LGBTQ+

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges.

National

Michigan man arrested on firearms charges after allegedly threatening Biden, Whitmer

12:50pm March 11, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Randall Robert Berka II has been charged with possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, but not with making the threats. He hasn't yet entered a plea.

LGBTQ people and their supporters march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. India's Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison but has yet to legalize same-sex marriages.

World News

Indian LGBTQ couples fight for legal recognition of same-sex marriage

5:02am March 11, 2023

by Raksha Kumar

India's Supreme Court decriminalized gay sex in 2018. In January, the court accepted a petition from four LGBTQ couples to legalize same-sex marriage. It is set to hear arguments on Monday.

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In this June 26, 2016, file photo, a woman holds a rainbow flag during the NYC Pride Parade in New York.

Health & Safety

LGBTQ+ youth are less likely to feel depressed with parental support, study says

7:35am March 01, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Participants were asked questions about their parents' general parenting style and how that affected their thoughts and feelings in the previous two weeks.

Meriç wrestles for the ball during a soccer game at Queer Olympix V in Istanbul in August 2021. Although the goal isn't to win, participants still play soccer.

At Istanbul's Queer Olympix, the aim is for LGBTQ+ athletes to have fun and feel safe

12:06pm December 22, 2022

by Hannah Cauhépé

The organizers of the annual sports festival in Istanbul see it as an opportunity to create and reclaim spaces for the LGBTQ community in Turkey, and to rethink how sports are practiced and played.

Health & Safety

Two fledgling entrepreneurs win MIT prizes for their global health apps

12:02pm December 12, 2022

by Vicky Hallett

The winners confronted stigma and health equity in some countries with their tech ideas to help LGBTQI+ youth reach out for help and let women access private OB-GYN care.

Voters fill out their ballots in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday. With his victory on Tuesday night, James Roesener became the first openly transgender man elected to a state legislature.

James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature

2:08am November 09, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson sparked conversation — and controversy — with their 2020 memoir about growing up Black and queer. All Boys Aren't Blue has been banned in dozens of school libraries.

Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

5:02am October 25, 2022

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

Gretchen Van Ness, executive director of LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc, said the hateful messages were discovered early Sunday morning.

National

Community unites after an LGBTQ+ senior housing project in Boston was defaced

6:30am July 14, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Vandals defaced the perimeter of the construction site over the weekend, spraying hate-filled messages and death threats on banners and posters. They included threats saying, "We will burn this."

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the state Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House on May 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas.

National

A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth

7:49pm June 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.

Justine Lindsay announced that she made the Carolina Panthers TopCats cheerleading squad at the end of March.

Justine Lindsay is the first openly trans cheerleader in the NFL

5:00am June 07, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The 29-year-old announced joining the Carolina Panthers TopCats earlier this year. Lindsay says she will continue to "inspire and help my African American beautiful trans sisters."