LGBTQ

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat, said Monday that he plans to reintroduce a bill that will expand a data collection rule for financial institutions to include LGBTQ-owned businesses. Torres, the first gay Afro Latino elected to Congress, told NBC News that the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act will amend part of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,...

The U.S. House has once again passed the sweeping anti-discrimination bill known as the Equality Act, sending it to the closely-divided Senate where it will face a tougher road to passage. David Johns, the executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, joined LX News to make a case for why the Equality Act is needed.

The Democratic-led House passed a bill that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws

According to a new Gallup poll of 15,000 people over the age of 18, the percent of Americans who self-identify as something other than heterosexual has jumped from 3.5 to 5.6 percent since 2012.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, R-Ga., tweeted a video of herself hanging a sign mocking Congresswoman Marie Newman, D-Ill., for putting a transgender pride flag outside her office. Newman has a transgender daughter.

A is for Andrea Jenkins, the first openly trans Black woman elected to public office. B is for Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. C is for Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright Countee Cullen. These are the ABCs of Black LGBTQ pioneers.

An estimated 5.6% of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, according to a new Gallup report. That’s up from 4.5% in 2017, the last year polling on the issue was conducted by the organization, NBC News reports.

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted two churches over policies deemed to be too inclusive of LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses

Pedro Pascal, star of “The Mandalorian” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” took to social media this week to celebrate his younger sister, Lux Pascal, who just came out to the world as transgender.

Homelessness is a crisis among young people in the LGBTQ community. The problem is even more pronounced among transgender people — about a third living in the U.S. become homeless at some point in their lives. Casa de Zulma is the first publicly-funded home for trans people trying to get out of homelessness. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories...

One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness in their lives. Ceyenne Doroshow is the founder of G.L.I.T.S., an advocacy organization that opened the first Black trans-owned housing community in New York City. Doroshow talked to NBCLX’s Ngozi Ekeledo about why it’s so important to give trans youth a place to call home.

JoJo Siwa opens up about the support she has received since revealing she is part of the LGBTQ+ community and her upcoming Nickelodeon musical.

No relationship is perfect. And COVID-19 is forcing many couples to face that fact rather than hiding from it. Sex and relationship therapist Todd Baratz joined LX News to explain why your #relationshipgoals need to leave room for human imperfection.

President Biden directed the Pentagon last week to lift former President Trump’s ban on transgender military service members. Zeke Stokes, a producer of the documentary TransMilitary, joined LX News to discuss why this move is important for all trans Americans.

President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military.

Kyne Santos is a 22-year-old drag queen who appeared on the first season of Canada’s Drag Race while studying math at the University of Waterloo. Today, Santos is sharing that love of math with a legion of fans on TikTok, and also letting queer young people know that “it gets better.”

Jojo Siwa feels over the moon after finally speaking her truth. After confirming she’s part of the LGBTQ+ community, the 17-year-old social media sensation opened up about her sexuality in a candid Instagram Live on Saturday, Jan. 23. The former “Dance Moms” star thanked her fans for their “endless amount of love and support” following her announcement on Jan. 22,…

Moments after President Joe Biden was sworn into office, the White House website was updated to be more inclusive to those who identify outside of the gender binary.

You might want to reach for a bag of chips and some tissues after watching a Doritos Mexico ad that is lighting up the Internet with its sweet message of acceptance.

Long before the final countdown to the new year, the party was raging in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta, NBC News reports. “Ring in the New Year at White Party Puerto Vallarta: UNITY where restaurants, gyms, bars and clubs are open and ready to welcome you to the ultimate New Years weekend getaway!!!” read the online invitation for…