Michigan bans 'gay and trans panic' defense as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs historic bill (exclusive)
HB 4718 prohibits using the "sexual orientation or gender identity of a victim as a defense to a crime."
July 24 2024 2:16 PM
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Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee drag ban
The court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing.
July 18 2024 5:41 PM
Gay couple in South Korea receives state benefits, marking huge step towards LGBTQ+ equality
A gay couple in South Korea is the first to be granted spousal benefits from state health insurance.
July 18 2024 1:53 PM
A trans woman was denied entry into USA Powerlifting events. Now, her lawsuit heads to the MN Supreme Court
JayCee Cooper, a transgender woman, filed charges with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in 2019 after she was denied entry into USAPL women’s competitions.
July 16 2024 1:30 PM
Lesbian reveals the reality of being LGBTQ+ in Cameroon after president's daughter comes out
After the coming out of Brenda Biya, the president of Cameroon's daughter, one lesbian in the country opens up about being “afraid for my life every day."
July 15 2024 1:00 PM
Burkina Faso's military junta: 'Homosexuality will be punished by the law'
Military leaders did not reveal the extent of the ban — whether it is against LGBTQ+ identity broadly or specifically those in same-sex relationships, nor what the sentences will entail.
July 13 2024 7:45 AM
Japanese court allows trans woman to legally change gender without surgery
The woman successfully argued that Japan's surgery requirement for receiving a legal gender change presented her with huge financial and physical burdens.
July 12 2024 12:05 PM
Cameroon president's daughter Brenda Biya faces backlash from family after coming out
Biya said her mother and brother have both urged her to delete the recent Instagram post revealing her relationship with a Brazilian model.
July 12 2024 11:32 AM
AOC files impeachment articles against Thomas & Alito; Senate Dems demand special counsel investigation
Democrats have had it with the out-of-control behavior of the conservatives on the highest court of the land.
July 10 2024 6:07 PM
Judge blocks Missouri AG from accessing medical records of transgender minors
Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."
July 09 2024 12:09 PM
Rachel Maddow calls Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision a 'death squad ruling'
The out award-winning news host did not hold back after the shocking decision was announced on Monday.
July 02 2024 11:33 AM
Supreme Court hands Trump huge immunity win, narrows ability to prosecute presidents
The 6-3 decision is seen as a win for Donald Trump. In her dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, "With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
July 01 2024 11:10 AM
Jim Obergefell reflects on 9th anniversary of Supreme Court marriage equality ruling
The legendary civil rights activist will attend a White House Pride celebration on the day of the anniversary.
June 26 2024 2:09 PM
Gender-affirming care case attorneys face Alabama federal judge over misconduct accusations
The 11 attorneys are accused of “judge-shopping.”
June 25 2024 2:30 PM
Federal judge rules that LGBTQ+ veterans can sue Pentagon over 'don’t ask, don’t tell' discharges
The wrongs committed by the Department of Defense against LGBTQ+ service members have yet to be fully addressed.
June 24 2024 4:08 PM
U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether transgender kids have a right to access gender-affirming care
The justices will hear arguments brought by the federal government against Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
June 24 2024 10:39 AM
Two years after Dobbs, the White House warns of Republican assaults on Americans' bodily autonomy
Democrats are reminding Americans that Republicans and the conservative U.S. Supreme Court stripped them of their previously held rights to reproductive access. Now other bodily autonomy rights could be next.
June 24 2024 6:00 AM
Appeals court maintains PrEP coverage under Obamacare in win for HIV prevention
A lower court had ruled that requiring PrEP coverage was akin to supporting homosexuality and, therefore, a violation of religious rights. However, advocates are concerned about further legal challenges that may appear.
June 21 2024 5:05 PM
LGBTQ+ parents share the importance of reproductive technology access amid IVF challenges
This lesbian couple and gay man discuss the joy of parenthood in uncertain times.
June 20 2024 4:30 PM
Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country with marriage equality
The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.
June 18 2024 9:26 AM