-
Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports
Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday.
-
Brittney Griner pulls out of speaking engagement over ‘Gay Baby Jail' note found in hotel room
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.
-
Hillcrest Pride Promenade groundbreaking after more than 10 years of community debate
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.
-
‘Transgender' word erased from National Park Service website on Stonewall riot
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.
-
DOJ orders child safety authority to comply with Trump's ‘gender ideology' order
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it would be removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.
-
Government agencies scrub LGBTQ web pages and remove info about trans and intersex people
The State Department’s web page providing adoption information to LGBTQI+ prospective parents now addresses only “LGB” people.
-
Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect
The Southeast Asian nation is the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.
-
Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration. Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended Tuesday’s service at Washington National Cathedral. Trump criticized the bishop in an overnight post online....
-
Trump's executive orders halt DEI programs, recognize only two biological sexes
President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies.
-
Volunteers organize hygiene kits for San Diego County's homeless LGBTQIA+ youth
Dozens of volunteers at the San Diego Hillcrest LGBT Center on Centre Street helped organize hygiene kits for homeless and displaced LGBTQIA+ youth.
-
Bernie Sanders' mitten maker on lessons she's learned since last Inauguration Day
Jen Ellis, the Vermont crafter behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens in the iconic photo taken at President Biden’s inauguration in Jan. 2021, shares how the viral moment has changed her life.
-
Anita Bryant, a popular singer known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84
Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.
-
Pentagon agrees to settle landmark lawsuit with LGBTQ veterans over discharge status
The Pentagon said it will restore the discharge records of 35,000 veterans to “honorable,” ending a class action suit filed more than a year ago by veterans outed under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policies.
-
Viewers call out ‘Squid Game' for casting a cisgender actor as a trans character
The highly anticipated second season of Netflix’s South Korean dystopian thriller is getting criticized for not casting a transgender actor.
-
Carter was the first president to move the needle, albeit slowly, on gay rights
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, stood out for his early support for pro-gay legislation and his embrace of LGBTQ advocates, historians say.
-
Village People singer defends Trump's use of ‘Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a ‘gay anthem'
Victor Willis said the disco classic has “benefited greatly” from the president-elect’s use and threatened to sue news outlets that refer to it as a “gay anthem.”
-
The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target
Corporations are pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index just a few years after celebrating their contributions to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
-
San Diego AIDS Memorial opens after decades of delays
After decades of delays, politics, and perseverance, the San Diego AIDS Memorial is now open in Bankers Hill. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez has the story.
-
San Diego AIDS Memorial opens after decades of delays
A ribbon cutting ceremony on World AIDS Day opens long-awaited memorial and community park in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood.
-
Veterans at Mesa College in San Diego confront legacy of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The policy forced thousands of service members to stay in the closet and had detrimental effects on their well-being.