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First lady Jill Biden (right) speaks onstage with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Anne Peterson, former first lady Nancy Reagan's niece, at the unveiling of the Nancy Reagan stamp at the White House on Monday.

National

Here's why the new Nancy Reagan stamp prompted backlash from the LGBTQ+ community

7:28am June 09, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Nancy and Ronald Reagan's legacy on HIV/AIDS and the stamp's unveiling during Pride month have led members of the LGBTQ+ community to criticize the Biden administration and the Postal Service.

Urvashi Vaid, then-executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, protests at then-President George H.W. Bush's address on AIDS in March 1990 in Arlington, Virginia. The pioneering LGBTQ activist and attorney died last week at age 63.

Remembering Urvashi Vaid, an LGBTQ activist who spent decades fighting for equality

12:07pm May 18, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Colleagues, friends and admirers are paying tribute to Vaid, the pioneering attorney and organizer who died at age 63 on Friday. She worked for the ACLU and National LGBTQ Task Force, among others.

Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3.

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

5:27am May 11, 2022

by Melissa Block

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

Queue Listen Now

The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity

8:41am April 24, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir 'Messy Roots,' artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan.

The California city of Palm Springs has taken the first step in developing a universal basic income program for transgender and nonbinary residents.

Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents

5:00am April 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Palm Springs City Council took the first step in approving funding for two organizations to develop a universal basic income pilot program that prioritizes trans and nonbinary residents.

NC health department leader asks FDA to end 'discriminatory' blood donation policy

11:06am March 15, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina's top health official has joined an effort to end a federal blood donation policy that he calls “discriminatory” against gay men.

LGBTQ advocates march at a rally at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., to urge the company to publicly oppose what they call the "Don't Say Gay" that aims to limit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

National

Florida Senate passes a controversial schools bill labeled 'Don't Say Gay' by critics

2:41pm March 08, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Florida's Senate passed a bill Tuesday that aims to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled support for the legislation.

Opponents gather for a Safe Schools South Florida & Friends rally to push back against the so-called Don't Say Gay bill at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Fla., on Feb. 2.

'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools

5:45pm February 09, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Supporters say the measure empowers parents to have a say in what their children learn. Critics argue it will harm LGBTQ kids. President Biden slammed the bill, which has Gov. Ron DeSantis' support.

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson takes the oath of office on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, in Montpelier, Vt. The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

Politics & Government

Meet Judge Beth Robinson, the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court

1:43pm November 02, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Robinson laid the legal groundwork for marriage equality before becoming an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Her confirmation is being hailed as a milestone for LGBTQ representation.

NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson does not apologize for calling LGBTQ community 'filth'

3:17pm October 11, 2021

by WFAE, Steve Harrison

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Saturday he would not apologize for comments he made this summer in which he referred to homosexuality and “transgenderism” as “filth.”