LGBTQ

When “The L Word” debuted on Showtime in January 2004, gays and lesbians couldn’t serve openly in the military, employees could be fired for being gay in most of the country and no state had yet begun issuing same-sex marriage licenses.

Activists are celebrating a decision by Puerto Rico’s federal district court to allow nonbinary and gender nonconforming people to update their birth certificates. The ruling comes after a group of six nonbinary people filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s governor, its health secretary and other officials. The ruling means that nonbinary and gender nonconforming people will now be able to...

There were 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents across the United States over the past year — from hate speech and bomb threats to fatal violence — with more than half of these acts targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming people, according to a new report from the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.

Linda Clary’s son, John Umbeger, was one of two men murdered in a drug-induced robbery scheme that plagued New York City’s gay bars in 2021 and 2022.

A group of LGBTQ climbers and advocates hung a large transgender pride flag in the middle of Yosemite’s famous El Capitan rock formation on Tuesday.

Transgender women will be banned from playing on women’s soccer teams in England and Scotland, the sport’s governing body said Thursday.

Organizers said they are moving a week’s worth of events for World Pride DC away from the Kennedy Center.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule for parents who objected on religious grounds to books made available in a school district’s elementary schools that feature stories about gay and transgender characters.

LGBTQ Catholics and theologians said the late pontiff’s legacy teaches that change can happen when leaders are willing to listen.

Military pilot Jo Ellis said she had to hire private armed security for her family because of the false claims, which went viral on social media.

The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

Monday marks one month since the death of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez shows us the tribute from her loved ones.

Friends gathered Sunday to celebrate Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi’s life and her love for motorcycles.

A San Diego man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending a threatening email to a member of the LGBTQ community in the wake of a hate- related murder that happened near where the victim lived.

Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday.

Police said they found a piece of tape that said “gay baby jail,” which they determined to be a common video game reference. A convention attracting gamers was taking place at the hotel at the time.

City officials broke ground Sunday morning along Normal Street in the heart of Hillcrest for a $27.5 million public promenade that will offer bike lanes, a playground and community green spaces.

References to transgender people were removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, the New York City park and visitor center that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it would be removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.