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March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM

Protesters block traffic in Hungary in opposition to law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events

Several thousand protesters have blocked a major thoroughfare in Hungary's capital, opposing a law that effectively bans LGBTQ+ Pride events and restricts the right to assembly
March 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
MPs of Momentum protest with flares during the plenary session of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP)
March 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM

Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

A federal judge is considering whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
March 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ash Lazarus Orr, a transgender plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's policy that bans the use of the "X" marker used by nonbinary people on passports, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Scientist speaks out after all of her grants were terminated by the NIH

Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The patient's entrance at the National Institutes of Health is shown in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 16, 2014.
March 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM

Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to US

The Danish foreign ministry has changed its U.S. travel advisory for transgender people
March 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
FILE - A rainbow flag is suspended at Copenhagen City Hall in Denmark on Aug. 11, 2021, marking the opening of Copenhagen 2021, World Pride and Eurogames. (Ida Guldbaek Arentsen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
March 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM

South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities that align with their gender identity in schools and state buildings
March 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
FILE - The South Dakota Capitol stands in Pierre, S.D., Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
March 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Former swimmer sues UPenn over handling of transgender athlete

Margot Kaczorowski is suing UPenn and the Ivy League of Council of Presidents as the Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for the university.
March 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
VIDEO: Former swimmer sues UPenn over handling of transgender athlete
March 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM

'All means all': Judge rebukes past discrimination in blocking trans military ban

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from enacting the policy and offered a scathing rebuke of the Pentagon's development of the policy.
March 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division line up to board a plane from Pope Army Airfield in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on February 14, 2021.
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Trans soldier discusses fighting Trump administration's transgender military ban

U.S. Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Nicholas Talbott joins ABC News Live to discuss the lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
VIDEO: Trans soldier discusses fighting Trump administration's transgender military ban
March 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Austin leaders request investigation over trans woman's arrest after video released

Austin city council members called for an investigation after the release of footage showing a transgender woman's arrest by police.
March 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A screen grab from police body camera footage released by the Austin Police Department from an incident on March 2 involving the arrest of a trans woman.
March 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Austin leaders want probe on trans woman's arrest

Austin city council members released a statement on Tuesday after a video of a trans woman who was allegedly thrown to the ground by police was released the same day.
March 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Austin leaders want probe on trans woman's arrest
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM

Dispute between parents, Ohio school district over gender pronouns goes before judges

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is hearing arguments in a lawsuit pitting a suburban Ohio school district’s policy on preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
FILE - Protesters advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos, File)
March 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds

A new study finds gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, as access to such care is diminishing.
March 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A person walks past a Transgender flag during The TransFest 2023 in the Queens, New York, July 29, 2023.
March 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM

North Dakota Legislature close to asking SCOTUS to undo same-sex marriage ruling

North Dakota lawmakers are close to making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
March 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
North Dakota Republican Rep. Bill Tveit listens to a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his resolution, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
March 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says

A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.
March 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington.
March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Rep. Sarah McBride misgendered by Republican colleague, sparking heated exchange

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, introduced McBride, saying: "I now recognize the representative from Delaware: Mr. McBride."
March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, introduced McBride, saying: "I now recognize the representative from Delaware: Mr. McBride."
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Supreme Court to hear challenge to 'conversion therapy' ban

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors -- a discredited practice that aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a Colorado law that bans "conversion therapy" for minors -- a discredited practice that aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM

Newsom breaks with party on transgender athletes in women's sports, sparking backlash

California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, an LGBTQ ally, broke with his party, saying that transgender athletes playing in female sports is "deeply unfair."
March 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at East Los Angeles College, on Feb. 26, 2025, in Monterey Park, Calif.
March 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM

NIH terminating active research grants related to LGBTQ+, DEI studies

The National Institutes of Health is terminating several active research grants related to studies involving LGBTQ+ issues, gender identity and DEI.
March 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The patient's entrance at the National Institutes of Health is shown in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 16, 2014.
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM

CA governor draws criticism over trans athlete comments on podcast

California Gov. Gavin Newsom drew criticism from Democrats following comments he made on his podcast about transgender athletes.
March 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
VIDEO: CA governor draws criticism over trans athlete comments on podcast
March 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM

Indictment unsealed in killing of transgender man

Seven suspects have been indicted in Sam Nordquist's homicide.
March 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Seven suspects have been indicted in Sam Nordquists homicide.
March 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM

Kids were forced to participate in transgender man's 'torture' killing: Prosecutor

A grand jury indictment has been unsealed by New York prosecutors charging seven suspects with murder in the "torture" killing of transgender man Sam Nordquist.
March 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This undated photo provided by the New York State Police shows Sam Nordquist. Nordquist, a 24-year-old missing transgender man, died after enduring prolonged physical and psychological abuse over a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to New York State Police.
March 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM

Gay marriage SCOTUS ruling scrutinized by some Republican lawmakers

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.
March 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same sex marriage nationwide, is backed by supporters of the courts ruling on same-sex marriage on the step of the Texas Capitol during a rally in Austin, Texas.
1 month ago

Transgender military members react to 'jarring' Pentagon memo

Lt. Cmdr. Geirid Morgan told ABC News that as an openly transgender woman, seeing the ban in "black and white" was "jarring."
1 month ago
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne division walk across the tarmac at Green Ramp to deploy to Poland, Feb. 14, 2022, at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C.
1 month ago

Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender ID from state civil rights protections

Iowa lawmakers voted Thursday to strike gender identity from state civil rights protections.
1 month ago
The Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa
1 month ago

Transgender US service members will be separated from military: Pentagon

"Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the Military Services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security," the memo said.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Transgender US service members will be separated from military: Pentagon
1 month ago

Transgender US service members will be separated from military, Pentagon memo says

Transgender US service members will be separated from the military, Pentagon memo says.
1 month ago
The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

Woman takes 'reverse' discrimination case to SCOTUS over hiring of gay co-workers

The Supreme Court is considering a case of “reverse discrimination” and the standard of proof under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1 month ago
A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.. June 29, 2024.
1 month ago

Actress Hunter Schafer says gender listed on her passport changed to male

The "Euphoria" actress, who is transgender, shared her experience in a TikTok video about seeing her passport gender change.
1 month ago
The "Euphoria" actress, who is transgender, shared her experience in a TikTok video about seeing her passport gender change.
1 month ago

Hunter Schafer says her passport gender was changed: 'Never gonna stop being trans'

Hunter Schafer is speaking out after she says her gender marker was changed on her passport.
1 month ago
Hunter Schafer arrives for the Film Independent Spirit Awards 40th annual ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., Feb. 22, 2025.
1 month ago

Trump spars with Maine governor over trans athlete executive order

Constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter discusses the recent sparring between President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the transgender athlete executive order.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump spars with Maine governor over trans athlete executive order
1 month ago

'See you in court': Trump clashes with Democratic governor at White House event

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
1 month ago
Gov. Janet Mills reacts after challenging U.S. President Donald Trump over federal law on the issue of trans women in sports as Trump addressed a meeting of governors at the White House, Feb. 21, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

Trump administration faces new lawsuit from LGBTQ, health nonprofits

LGBTQ rights organizations sued the Trump administration on Thursday, challenging three executive orders.
1 month ago
CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Tyler TerMeer is one of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration targeting his executive orders dismantling DEI and LGBTQ+ programs.
1 month ago

How a community rallied for trans and nonbinary recovery homes following LA fires

The recovery homes were engulfed by flames during the Eaton Fire on Jan. 7.
1 month ago
The community rallied to support trans and nonbinary recovery homes after devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
1 month ago

The LA area fires destroyed 2 LGBTQ+ sobriety houses. Then the community stepped up

Some of LA's most vulnerable residents were impacted when Art House and Start House were destroyed by the Eaton fire. Now, the community is trying to rebuild to continue to support them.
1 month ago
Some of LA's most vulnerable residents were impacted when Art House and Start House were destroyed by the Eaton fire. Now, the community is trying to rebuild to continue to support them.
1 month ago

'I just want the opportunity to serve my country': transgender US service member

Maj. Erica Vandal, a transgender woman who served 14 years in the U.S. Army, reacts to the Trump administration's executive order that is aimed at forcing transgender people out of the military.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 'I just want the opportunity to serve my country': transgender US veteran
1 month ago

Transgender man's killing prompts call for hate crime charges

The nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy organization is urging New York prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges against in the killing of a transgender man.
1 month ago
This undated photo provided by the New York State Police shows Sam Nordquist. Nordquist, a 24-year-old missing transgender man, died after enduring prolonged physical and psychological abuse over a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to New York State Police.
1 month ago

'Unadulterated animus': Judge blasts DOJ about transgender military restrictions

Federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing executive order that was expected to lead to a significant curtailment of transgender service members.
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USAF Basic Trainees stand in group formation.
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No evidence of hate crime in torture killing of transgender man: Investigators

Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field, authorities said.
1 month ago
This undated photo provided by the New York State Police shows Sam Nordquist. Nordquist, a 24-year-old missing transgender man, died after enduring prolonged physical and psychological abuse over a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field, in Canandaigua, N.Y., according to New York State Police.
1 month ago

5 charged in brutal murder of transgender man

Five people have been arrested and charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered in upstate New York.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 5 charged in brutal murder of transgender man
1 month ago

5 people arrested in death of transgender man

Police said five people have been charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field.
1 month ago
Police said five people have been charged with murder after the body of a missing transgender man was discovered dumped in an upstate New York field.
1 month ago

Activist Mark Segal: 'When you try to erase us, we will fight back'

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Stonewall "Rebel in Residence" Mark Segal after the National Park Service deleted references to queer and transgender people from its Stonewall Monument web pages.
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Activist Mark Segal: 'When you try to erase us, we will fight back'
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Some transgender references removed from Stonewall website

In 2016, the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village became a national monument, creating the country's first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history.
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In 2016, the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village became a national monument, creating the country's first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history.
1 month ago

Protesters rally at Stonewall Inn after Transgender references removed from website

The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday, which now only refers to those who are lesbian, gay and bisexual.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Protesters rally at Stonewall Inn after Transgender references removed from website
1 month ago

This word has been removed from Stonewall National Monument website

The monument honors the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, in New York City's Greenwich Village.
1 month ago
In this June 12, 2023, file photo, rainbow flags are pictured flying on the fence at the Stonewall National Monument in Christopher Park on Christopher Street in New York.
1 month ago

Ballot initiatives protecting marriage equality advancing in some states

More states are lining up in an attempt to enshrine state protections for same-sex marriage in their constitutions as some conservatives target it.
1 month ago
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024.
1 month ago

States move to restrict transgender adult care

After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators are setting their sights on restrictions against care for transgender adults.
1 month ago
Carma Marshall Bell, a transgender Kentucky resident, said losing access to hormone therapy would affect her mentally, emotionally, physically and financially.
1 month ago

Trump actions targeting transgender people are ‘slap in the face’: Activist

LGBTQIA+ activist Angelica Christina says recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump are “scary and frightening.”
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump actions targeting transgender people are ‘slap in the face’: Activist
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Transgender references removed from Stonewall National Monument website

A protest is planned after the National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday. ABC News’ Phil Lipof reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Transgender references removed from Stonewall National Monument website
1 month ago

Trump order on transgender care blocked by judge

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Trump's executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
1 month ago
In this March 31, 2017, file photo, trans pride flags flutter in the wind at a gathering to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles.
1 month ago

States move to restrict transgender adult care

After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators are setting their sights on restrictions against care for transgender adults.
1 month ago
After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators are setting their sights on restrictions against care for transgender adults.