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Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.

Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.

A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop’s LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime.

From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they’re the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the resolution as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.

Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.

Three former Manchester Township School District employees have alleged hostile treatment and anti-LGBTQ bias.

Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday.

Mark your calendars and grab your tickets because the 36th edition of NewFest is back for an exciting two weeks of queer cinema. The annual fall film festival returns Thursday, Oct. 10, with the New York premiere of “A Nice Indian Boy,” starring Jonathan Groff and Karan Soni. The following 10 days are marked by feature film debuts, as well…

Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.

Two men have pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year.

The practice of conversion therapy has stirred controversy and is opposed by the American Medical Association.

Oscar-nominated director David France said the voices of children have been left out of the nationwide debate over drag reading events.

More than 150 of the out athletes at the 2024 Games are women, according to sports site OutSports.

A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.

Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing. 

Pride Month celebrates all the achievements and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. But why is it celebrated in June? The story starts at a bar in New York City: The Stonewall Inn. NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez reports. 

The Gay Games welcomes thousands of athletes every four years to compete, just like the Olympics, and spotlights the LGBTQ+ community. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino chats with the Federation of Gay Games and Team New York Aquatics on the games’ lasting legacy.

LGBTQ older adults are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, an advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders.

Those covered by the pardon will be able to apply to receive proof that their conviction has been erased, petition to have their discharges from the military upgraded and move to recover lost pay and benefits.