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October 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Mother of trans student athlete sues Florida school district alleging retaliation

A lawsuit against the Broward County School Board and Florida Department of Education has been filed on behalf of Jessica Norton, the mother of a transgender athlete.
October 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Jessica Norton, center, speaks with members of the media after the Broward County School Board meeting at Plantation High School auditorium, July 30, 2024, in Plantation, Fla.
October 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM

3% of US high schoolers identify as transgender, first-of-its-kind survey shows

In the first nationally representative survey about transgender students, the CDC found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023.
October 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM
October 7, 2024 at 11:37 PM

Dad makes rainbow luggage tags for daughter’s queer trip

John Cason combined his passion for engineering with the love for his daughter Sydney.
October 7, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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October 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM

Great-grandma has best reaction to grandchild coming out as trans

When 21-year-old drag artist Jenna Tea came out to her family as trans, no one was more supportive than her 89-year-old great-grandma
October 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM
VIDEO: Great-grandma has best reaction to grandchild coming out as trans
October 2, 2024 at 6:44 PM

Great-grandmother's reply goes viral after great-granddaughter comes out as trans

Drag queen Jenna Tea shares why she wanted to share her great-grandmother’s message to her after she came out as trans publicly.
October 2, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Drag queen Jenna Tea shared what her 89-year-old great-grandmother said to her after she came out as a trans woman.
October 2, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Georgia's president refuses to sign an anti-LGBTQ bill and returns it to parliament

Georgia’s president has refused to sign into law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia
October 2, 2024 at 12:58 PM
October 1, 2024 at 8:30 PM

Virginia school board to pay $575K to a teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns

An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns
October 1, 2024 at 8:30 PM
September 24, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Hate crimes on the rise, particularly against LGBTQ community: FBI data

Hate crimes motivated by gender-identity and sexual orientation rose from 2022 to 2023, according to FBI data.
September 24, 2024 at 7:34 PM
A pride flag is held during the Stonewall Pride parade on June 17, 2023 in Wilton Manors, Fla.
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Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ+ issues

Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ+ issues
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A look at Trump's 'transgender operations on illegal aliens' debate claim

Former President Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris wants to perform "transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison."
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Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) shakes hands with former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an ABC News presidential debate in Philadelphia, on Sept. 10, 2024.
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Attack on trans teen being investigated as 'possible hate crime'

A trans teenager was allegedly assaulted by a group of other teens in Massachusetts, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime.
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In this Sept. 2, 2024, photo, a transgender high schooler from Massachusetts, Jayden Tkaczyk, shows the injuries he suffered after being allegedly beaten up at a party.
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Attack on trans teen investigated as hate crime

A trans teenager was allegedly assaulted by a group of other teens in Massachusetts, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime.
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A trans teenager was allegedly assaulted by a group of other teens in Massachusetts, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime.
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Dozens of Republicans slam Tennessee’s transgender care ban in SCOTUS filing

A group of Republican officials filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court condemning a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
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The U.S Supreme Court is viewed from the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Washington.
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Families, trans adults sue state to block gender-affirming care ban

Transgender South Carolinians and their families are behind a lawsuit to block the enforcement of restrictions on gender-affirming health care in their state.
1 month ago
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks about Tropical Storm Debby at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division headquarters, Aug. 5, 2024.
2 months ago

Florida parents of LGBTQ students band together to fight anti-LGBTQ bills

Equality Florida’s Parenting with Pride aims to help parents address anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric in schools.
2 months ago
Jennifer Solomon leads Parenting with Pride, a network of parents aiming to advocate for LGBTQ students in Florida.
2 months ago

Judge rules transgender teen can temporarily play on girls' soccer team

A New Hampshire judge ruled that transgender teen Parker Tirrell can play on the girls' soccer team amid a new law that would have barred her from doing so.
2 months ago
Parker Tirrell, a transgender teen, who's family along with another family, filed a lawsuit Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, challenging a New Hampshire state law that bans them from playing on girls' sports teams at their public high schools.
2 months ago

Bathroom bans, content restrictions and more: laws to impact the classroom

As students head back to school nationwide, classrooms may begin to feel the effects of laws concerning LGBTQ issues, race, and religion that have recently been passed.
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A look at 'Love Has No Labels' campaign

"GMA" shares a first look at the new campaign to highlight the discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people.
2 months ago
VIDEO: A look at 'Love Has No Labels' campaign
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Trans woman fired by Liberty University speaks out

A trans woman is speaking out in an interview with ABC News after filing a lawsuit against Liberty University. She says she was fired for being transgender.
2 months ago
Ellenor Zinski, a trans woman, said she hoped that "God's love ... would shine through" when she took the job at the university.
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Former Liberty University worker speaks out after being fired for being transgender

Ellenor Zinski speaks with ABC News about her job termination from Liberty University.
2 months ago
Former Liberty University worker speaks out after being fired for being transgender
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More than 40% of LGBTQ youth said they considered suicide in the past year: CDC

Youth who identify as LGBTQ+ reported higher rates of poor mental health and experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors than their cisgender and heterosexual peers.
2 months ago
A silhouette of a depressed man sitting in the private room is pictured in this stock photo.
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LGBTQ athletes take their marks on the track at the Paris Olympic Games

This year's U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris.
2 months ago
Sha'carri Richardson of the U.S. wins her heat in the first-round of the women's 100-meters during athletics competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 2, 2024
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
After the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, unity was supposed to be the theme of the Republican National Convention.
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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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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.
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Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston chose Flavio Valabrega as their known donor when they decided to expand their family.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
After close to 200 interviews, Danielle Winston and Paige Kennedy-Winston connected with Flavio Valabrega from Italy, their eventual donor.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
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.
3 months ago

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.
3 months ago
In this undated stock photo, someone holds a transgender flag in the air.
3 months ago

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.
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41-year-old Taylor Casey last seen June 19, 2024 on Paradise Island in the Bahamas
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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.
3 months ago
Pauly Likens was found murdered and dismembered at the end of Pride month.
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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”.
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VIDEO: Pride Across America: A look at LGBTQ rights and the 'Gayest Little Town'
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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.
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VIDEO: Small town in Arkansas is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents
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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.
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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.”
3 months ago
VIDEO: The nation’s biggest pride parades set to begin
4 months ago

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.
4 months ago
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.
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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.
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago

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.
4 months ago
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