Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and the top Presbyterian minister are speaking on LGBTQ rights

More than four years after India’s top court struck down a colonial-era law that had made homosexuality a criminal offense, it will hear arguments in March on whether to legalize same-sex marriage

Crowds pleaded with lawmakers at the West Virginia Capitol on Thursday to show as much compassion for saving the lives of transgender children as they showed for unborn fetuses when they voted to ban abortion

A bill advancing in North Carolina’s Senate would prohibit instruction about sexuality and gender identity in K-4 public school classes

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Legislature has advanced a handful of proposals that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and severely limit where drag shows can take place

A suspect faces a murder charge in the killing of an LGBTQ activist in Kenya, with authorities dismissing activists' suggestions that it was a hate crime

Volunteers from the San Diego Human Rights Campaign donated backpacks filled with essential items to homeless LGBTQ youth.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it will ease blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. ABC News' Dr. Jen Ashton explains.

The bill bans youth from receiving gender-affirming health care,

The FDA said Friday it would allow gay and bisexual monogamous men to donate blood.

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the kidnapping and grisly knife attack on a teen in 2020

The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith has lost an appeal in his latest legal fight

The leader of Missouri's state Senate says Republican senators are unified against letting transgender girls play on girls' sports teams

Drag queens in full makeup and dozens of other advocates are rallying against Missouri bills aimed at transgender children and drag shows

Rep. George Santos, who's facing calls to resign over a string of lies about his background, is denying reports that he performed as a drag queen years ago in Brazil.

As more than a dozen states consider passing anti-transgender legislation this year, North Dakota lawmakers rejected a bill Friday that would have made people pay $1,500 each time they refer to themselves or others with gender pronouns different from t...

According to the report, depression and anxiety decreased for trans youth who sought out gender-affirming care.

A new study shows that gender affirming care for transgender youth can improve a patient's mental health.

A lawsuit challenging an Indiana law prohibiting transgender students from competing in girls school sports has been dropped just weeks before it was to be heard by a federal appeals court

A school district in Oregon has rescinded its policy banning educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols following a court settlement with a teachers union

It will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time.

A group of South Dakota Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to outlaw gender-affirming health care for transgender youth

A 33-year-old transgender woman from Guatemala, urgently seeking asylum in the U.S., appeals to the Supreme Court in what her attorney calls a life-or-death case.

There have been allegations of the chants being made in recent Chelsea games.

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines led a group of about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention

More than 2,000 members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters have returned to New Delhi streets after a three-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to press for equal marriage rights

A new bill in Oklahoma would ban gender-confirming care for transgender patients under 26 making it a felony for physicians to provide or recommend the procedure.

A Florida man has been arrested by FBI in connection with a mass shooting threat against LGBTQ people at Florida State University.

A Florida man has been arrested by FBI in connection with a mass shooting threat against LGBTQ people at Florida State University.

Amber McLaughlin is believed to be the first trans person to be executed in the U.S. and the first person executed in 2023, according to Death Penalty Information Center.

School district’s policy of separating bathrooms based on sex is constitutional.

Chloe Berg, 11, wanted to come out to her family, but found there were little to no resources for young people dealing with this matter and that's when she decided to write “The LGBTQ+ Handbook.”

Lawmakers in Spain and Scotland have passed gender self-determination bills allowing citizens over 16 to change their registered gender without medical supervision

A mother in mourning put a spotlight on the robberies and drugging's impacting the gay nightlife scene in New York.

A plan by Scotland’s government to make it easier for people to change gender for legal purposes has sparked acrimonious debate both inside and outside of the Edinburgh parliament

Stars of Lifetime’s “A Christmas to Treasure” talk real-life romance and address controversial “traditional marriage” comments by Candance Cameron Bure.

Since taking her story to the media, Linda Clary says other victims have shared similar stories about how they were drugged and robbed after a night out.

Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence

In a suburb south of Birmingham, Alabama, one of the most conservative states in the country, a charter school for LGBTQ+ youth is entering its second year.

Harvard announced the election of social scientist Claudine Gay as the university's 30th president. She will be the first Black person and second woman to hold the role.

Claudine Gay will officially become Harvard’s 30th president on July 1.

An anti-transgender sports ban has failed in the Ohio legislature.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, D.-Mass., a long-time champion for marriage equality, discusses the Respect for Marriage Act.

An anti-transgender sports ban has failed in the Ohio legislature.

The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), signed by Biden on Tuesday, requires states to recognize lawfully performed same-sex and interracial marriages

President Joe Biden signed the bill that protects same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law.

"Today is a good day," Biden said to thousands of people gathered on the White House South Lawn to commemorate the Respect for Marriage Act becoming law.

The House is set to vote on a bill Tuesday that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law.

After passing both the House and the Senate with bipartisan support, the legislation will seek to protect same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law.

President Joe Biden will sign legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage on Tuesday afternoon at the White House.