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July 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
July 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
July 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu signs bill banning transgender girls from girls' sports

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill to ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity, adding the state to nearly half in the nation that adopted similar measures
July 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM
July 20, 2024 at 11:16 AM

RNC calls for unity ring hollow for some in LGBTQ community

Calls for unity at the Republican National Convention are ringing hollow for the LGBTQ community.
July 20, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump stands on stage with his family, vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance, during the 2024 Republican National Convention, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.
July 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM

RNC speakers target LGBTQ community in speeches

After the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, unity was supposed to be the theme of the Republican National Convention.
July 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
After the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, unity was supposed to be the theme of the Republican National Convention.
July 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM

South Korea's top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples

South Korea’s top court has ruled that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups
July 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Gay couple So Seong-wook, left, and Kim Yong Min, leave the Supreme Court building in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Suh Dae-yeon/Yonhap via AP)
July 17, 2024 at 11:19 PM

California's ban on LGBTQ parental notification policies faces legal challenge

California's ban on LGBTQ parental notification policies faces legal challenge. Elon Musk threatened to move his businesses out of state over the law.
July 17, 2024 at 11:19 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom reacts as he speaks to the members of the press on the day of the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, GA, June 27, 2024.
July 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM

Moms document sperm donor meeting their son for 1st time

Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston decided to expand their family through a known donor and have documented their son's relationship with their donor ever since.
July 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston chose Flavio Valabrega as their known donor when they decided to expand their family.
July 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM

Moms document relationship between their son and their sperm donor

After close to 200 interviews, Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston connected with Flavio Valabrega from Italy, their eventual donor.
July 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM
After close to 200 interviews, Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston connected with Flavio Valabrega from Italy, their eventual donor.
July 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM

This state's new trans sports restrictions hit with legal battles

The legal battle over a transgender sports ban in Nassau County in New York has begun.
July 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks to the crowd during his State of the County address held at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, March 6, 2024, in Mineola, N.Y.
July 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM

Transgender sports ban signed into law in Nassau County

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the policy into law on Monday after it passed in the Republican-led county legislature in a 12-6 vote in June.
July 16, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the policy into law on Monday after it passed in the Republican-led county legislature in a 12-6 vote in June.
July 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM

New report critiques UK transgender youth care research study

A new report from Yale Law School and School of Medicine professors criticizes the often-cited Cass Review on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
July 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
In this undated stock photo, someone holds a transgender flag in the air.
July 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Family of missing Chicago trans woman calls attention to her disappearance

Family and friends of Taylor Casey, a trans woman from Chicago who has been missing in the Bahamas since June 20, marked Casey's 42nd birthday as the search continues.
July 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
41-year-old Taylor Casey last seen June 19, 2024 on Paradise Island in the Bahamas
July 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM

Community mourn trans teen murdered, dismembered during Pride month

A Pennsylvania community is mourning transgender teen Pauly Likens, 14, whose dismembered body was found at the end of Pride month.
July 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Pauly Likens was found murdered and dismembered at the end of Pride month.
July 3, 2024 at 11:15 PM

Pride Across America: A look at state of LGBTQ rights and the 'Gayest Little Town'

ABC News Live celebrates Pride Month with discussions on LGBTQ Rights and visiting a secure environment for the LGBTQ+ community in Eureka Springs, Arkansas during this year’s “Pride Across America”.
July 3, 2024 at 11:15 PM
VIDEO: Pride Across America: A look at LGBTQ rights and the 'Gayest Little Town'
July 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM

LGBTQ+ residents find safe haven in small town steeped in history

Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is a secure environment for the LGBTQ+ community, setting records as one of the first towns in the South to recognize gay marriage.
July 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM
VIDEO: Small town in Arkansas is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents
July 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM

How the LGBTQ community is fighting to save this historic, iconic safe space

The land directly surrounding New York City's Jacob Riis Beach is drastically and quickly changing, stoking fears in the local LGBTQ+ community.
July 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Two men embrace in the waters of Jacob Riis Beach.
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World Pride 2025 set to be largest LGBTQ+ celebration in history

The two-week-long celebration beginning on May 23, 2025 and stretching until June 8 is set with an impressive lineup of events, including a human rights conference and the World Pride parade.
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VIDEO: World Pride 2025 set to be largest LGBTQ+ celebration in history
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LGBTQ+ community by the numbers

A recent Gallup poll found that one in ten millennials and one in five Gen-Z adults identify as LGBTQ+. "538 Politics" podcast host Galen Druke reports.
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ community by the numbers
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The nation’s biggest pride parades set to begin

ABC News’ Will Ganss is along the path of New York City’s pride parade where this year’s theme for the march is “reflect, empower, unite.”
1 month ago
VIDEO: The nation’s biggest pride parades set to begin
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Pride march, related events could be targets for violence, NYPD says

This weekend's Pride March and other Pride-related events throughout New York City could be targets for violence, the New York Police Department's Intel Bureau warned.
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In this June 25, 2023, file photo, a large crowd watches the NYC Pride March 2023 on 5th Avenue, near 24th Street, in the Flatiron district of New York.
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LGBTQ people say mental health positively impacted when states have protective laws

Members of the LGBTQ+ community say living in states with strong protections is positive for their mental health amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the U.S.
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In this March 3, 2022 file photo, Hillsborough High School students protest a Republican-backed bill dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, in Tampa, Fla.
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Drag queen speaks out after anti-drag tirade at Hawaii hotel caught on video

Drag queen Marina Del Rey is speaking out after a video went viral of a woman yelling at her and other drag performers in a hotel lobby during Pride month in Hawaii.
1 month ago
Drag performer Marina Del Rey said she was harassed by a hotel patron while filming a promotional video for a hotel in Honolulu.
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Drag queen speaks out on viral anti-drag tirade video

Drag queen Marina Del Rey is speaking out after a video went viral of a woman yelling at her and other drag performers in a hotel lobby during Pride month in Hawaii.
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Drag queen Marina Del Rey is speaking out after a video went viral of a woman yelling at her and other drag performers in a hotel lobby during Pride month in Hawaii.
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Pro-LGBTQ laws are positive for mental health

Research has linked protective laws to positive mental health for LGBTQ people.
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Pro-LGBTQ laws are positive for mental health
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Biden honors LGBTQ+ community at Stonewall opening ceremony in post-debate appearance

In a post-debate appearance, President Joe Biden arrived in New York to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York.
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Elton John hugs President Joe Biden during the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Grand Opening Ceremony in New York City, June 28, 2024.
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55 years later, Stonewall uprising veteran reflects on LGBTQ progress

The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, which opened to the public Friday, is the first LGBTQ visitor center in the National Park Service.
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Stonewall Pioneer and Founding Partner of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Mark Segal was 18 years old when he took part in the Stonewall Uprising in 1969.
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20 years of marriage rights for same-sex couples. Research disputes apocalyptic fears

Twenty years after the first legal U.S. same-sex marriages, some LGBTQ+ advocates are embracing groundbreaking research finding "consistently positive" social benefits.
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Maureen Brodoff, left, and her wife Ellen Wade, middle, greet their daughter Kate Brodoff. The couple from Newton, Mass., was among the first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S.
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Couple reflects on 20 years of same-sex marriage rights

Two decades after the first legal same-sex marriages were granted, a new report examines the social impact.
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VIDEO: Couple reflects on 20 years of same-sex marriage rights
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New Stonewall visitors center commemorates LGBTQ history

The new visitors center opened on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. 
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The new visitors center opened on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. 
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Saving a historic LGBTQ+ safe space in New York City

The People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park has long been a gathering place for the queer community. But some fear recent real estate developments could push out lower-income and queer beachgoers.
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VIDEO: Saving a historic LGBTQ+ safe space in New York City
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LGBTQ+ athletes talk journey of coming out and inclusivity in sports industry

WNBA star Chelsea Gray and NASCAR driver Zach Herrin shared their journeys.
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Chelsea Gray and Zach Herrin
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LGBTQ+ athletes reflect on what it's like being out in their fields

Basketball player Chelsea Gray and NASCAR driver Zach Herrin say they hope to show LGBTQ+ youth there are people like them who exist in spaces they may want to be in someday.
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ athletes reflect on what it's like being out in their fields
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NYC church redefines acceptance for LGBTQ+ people

The group has over 300 participating members and serves as a "safe space" for LGBTQ+ people to pray and be themselves.
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The group has over 300 participating members and serves as a "safe space" for LGBTQ+ people to pray and be themselves.
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LGBTQ+ seniors facing new burdens in their golden years

The Stonewall generation that sparked the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression than their straight peers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ seniors facing new burdens in their golden years
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NYC church redefines acceptance for LGBTQ+ community

The Church of St. Francis Xavier founded a Catholic Lesbian group in 1995. Now the group has more than 300 members.
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McKenna Coyle, left, and Larissa Santiago Coyle, right.
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Biden pardons veterans convicted of article used to keep LGBTQ members from serving

President Biden has pardoned veterans who were convicted by the military under a regulation that allowed people to be kicked out for being gay.
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President Joe Biden speaks at an event in the East Room at the White House, June 18, 2024, in Washington.
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Small towns across the US celebrate Pride

Many small towns across America are celebrating their first Pride this year and "GMA" spoke to three people who are making a difference by bringing Pride to Prattville, Alabama.
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VIDEO: Small towns across the US celebrate Pride
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1st transgender woman and Asian American wins Miss Maryland USA

Bailey Anne Kennedy is opening up about the honor and how she hopes it impacts the next generation.
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VIDEO: 1st transgender woman and Asian American wins Miss Maryland USA
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1st transgender woman and Asian American wins Miss Maryland USA: 'Bigger than me'

Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned the new Miss Maryland USA in June, the first transgender woman and the first Asian American to win the title.
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Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne Kennedy
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Anti-DEI push challenges companies during Pride

Pride month coincides with a growing political movement against corporate DEI.
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Participants march through the DC Pride Parade,June 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
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Supreme Court to review ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court will take up a constitutional challenge to state bans on gender-affirming care for minors.
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An exterior view of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Billy Porter, Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck and more deliver Pride messages

LGBTQ+ celebs and allies deliver messages for Pride Month!
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VIDEO: Billy Porter, Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck and more deliver Pride messages
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A look at religion in the LGBTQ+ community

"GMA" looks at how some religious institutions are embracing the times and becoming more inclusive of all worshippers.
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VIDEO: A look at religion in the LGBTQ+ community
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How I embraced my South Asian queer identity

Beauty and lifestyle influencer Aditya Madiraju gets ready for Pride with "GMA" and shares how he embraced his multi-faceted identity.
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VIDEO: How I embraced my South Asian queer identity
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Small town in Arkansas is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents

Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is a secure environment for the LGBTQ+ community, setting records as one the first towns in the South where gay couples have married.
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VIDEO: Small town in Arkansas is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents
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LGBTQ+ country artists on their biggest hope for the genre's future

From visibility to authenticity, queer songwriters like Ty Herndon, Brooke Eden, Chris Housman and more share their hope for the future of country music.
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VIDEO: LGBTQ+ country artists on their biggest hope for the genre's future
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Bisexual, transgender adults nearly twice as likely to experience loneliness: CDC

A new study from the CDC found bisexual and transgender adults nearly twice as likely to experience loneliness compared to straight and cisgender adults.
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Stock photo
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Gay couple speaks out on lawsuit against NYC for equal IVF benefits

Married couple Corey Briskin and Nicholas Maggipinto filed a class action lawsuit against New York City alleging the city violates civil and constitutional rights by denying IVF benefits to them.
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VIDEO: Gay couple speaks out on lawsuit against NYC for equal IVF benefits
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Club Q mass shooter sentenced to life in prison on federal hate crime charges

Five people were killed in the attack on the LGBTQ bar.
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Five people were killed in the attack on the LGBTQ bar.
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FDA rule change allowed gay, bisexual men to donate blood. Did it make a difference?

Last year, the FDA implemented a new policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood. But did it make a difference? Early data suggests that it did.
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Dominguez donates blood for the first time ever in Greenwich, Connecticut, March 13, 2024.