LGBTQ

Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school aren’t letting a first-grade class perform a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because they say the song could be seen as controversial. Students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha are being told they cannot perform a rendition of “Rainbowland,” and parents in the district say it’s because the song encourages...

The bill is among hundreds nationwide that are taking aim at nearly every facet of transgender existence, from pronouns to bathroom use to health care to athletics.

Two gay men who ended up dead with their bank accounts drained after leaving New York City bars last year were both homicide victims, authorities said Friday. The men died in separate incidents.

A Texas lawmaker who authored a bill that would restrict drag performances appears to have dressed in drag himself while a student.

Across the country, conservative activists and politicians are claiming that drag shows contribute to the “sexualization” or “grooming” of children.

Hundreds of Iowa students walked out of classes on Wednesday to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the process of being passed, including bills that prohibit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation.

The Legislature is also considering a bill that would permit residents to deny recognition of same-sex marriages on religious grounds.

An Australian pleaded guilty on Thursday to the manslaughter of an American who fell to his death 35 years ago from a Sydney cliff top that was known as a gay meeting place.

Kentucky is one of at least 13 states, including Arizona, Texas and Montana, where lawmakers have introduced bills seeking to restrict drag performances.

Hundreds of current and former contributors to the paper say the Times’ coverage of transgender people has violated its editorial guidelines.

An Oklahoma woman has no parental rights over the son she raised for two years with her estranged wife, who has since started dating the former couple’s sperm donor, a judge ruled Monday. 

An Arkansas lawmaker shocked onlookers this week when he asked a transgender health care professional about her genitals at a hearing on a bill that would prohibit gender-affirming care for minors. Gwendolyn Herzig, a pharmacist who is a trans woman, was testifying Monday in support of the treatment for minors during a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “You said that...

The pro surfer is questioning new policies adopted by the World Surf League.

Some families in Florida are considering leaving the state over recent legislation passed in the legislature dubbed by critics as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.

Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are.

Drag queens in full makeup and dozens of other advocates are rallying against Missouri bills aimed at transgender children and drag shows. A House committee debated the measures Tuesday.

A new bill would ban schools in the state from accommodating students who believe to be “any animal species other than human.”

Chelsea has welcomed a decision from the English Football Association to make a homophobic chant aimed at its supporters a punishable offense.

In a video posted to TikTok, Schnapp revealed to his fans and followers that like his character Will Meyers, he is gay.