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Census Bureau on track to include questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on 2027 survey
Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday.
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Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.
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What is conversion therapy?
The practice of conversion therapy has stirred controversy and is opposed by the American Medical Association.
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Short doc ‘It's Okay' explores Drag Story Hour through the eyes of kids
Oscar-nominated director David France said the voices of children have been left out of the nationwide debate over drag reading events.
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A breakdown of the 175 LGBTQ athletes who will compete at the Paris Olympics
More than 150 of the out athletes at the 2024 Games are women, according to sports site OutSports.
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There is no fundamental right to change one's sex in birth certificates, federal appeals court rules
A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
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Missing transgender teen's body found dismembered; suspect charged
Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing.
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LGBTQ elders struggle with health care, housing and isolation
LGBTQ older adults are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, an advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders.
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Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
Those covered by the pardon will be able to apply to receive proof that their conviction has been erased, petition to have their discharges from the military upgraded and move to recover lost pay and benefits.
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Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority.
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Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement
Lawmakers have approved legislation that would rename a New York City subway station in honor of the Stonewall riots. The state Legislature approved a bill Wednesday that would change the name of the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station in Greenwich Village to the Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument Station.
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Transgender teen hospitalized after alleged attack in high school bathroom
Cobalt Sovereign, 17, alleged a student assaulted her while she was leaving the men’s bathroom at her high school in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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With his transgender identity public, skier Jay Riccomini finds success on and off the slopes
Jay Riccomini is increasingly well known in the world of slopestyle skiing. He finished third overall in last season’s World Cup slopestyle standings, and is now mentioned as an Olympic hopeful in 2026. But he has also achieved a different kind of victory: publicly embracing his identity as a gay transgender man.
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After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success
Thailand has kicked off its annual celebration for the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality.
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know
Pride Month is kicking off around the world with parades and festivals in cities large and small. The annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture begins Saturday against a complicated backdrop of backlashes. Rights have been lost around the world and advocates say over 60 countries have anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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US security alert warns Americans overseas of potential attacks on LGBTQ events
The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence.”
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FBI warns of threats to LGBTQ Pride Month events in the US
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said foreign terrorist organizations or their supporters are potentially targeting LGBTQ-related events, including Pride Month.
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Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
The Title IX provisions promise to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new safeguards for students accused of sexual misconduct. Biden’s policy does not have any mention of transgender athletes.
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Lawmakers in Thailand approve bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
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Support for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ protections dipped in 2023, survey shows
The share of U.S. adults who support same-sex marriage and laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination has dipped in the last year, a survey has found, according to NBC News.