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A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to places in the country where they are banned
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An LGBTQ+ related book is seen on display at Fabulosa Books in the Castro District of San Francisco on Thursday, June 27, 2024. "Books Not Bans" is a program initiated and sponsored by Fabulosa Books that sends boxes of LGBTQ+ books to LGBTQ+ organizations in conservative parts of America, places where bigoted politicians are demonizing and banning books with LGBTQ+ affirming content. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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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.
June 29, 2024 at 10:13 AM

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.
June 29, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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.
June 29, 2024 at 10:12 AM

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.
June 29, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Drag performer Marina Del Rey said she was harassed by a hotel patron while filming a promotional video for a hotel in Honolulu.
June 29, 2024 at 4:41 AM

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.
June 29, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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.
June 29, 2024 at 12:21 AM

Pro-LGBTQ laws are positive for mental health

Research has linked protective laws to positive mental health for LGBTQ people.
June 29, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Pro-LGBTQ laws are positive for mental health
June 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM

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.
June 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Elton John hugs President Joe Biden during the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Grand Opening Ceremony in New York City, June 28, 2024.
June 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM

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.
June 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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.
June 28, 2024 at 8:27 PM

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.
June 28, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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.
June 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM

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.
June 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Couple reflects on 20 years of same-sex marriage rights
June 28, 2024 at 4:52 PM

New Stonewall visitors center commemorates LGBTQ history

The new visitors center opened on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. 
June 28, 2024 at 4:52 PM
The new visitors center opened on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. 
June 28, 2024 at 3:26 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.
June 28, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Two men embrace in the waters of Jacob Riis Beach.
June 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM

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.
June 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
VIDEO: Saving a historic LGBTQ+ safe space in New York City
June 27, 2024 at 8:08 PM

LGBTQ+ athletes talk journey of coming out and inclusivity in sports industry

WNBA star Chelsea Gray and NASCAR driver Zach Herrin shared their journeys.
June 27, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Chelsea Gray and Zach Herrin
June 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM

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.
June 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
VIDEO: LGBTQ+ athletes reflect on what it's like being out in their fields
June 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The group has over 300 participating members and serves as a "safe space" for LGBTQ+ people to pray and be themselves.
June 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM
VIDEO: LGBTQ+ seniors facing new burdens in their golden years
June 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM
McKenna Coyle, left, and Larissa Santiago Coyle, right.
June 26, 2024 at 6:20 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 6:20 PM
President Joe Biden speaks at an event in the East Room at the White House, June 18, 2024, in Washington.
June 26, 2024 at 3:10 PM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 3:10 PM
VIDEO: Small towns across the US celebrate Pride
June 26, 2024 at 12:38 PM

A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat

Ten same-sex couples have gotten married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong
June 26, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Ten same-sex couples who got married in the United States over the internet stand during their wedding at Eaton Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The semi-autonomous southern Chinese city does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections. The event Tuesday was timed to mark Pride Month. (AP Photo/Alice Fung)
June 26, 2024 at 1:07 AM

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.
June 26, 2024 at 1:07 AM
VIDEO: 1st transgender woman and Asian American wins Miss Maryland USA
June 25, 2024 at 7:15 PM

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.
June 25, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Miss Maryland USA Bailey Anne Kennedy
June 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM

Anti-DEI push challenges companies during Pride

Pride month coincides with a growing political movement against corporate DEI.
June 25, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Participants march through the DC Pride Parade,June 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
June 24, 2024 at 8:22 PM

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.
June 24, 2024 at 8:22 PM
An exterior view of the Supreme Court on June 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
June 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Billy Porter, Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck and more deliver Pride messages

LGBTQ+ celebs and allies deliver messages for Pride Month!
June 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM
VIDEO: Billy Porter, Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck and more deliver Pride messages
June 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM

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.
June 24, 2024 at 2:51 PM
VIDEO: A look at religion in the LGBTQ+ community
June 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM

LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves

Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted
June 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
June Meissner poses for a photo at the Boise Public Library in Boise, Idaho on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Meissner, a transgender woman and librarian, blocked a punch from a man yelling slurs while working at the library. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)
June 21, 2024 at 10:19 PM

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.
June 21, 2024 at 10:19 PM
VIDEO: How I embraced my South Asian queer identity
June 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM

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.
June 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM
VIDEO: Small town in Arkansas is a safe haven for LGBTQ+ residents
June 21, 2024 at 11:47 AM

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.
June 21, 2024 at 11:47 AM
VIDEO: LGBTQ+ country artists on their biggest hope for the genre's future
June 20, 2024 at 5:28 PM

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.
June 20, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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June 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work

Marriages in which a partner undergoes a gender transition can not only survive, but also thrive under the light of new honesty
June 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Avril Clark, left, and Lucy watch their dogs playing with chickens at their house in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Avril Clark operates the group Distinction Support, a U.K.-based global online network that helps people whose partner went through or is undergoing a gender transition. Her spouse, a British soccer referee at the time, came out publicly as transgender in 2018, changed her name to Lucy and brought the couple much attention. Avril Clark says that until then, they kept their arrangement private and "lived a double life" for 15 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
June 19, 2024 at 6:21 PM

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.
June 19, 2024 at 6:21 PM
VIDEO: Gay couple speaks out on lawsuit against NYC for equal IVF benefits
June 19, 2024 at 12:53 AM

California man charged with killing gay college student takes the stand

A California man charged with killing a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an alleged hate crime six years ago has taken the stand in his own trial
June 19, 2024 at 12:53 AM
June 19, 2024 at 12:50 AM

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.
June 19, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Five people were killed in the attack on the LGBTQ bar.
June 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM

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.
June 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Dominguez donates blood for the first time ever in Greenwich, Connecticut, March 13, 2024.
June 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM

FDA rule change allowing gay, bisexual men to give blood made a difference

Last year the FDA approved a new blood donation risk assessment that made donation more inclusive for LGBTQ donors. Early data suggests it has made a difference.
June 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Last year the FDA approved a new blood donation risk assessment that made donation more inclusive for LGBTQ donors. Early data suggests it has made a difference.
June 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM

Several injured after 'chemical agent' released during Pride event: Police

Authorities are still working to confirm what type of chemical agent was used and are "diligently reviewing" surveillance video to piece together the series of events.
June 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
File image of a Baltimore Police car.
June 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM

LGBT soldiers in Ukraine hope service is changing attitudes as they rally for rights

Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters have marched in central Kyiv to demand more rights and highlight their service to their country in its war with Russia
June 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
LGBT Ukrainian soldiers take part in a pride march in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Several hundred LGBT Ukrainian servicemen and other protesters joined a pride march in central Kyiv Sunday seeking legal reforms to allow people in same-sex partnerships to take medical decisions for wounded soldiers and bury victims of the war with Russia that extended across Ukraine more than two years ago. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
June 14, 2024 at 10:23 PM

Casey McQuiston picks 8 books to read in celebration of Pride Month

The author will release their new novel, "The Pairing", in August.
June 14, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Casey McQuiston recommends 8 books to read on Pride I Month
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM

'Queer Eye' cast reveals what they told Kamala Harris at the White House

ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze speaks with Karamo Brown and original "Queer Eye" cast member Carson Kressley about progress this Pride Month and combating political apathy for the presidential election.
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
VIDEO: 'Queer Eye' cast reveals what they told Kamala Harris at the White House
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM

LGBTQ+ people describe coming out later in life

By the year 2030, there will be an estimated 7 million queer people ages 50 and older in the U.S., according to Sage, a nonprofit organization.
June 14, 2024 at 2:47 PM
VIDEO: LGBTQ+ people describe coming out later in life
June 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Overcoming health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community

ABC News’ medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down the new study showing LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of some cancers, possibly due to fear of discrimination.
June 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
VIDEO: Overcoming health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community
June 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM

Family member speaks out after veteran comes out as gay in obituary

Col. Edward Thomas Ryan was 85 when he died on June 1, according to his niece.
June 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Col. Edward Thomas Ryan served in the U.S. military, according to his obituary.
June 13, 2024 at 9:29 AM

Nightline Out Loud: Margaret Cho on paving road for other LGBTQ+ comedians

Comedian Margaret Cho to discusses her career and documentary "Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution," exploring the history of LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy.
June 13, 2024 at 9:29 AM
VIDEO:  Nightline Out Loud: Margaret Cho on paving road for other LGBTQ+ comedians
June 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers search for safety in US after persecution abroad

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers search for safety in U.S. as anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment grows around the world.
June 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM
American and LGBT flags are seen in Key West, Fla., on May 7, 2024.
June 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Gay couple shares journey building the family of their dreams

Terrell and Jarius Joseph open up about fatherhood and the setbacks they endured in their journey to build their now family of five.
June 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM
VIDEO: Gay couple shares journey building the family of their dreams
June 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM

LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers search for safety in US after persecution abroad

With at least 67 countries criminalizing same-sex relations, LGBTQ+ people are searching for freedom in the U.S. instead.
June 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM
LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers search for safety in US after persecution abroad
June 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Judge blocks Florida's 'unconstitutional' transgender youth care ban

A federal judge has called Florida policies restricting gender-affirming care for transgender minors and adults “unconstitutional."
June 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM
In this undated stock photo, someone holds a transgender flag in the air.