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Supreme Court Throws Out Appellate Rulings in Favor of Transgender People in 4 States

Supreme Court Throws Out Appellate Rulings in Favor of Transgender People in 4 States

NATIONAL | By Mark Sherman | Jun 30, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices' recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.

Watch: Knife-Toting Suspect Attacks NYC Gay Bar's Pride Signs

Watch: Knife-Toting Suspect Attacks NYC Gay Bar's Pride Signs

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Jun 30, 2025

A man with a knife attacked property belonging to a gay club in New York City, then fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident, which was caught on security video, as a hate crime.

Turkish Police Detain over 50 People in Crackdown on Istanbul Pride March

Turkish Police Detain over 50 People in Crackdown on Istanbul Pride March

INTERNATIONAL | Jun 30, 2025

Turkish authorities detained over 50 people attempting to march for Istanbul Pride on Sunday as part of its decade long crackdown on the event.

NYC, San Francisco, and Other US Cities Cap LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest

NYC, San Francisco, and Other US Cities Cap LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest

NATIONAL | By Philip Marcelo | Jun 30, 2025

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.

NYC, San Francisco and Other US Cities Capping LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest

NYC, San Francisco and Other US Cities Capping LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a Mix of Party and Protest

NATIONAL | By Philip Marcelo | Jun 29, 2025

The month long celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reaches its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches on Sunday.

Around 100,000 March in Budapest Pride in Open Defiance of Hungary's Ban

Around 100,000 March in Budapest Pride in Open Defiance of Hungary's Ban

INTERNATIONAL | By Justin Spike | Jun 29, 2025

Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders 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.

Around 100,000 March in Budapest Pride in Defiance of Hungary's Ban

Around 100,000 March in Budapest Pride in Defiance of Hungary's Ban

INTERNATIONAL | By Justin Spike | Jun 28, 2025

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

What to Know About the US Supreme Court's Ruling on Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books

NATIONAL | By Rio Yamat | Jun 28, 2025

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

10 Years After the Supreme Court Ruled in his Favor, Jim Obergefell Sees Threats to Marriage Equality

NATIONAL | Jun 28, 2025

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 Defies Government Ban on Pride March

INTERNATIONAL | By Justin Spike | Jun 28, 2025

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

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Cellmate because he was Black and Gay

NATIONAL | Jun 28, 2025

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

USNS Harvey Milk is Renamed after a WWII Sailor in the Latest Pentagon Diversity Purge

NATIONAL | By Lolita C. Baldor | Jun 27, 2025

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

Marriage Equality Icon Jim Obergefell Warns that Perils Persist for LGBTQ+ Families

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Jun 27, 2025

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

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Aimed at Blocking Kids from Seeing Pornography Online

NATIONAL | By Lindsay Whitehurst | Jun 27, 2025

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

Supreme Court Preserves Key Part of Obamacare Coverage Requirements, Including HIV-Prevention Drugs

NATIONAL | By Lindsay Whitehurst | Jun 27, 2025

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

Supreme Court Says Maryland Parents can Pull their Kids from Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ+ Books

NATIONAL | By Mark Sherman | Jun 27, 2025

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

Ohio Budget Bill with Browns Stadium Funding, LGBTQ+ Restrictions Heads to Gov. Mike DeWine

POLITICS | By Julie Carr Smyth | Jun 27, 2025

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

Called Out over Election Falsehoods, Kari Lake Serves Up a 'Gay Lover' Fabulation

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Jun 26, 2025

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

A Judge Resisted Trump's Order on Gender Identity. The EEOC Just Fired Her

NATIONAL | By Claire Savage | Jun 26, 2025

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

California Found in Violation of Title IX in Clash with Trump Officials over Transgender Athletes

NATIONAL | By Collin Binkley | Jun 25, 2025

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.

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