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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."
Removed Diary Entries Point to Anne Frank Being Queer
A number of diary entries removed from the initial publication of her diary point to Anne Frank's queerness.
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.
A Fashion Icon Throws Down a (Haute Couture) Gauntlet, and Vance Responds with Ominous Tweet
Menswear maven Derek Guy came out as undocumented in a social media post, and the vice president — whose style choices Guy critiqued — seemed to suggest retaliation was possible.
Trump Seeks Removal from a New Hampshire Lawsuit Challenging his Order on Transgender Athletes
President Donald Trump's administration wants to be dropped from a lawsuit in which two New Hampshire teens are challenging their state's ban on transgender athletes in girls' sports and the president's executive order on the same topic.
Harvey Milk's Name is Ordered Erased from a Navy Ship and Dan Rather's Spot-On Response Goes Viral
The full-court press to erase the names and contributions of minority servicemembers is ongoing, but the order to re-christen a Naval ship named for Harvey Milk drew a tart response from Dan Rather.
Judge Blocks Administration from Enforcing Anti-Diversity and Anti-Transgender Executive Orders
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders in grant funding requirements that LGBTQ+ organizations say are unconstitutional.
Bucharest Gay Pride March Turns 20 as LGBTQ+ Romanians Face Growing Hostility from Right-Wing Groups
Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters took to the streets of Romania's capital Saturday for its annual gay pride parade, following a tense election cycle marked by an increase in hate speech against the community.
Southern Baptists Target Porn, Sports Betting, Same-Sex Marriage and 'Willful Childlessness'
Southern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marriage.
A Young Trans Woman's Journey, and Her Latest Destination: World Pride in Washington
Bautista says she is the first and only transgender woman to compete in the Miss Supranational pageant. It is part of a lengthier process of embracing her identity — both within herself and to the world.
'Not Just a Party:' World Pride Celebrations End with Defiant Politics on Display
After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday's parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation's capital kicked off on a more downbeat note.