gay rights

A pride progress flag hangs on a building in November 2022 in London.

World News

Women in England and Wales can now be pardoned for old convictions of homosexuality

5:00am June 14, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Previously, only men unjustly convicted under outdated anti-homosexuality laws could apply to be pardoned — and only for certain offenses. Now women can too.

Because attacks against transgender kids are increasing across the country, Minneasotans hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids.

National

VIDEO: A look at efforts targeting LGBTQ youth around the country

4:55pm March 16, 2022

Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks.

The character Eric Effiong (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay British teen in the Netflix series Sex Education. In a storyline in the new season, Eric travels to his mother's homeland of Nigeria — where sex between men and sex between wom

Health & Safety

'Sex Education's' gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

4:14pm October 14, 2021

by Marc Silver

We asked Bisi Alimi, who came out on TV in Nigeria and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights in his homeland, to weigh in on the plotline of the popular Netflix series.

Marchers at a candlelight vigil in San Francisco, Calif., carry a banner to call attention to the continuing battle against AIDS on May 29, 1989. The city was home to the nation's first AIDS special care unit. The unit, which opened in 1983, is the subjec

1st AIDS Ward '5B' Fought To Give Patients Compassionate Care, Dignified Deaths

2:48pm June 26, 2019

by Terry Gross

A new documentary tells the story of America's first inpatient unit dedicated to the care of people with AIDS. Nurse Cliff Morrison helped create 5B in 1983, and worked on it with Dr. Paul Volberding.

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Siddharth Dube, a longtime public health advocate, has written a memoir: An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

Taunted As A 'Sissy Boy,' Siddharth Dube Shares His Life Story In New Memoir

7:00am April 13, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

The public health advocate came of age in India when homosexuality was outlawed. He reflects on his experiences in An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex.

People attend a party in Cherry Grove section of Fire Island in New York during the 1960s.

National

1968: After Dozens Of Acquittals, Police Forced To End Raids On Gay Haven

2:48pm December 17, 2018

by Jon Kalish

When nearly two dozen gay men were arrested, put on trial, and eventually acquitted of sodomy in 1968, it demonstrated to the larger gay community that they could organize against police harassment.

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Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was the first openly gay elected official in California. Nov. 27, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.

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40 Years After The Assassination Of Harvey Milk, LGBTQ Candidates Find Success

7:26am November 27, 2018

by Scott Shafer

Forty years ago, on Nov. 27, 1978, California's first openly gay elected official was assassinated. Harvey Milk championed gay rights and challenged the LGBTQ community to be out and proud.

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A moment of quiet in Mumbai between gay rights activists as they watch a live broadcast from outside the Supreme Court.

World News

PHOTOS: Indians Laugh, Cry And Celebrate After Gay Sex is Decriminalized

4:49pm September 07, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Thursday's Supreme Court decision came after decades of activism. LGBTQ people and their supporters and loved ones throughout India celebrated late into the night — then early into the morning.

The Supreme Court term that just concluded was a small taste of what is to come. In all, 13 of the cases decided by a liberal-conservative split, Justice Anthony Kennedy provided the fifth and deciding conservative vote.

Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined

11:38am June 30, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.

Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, is hugged by a supporter after a rally on the campus of a Christian college in November.

In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple

5:19pm June 04, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a local baker in Colorado was within his rights to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding.

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