Religious parents oppose LGBT storybooks in public school Maryland school district refuses to let children opt out Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious ...

Garcia's efforts were integral in the passage of legislation in 1988 that made it illegal to discriminate against gays in Chicago. Similar legislation followed at the county and state level.

Under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee Monday, local municipalities would be banned from adding their own civil rights protections beyond those in state law, including those prohibiting ...

States pursue laws targeting transgender people Supreme Court expected to rule in case by end of June Approach taken by Supreme Court could affect other laws Dec 5 (Reuters) - During arguments at the ...

When Uganda enacted its draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, there were dire warnings. Legal experts and human rights defenders inside the country and outside predicted it would be a “disaster ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a new dispute on the tensions between LGBT rights and religious rights by agreeing to hear a claim by parents of elementary school students in Maryland ...

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers is trying once again to enshrine protections for transgender Americans in federal law, even as they come under attack on Capitol Hill and statehouses nationwide.

WASHINGTON — When he first ran for office, Donald Trump appeared to be a new kind of Republican when it came to gay rights. Years earlier, he overturned the rules of his own Miss Universe pageant to ...

Ohio ranks No. 39 out of 50 states for gay, bisexual and transgender safety in the 2025 State LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index by Out Leadership. Ohio received a score of 42.35 out of 100, experiencing ...

(Nairobi) – Ahead of a soon-to-be-released Human Rights Watch report examining the impact of Uganda’sdraconian Anti-Homosexuality Act on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) ...

You’re not just imagining things: This June, LGBT Pride Month is a lot more muted. A whopping 43% of Fortune 1,000 companies are dialing back their external support for Pride Month, one survey found, ...

When President Trump attended a production of “Les Misérables” in Washington last week, there were four men dressed in women’s clothes seated in the audience. Yes, they put on a daring show of drag ...