LGBT

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks in front of the Stonewall Inn in 2014 to announce a National Park Service initiative to identify historic sites related to the struggle for LGBT rights.

National

Long A Symbol, Stonewall Inn May Soon Become Monument To LGBT Rights

8:20am May 30, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

President Obama may use his executive authority to declare the site of the Stonewall riots in New York City as the first national monument dedicated to the struggle for LGBT rights.

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Nearly A Dozen States Sue U.S. Government Over Transgender Policies

6:27pm May 25, 2016

by Dana Farrington

The Obama administration has argued that gender identity is protected under federal law. The states say the government is overreaching.

National

New Jersey's Anti-Discrimination Law Is 'Just A Tool' To Protect Gender Identity

6:12pm May 16, 2016

by Joel Rose

Seventeen states have legal protections to prevent discrimination against transgender people in areas like housing and employment. But just having a law on the books doesn't change peoples' attitudes.

A native of Faith, Chrystal Cretin says she knows almost everyone in the small North Carolina town. She says she's not bothered by the idea of transgender people using the same bathroom she does. But she says many people in her town are confused.

National

North Carolinians Who Support 'Bathroom Law' Say They're Being Drowned Out

5:14pm May 15, 2016

by Emily McCord

There's a deep divide in the state over a law limiting civil rights protections for LGBTQ people. Amid a national backlash, nearly 49 percent of people in the state say they support parts of the law.

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A bathroom sign welcomes both genders at the Cacao Cinnamon coffee shop in Durham, N.C., on May 3.

National

When A Transgender Person Uses A Public Bathroom, Who Is At Risk?

3:01pm May 15, 2016

by Jeff Brady

Supporters of North Carolina's "bathroom law" say it blocks sexual predators' access to victims. There's little evidence backing that, while research suggests transgender people face greater threats.

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Education

LGBT Graduates Consider HB2 As They Plan For The Future

2:21pm May 13, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

It's graduation season. Seniors are getting caps and gowns, diplomas, and that frequent question: what's next? A lot goes into the decision of what to do after college.

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Chinese lesbian couple Rui Cai (left) and Cleo Wu play with their twin babies, born last month. China does not allow same-sex marriages, and only married, heterosexual couples have access to assisted reproduction. The women went through in vitro fertiliza

World News

Undaunted By China's Rule Book, Lesbian Couple Has Twins Via Surrogacy

11:29am May 12, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

There is increasing openness toward nontraditional families in China, though only married, heterosexual couples are allowed access to assisted reproduction. Here's one couple that found a workaround.

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North Carolina's Black Community Split In Support For HB2

9:06am May 11, 2016

by David Ford

The debate over House Bill 2 is now a national conversation.

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Nick Wilson (left), at his ordination last month, is given a framed sign from Pastor Matt Johnson that reads "Just As I Am," the title of one of Wilson's favorite hymns.

Acceptance Grows, Slowly But Steadily, For Gay Evangelicals

5:44pm May 10, 2016

Growing up, gay evangelicals may have thought they had to be one or the other. It's different now. At one welcoming Baptist church in Kentucky, a member says, gay congregants "walk through the door."

Texas Lt. Gov. Targets Fort Worth Schools Chief Over Transgender Guidelines

5:39pm May 10, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says parents should call for the Fort Worth district leader to step down over guidelines intended to support trans students. It's the latest development in a nationwide debate.