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When their high school history class began teaching about the 1960s and ’70s, Will Larkins learned that the Stonewall Uprising, a major point in American LGBTQ history, would not be part of the curriculum. So Larkins offered to teach a lesson about it – and a video of it went viral. Larkins joined LX News to talk more about the...

A senior Qatari leader overseeing security for the World Cup has told The Associated Press that rainbow flags could be taken from supporters.

Now that the Parental Rights in Education bill (also referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill) is law in Florida, LGBTQ groups plan to fight it in the courts. Critics have said the law is worded so broadly that it could have a chilling effect on teachers and cause them to dismiss LGBTQ subjects entirely. We hear from Michael...

The governor signed the “Parental Rights in Education” bill into law on Monday.

The D.C. Department of Corrections agreed to change policies related to the housing of transgender inmates after facing a class action lawsuit.  The DOC agreed this week to settle the lawsuit and house transgender people according to their gender identity. They also said they would limit how often transgender people are kept in protective custody without the inmate’s request...

Through his nonprofit Verna Felton, Scottie Gage donates his drag costumes along with makeup and other supplies as part of “care packages” for performers who can’t afford them. The organization is named for the late Disney voice actor Verna Felton, who voiced several iconic characters, including the Fairy Godmother in 1950’s “Cinderella.” Gage said helping other LGBTQ people find acceptance...

Multiple LGBTQ groups have said Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill will harm LGBTQ kids and educators seeking affirmation in the classroom. They “desperately just need us to provide them a safe place to belong. And instead, they’re being demonized and used as political pawns,” says Brandon Wolf of Equality Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign the bill...

Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan was a first responder at the scene after a gunman killed 49 people at Pulse, a gay nightclub. Today, she’s speaking out against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which recently passed the state House and could pass the state Senate. She said the bill is “a way to get attention” and would rather see a...

District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order halting the investigation by the State into the parents of the 16-year-old girl.

Parents of a transgender teen said Texas is investigating them after Gov. Abbott ordered officials to look into gender-confirming care for kids as abuse

Restrictive laws and attempts to curtail gender-affirming care are frightening and stressful for young trans people, says Sam Ames of The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on preventing suicide among LGBTQ youth. The organization has tracked nearly 200 anti-LGBTQ bills in legislatures across the country, and recent letters from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton that equated...

Here’s a look at how the Winter Games have evolved on some gender and minority representation — and where there’s still room for growth

Canada’s women’s hockey earned the gold medal and special recognition for being the team with the most LGBTQ representation in Winter Olympics history. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado and Ngozi Ekeledo tell us which country took the honor at the Tokyo Olympics, and they introduce us to some of the youngest athletes on Team USA.

“The edit-out is so over the top, and I will not watch it anymore,” said Benjamin Zhao, 22, a student in Hong Kong.

The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a civil-rights investigation into how LGBTQ students are disciplined at Brigham Young University.

Pope Francis is urging parents not to condemn their children if they are gay

Amid a pandemic-fueled “blood crisis” with not enough donated blood to go around, LGBTQ advocates and Congress are calling for the FDA to reconsider its current policy that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood if they’ve been sexually active in the past three months. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, an advocacy group, explains what the organization wrote...

Gender roles are entrenched in the sport of figure skating – creating a challenge for athletes outside the binary, like U.S. pairs figure skater and Olympic hopeful Timothy LeDuc. In this episode 3 of the My New Favorite Olympian podcast, LeDuc talks about coming up in the skating world, coming out to their family twice, and how they navigate a...

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson has been confirmed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robinson 51-45 on Monday after President Joe Biden nominated her in August. The 13 federal courts of appeals, or circuit courts, are the...

The contemporary excitement around the campy holiday has a long history within the queer community.