with the country's autocratic government, and plans to push ahead with a march in the capital on Saturday despite a government ban and threats of legal repercussions.
Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Cellmate because he was Black and Gay
A Wisconsin man doing time for trying to kill his mother was sentenced Friday to life in prison for strangling his cellmate.
USNS Harvey Milk is Renamed after a WWII Sailor in the Latest Pentagon Diversity Purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.
Marriage Equality Icon Jim Obergefell Warns that Perils Persist for LGBTQ+ Families
The right for same-sex families to wed has been a reality for a decade — but now is not the time for complacency, warns Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the historic court case that secured marriage equality.
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids from Seeing Pornography Online
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography.
Supreme Court Preserves Key Part of Obamacare Coverage Requirements, Including HIV-Prevention Drugs
The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act's preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans.
Supreme Court Says Maryland Parents can Pull their Kids from Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks.
Ohio Budget Bill with Browns Stadium Funding, LGBTQ+ Restrictions Heads to Gov. Mike DeWine
The legislation declares as not only state policy but "incontrovertible reality" that there are "only two sexes, male and female."
Called Out over Election Falsehoods, Kari Lake Serves Up a 'Gay Lover' Fabulation
Former TV news anchor Kari Lake — a "special advisor" to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, of which Voice of America is a part — offered a bizarre, entirely untrue rationale for axing funding to VOA.
A Judge Resisted Trump's Order on Gender Identity. The EEOC Just Fired Her
The federal agency charged with protecting workers' civil rights has terminated a New York judge who opposed Trump's executive order decreeing male and female as two "immutable" sexes.
California Found in Violation of Title IX in Clash with Trump Officials over Transgender Athletes
The Trump administration has found that the California Department of Education and the state's high school sports federation violated civil rights law by allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams.
How US Adults' Views on Same-Sex Marriage have Changed Since the Supreme Court's 2015 Ruling
Recent polling from Gallup shows that Americans' support for same-sex marriage is higher than it was in 2015.
In Line with Trump, North Carolina Legislature Takes Aim at Transgender Rights
Legislation much in line with President Donald Trump's political agenda on transgender rights squeezed through the North Carolina Senate this week, as state lawmakers prepare for their anticipated summer recess by the week's end.
Pavel Durov Wants to Be Your Baby Daddy
Pavel Durov, the Russian ex-patriate and tech genius behind the app Telegram, has developed a program with a fertility clinic to share his sperm. And he wants to share his vast wealth as well.
4 Could be Charged with Hate Crimes for Destroying LGBTQ+ Pride Flags, Atlanta Police Say
Atlanta police said Tuesday that three men and a juvenile could face hate crimes charges after they pulled down LGBTQ+ pride flags and cut them up at an intersection known as the center of the city's LGBTQ+ community.
Out Rep. Robert Garcia Elected Top Democrat on Oversight Panel, Setting New Path for Party's Opposition
Rep. Robert Garcia was elected the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, charting a new direction for the party's opposition to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump's administration.
Watch: Stonewall National Monument Bans Trans Flags on Pride Display — and New Yorkers Fight Back
Trans heroes like Marsha P. Johnson are remembered for their role in the Stonewall Uprising, but the National Park Service attempted to erase them from the Stonewall National Monument's Pride display.