LGBTQ

Amid a pandemic-fueled “blood crisis” with not enough donated blood to go around, LGBTQ advocates and Congress are calling for the FDA to reconsider its current policy that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood if they’ve been sexually active in the past three months. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, an advocacy group, explains what the organization wrote...

Gender roles are entrenched in the sport of figure skating – creating a challenge for athletes outside the binary, like U.S. pairs figure skater and Olympic hopeful Timothy LeDuc. In this episode 3 of the My New Favorite Olympian podcast, LeDuc talks about coming up in the skating world, coming out to their family twice, and how they navigate a...

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson has been confirmed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robinson 51-45 on Monday after President Joe Biden nominated her in August. The 13 federal courts of appeals, or circuit courts, are the...

The contemporary excitement around the campy holiday has a long history within the queer community.

Fifty universities were added to the list since last year, making it the longest it has been in its six-year history.

“We’re going to make sure that Texas and all of the states of the United States are a place that you can grow up and be your full self, and be supported and safe.” Rebecca Marques, director of Human Rights Campaign in Texas, says to the state’s transgender students. HRC and other groups are speaking out against a bill headed...

Dr. Rachel Levine was appointed to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, making her the nation’s first openly transgender four-star officer.

Some Netflix employees and their supporters were expected to stage a walkout Wednesday in protest of the streaming service’s distribution of a Dave Chappelle comedy special in which the comedian makes a series of trans-phobic remarks.

Netflix said Friday that it had fired an employee for disclosing confidential financial information about what it paid for Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer,” which some condemned as being transphobic.

Comic book writer Tom Taylor says he could not be happier with the reaction to his portrayal of a new Superman as bisexual.

A top Netflix executive says Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross “the line on hate” and will remain on the streaming service.

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, commemorating the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights and celebrating LGBTQ in their fight for equality.

We’ve done our LGBTQ ABCs before – but not during Hispanic Heritage Month. NBCLX Storyteller Jalyn Henderson tells you about 5 trans-Latinx folks who’ve made their mark on the world.

Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing – so that can only mean one thing…The LGBTQ+ ABCs are too. Here are 26 Hispanic and Latinx folks who’ve made their mark on the world.

The 29-year-old entertainer opened up about attraction, love and what the future may hold.

Military academy students are marking the 10th anniversary of the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” this week.

The president said the country should honor LGBTQ service members discharged under the policy by passing the Equality Act.

Rev. Megan Rohrer became the first openly transgender bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in September 2021. And now they are using their new platform to work toward diversifying the leadership of the church and cheerleading for others who are “living in the intersections.”

This year, several guests used their outfits to express points of view or advocate for legislation – some more loudly and obviously than others.

Protests in Spain to denounce a rise in hate crimes against LGBTQ people have gone ahead after a high-profile case that had grabbed attention across the country took an unexpected twist.