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Randi Weingarten calls Donald Trump 'connoisseur of chaos and fear' at PFLAG event (exclusive)

She didn’t hold back during her interview with The Advocate ahead of the event at which she was being honored.

White House statement on transgender minors’ health care sparks outrage by LGBTQ+ rights groups

The Biden administration seems to be okay with some limits on bodily autonomy.

Judy Shepard's Presidential Medal of Freedom hailed by LGBTQ+ rights groups 25 years after gay son’s murder

After the hate-fueled murder of her son, Matthew Shepard, more than two decades ago, she has advocated for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

George Takei, 'Love Victor' Cast Join PFLAG's Parent Day 2022

 Big Freedia, Cody Rigsby, Matteo Lane, MUNA, and more are joining the event.

Landmark Book Prayers for Bobby Now Available as Audiobook

The acclaimed work tells the true story of a devoutly religious mother dealing with the suicide of her gay son.

Federal judge halts Biden’s new Title IX gender identity protections rule

The judge said the lawsuit challenging the new rule was likely to win at trial.

Mary Griffith, Who Lost Her Gay Son to Suicide, Has Died

Griffith, who once believed God could "heal" her gay son, became the subject of the book and film Prayers for Bobby.

Texas court further blocks AG Ken Paxton's demand for info on organization's transgender youth support

A restraining order against the anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general's demand is set to expire Friday, so a temporary injunction granted Monday provides additional protection.

Texas Judge Blocks Investigations of More Trans-Supportive Families

Judge Amy Clark Meachum expanded her injunction against the "child abuse" probes to include a couple who sued and all PFLAG members.

Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect

The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.

There Are More Than 1,300 Conversion Therapy Practitioners Still Active: Report

State laws protecting minors from the discredited and harmful practice haven't stopped it completely.

Jonathan D. Lewis, Gay Activist Against Prop. 8 and DADT, Dead at 64

Lewis provided funding for GetEQUAL and was on the board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, among many other activist and philanthropic endeavors.

New Suit Filed to Stop Texas Probes of Trans-Supportive Families

In one of the families who sued, a trans teen attempted suicide after the governor ordered "child abuse" investigations of affirming parents.

LGBTQ+ Orgs: We Must Do More to End Racism, Racial Violence

More than 70 groups signed on to an open letter in light of the death of George Floyd and other recent horrific incidents.

Court Rules Against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Anti-Trans Investigations

Trans-supportive parents have been targeted by Texas child protective services for allowing their children to access gender-affirming care since Abbott issued an order in February.

Biden Tells Trans Youth 'Your President Has Your Back'

President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress included support of the Equality Act.

Apocalypse Now

What would the world be like without men? Comic book writer Brian Vaughan posed the question in his soon-to-end comic book series, Y: The Last Man, and tells us why it would be better than living without women

'Retaliation': Texas AG Paxton demands PFLAG provide names, addresses of trans members

A legal filing by PFLAG National revealed that Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas was seeking identification of transgender members.