Gay Rights

North Carolina Democratic presumptive Governor elect Roy Cooper at the North Carolina Democratic Watch Party, Nov. 9, 2016 in Raleigh.

Why the North Carolina Governor's Election Is Such a Big Deal for LGBT People

The treatment of transgender people was central to the race

LGBT Group's Ad Asks How Anyone Can Support Donald Trump

The nation’s largest LGBT rights group on Tuesday began running stinging ad...

The nation’s largest LGBT rights group on Tuesday began running stinging ads that ask voters who know a gay person how they can possibly vote for Donald Trump. The digital ads, produced by the Human...

Buttons for voters who support LGBTQ rights, including one with a picture of the late Matthew Shepard, likely from the 1998 election.

The LGBTQ Community Will Vote for Those They've Lost to Hate—And Those Still Suffering

Eighteen years after Matthew Shepard's murder, animosity and inequality bot...

Eighteen years after Matthew Shepard's murder, animosity and inequality both remain

Quicken Loans Arena is decorated to welcome the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 11, 2016.

GOP Wrestles With Change on LGBT Positions Before Convention

And Democrats are itching to draw comparisons

Mourner Henry Duong pays during a memorial service in San Diego, California on June 12, 2016, for the victims of the Orlando Nighclub shooting.
Fifty people died when a gunman allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Florida, in the worst terror attack on US soil since September 11, 2001. / AFP / Sandy Huffaker (Photo credit should read SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

The Surprising—and Welcome—Social Advance Embedded in the Orlando Attacks

The response to a hate crime shows the advance of gay rights

Amarquee displays the advertisement for theater show Les Miserables, in New York on March 11, 2003.

Singapore Removes Same-Sex Kiss From Les Miserables Musical

Organizers say the kiss was supposed to be comical

Law enforcement officials work at the Pulse Orlando nightclub following a fatal shooting in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, 2016.

What to Know About ISIS's Role in the Orlando Shooting

The full role of the terrorist group is still unclear