LGBTQ

A rainbow light display illuminates the night sky in the West Village near The Stonewall Inn, birthplace of the gay rights movement, June 27, 2020, in New York.

New York City Marks 50 Years of Celebrating Pride With Virtual Celebrations

The Stonewall uprisings of 1969 in New York City’s West Village helped prop...

The Stonewall uprisings of 1969 in New York City’s West Village helped propel a global LGBTQ movement

An LGBT rights activist poses for photos during a gay pride parade outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on June 28, 2020.

Taiwan’s LGBTQ Pride Parade Is Also a Celebration of Its Coronavirus Success

Taiwan is the only place in Asia where same-sex marriage is legal

Report: Jail Officials Placed Layleen Polanco in Solitary Confinement Despite Health Concerns, Failed in Duty of Care

Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who ...

Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, a 27-year-old transgender woman who died in June 2019 while incarcerated at Rikers Island, was not housed in an area of the jail that was appropriately suited to her mental and physical...

'This Has Been a Long Time Coming.' Two New York Candidates Now Poised to Become First Openly Gay Black, Afro-Latino Men in Congress

Two Democratic candidates appear poised to become the first openly gay Blac...

Two Democratic candidates appear poised to become the first openly gay Black members of Congress. The final results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York aren’t all in yet, as a large number of New...

Roee, left, and Adiel Kiviti, right, pose with their children: newborn Kessem and older brother Lev.

State Dept. Must Recognize Daughter of Maryland Gay Couple as U.S. Citizen, Judge Rules

The girl’s parents, Roee Kiviti and Adiel Kiviti, sued after the State Dept...

The girl’s parents, Roee Kiviti and Adiel Kiviti, sued after the State Dept. denied her application for a U.S. passport

The US Supreme Court is seen on December 5, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Supreme Court: LGBT Employees Can’t Be Fired on Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

The 6-3 decision on the Civil Rights Act's Title VII provision is a resound...

The 6-3 decision on the Civil Rights Act's Title VII provision is a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court

A Caucasian protester holds up their homemade sign on a box that says, Black Trans Lives Matter No Justice No Peace during a protest at Trump Tower in the Manhattan Borough of New York on June 12, 2020.

Two Black Trans Women Were Killed in the U.S. in the Past Week as Trump Revokes Discrimination Protections for Trans People

Transgender women of color — particularly Black transgender women — are dis...

Transgender women of color — particularly Black transgender women — are disproportionately affected by fatal violence