A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for killing two men he met on Grindr, shooting another victim during a robbery attempt, and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old.
Trump is demanding that national bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports and gender-affirming care for minors be added to the SAVE Act voter ID bill.
Gavin Newsom says he supports trans rights — but not when it comes to trans women competing in women’s sports.
Pixar’s Pete Docter says gay-coded elements were removed from Elio to avoid pushing parents into conversations they weren’t ready to have with their children.
The Choral hints at a moving gay love story at its center but largely ignores it, and not even Ralph Fiennes can rescue the overstuffed World War I drama, writes critic André Hereford.
A French man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a 70-year-old gay man he met on an anonymous chat site. Prosecutors say the victim was stabbed repeatedly and left "quasi-decapitated" in a bathtub.
A civil rights group says anti-gay harassment is rising on Massachusetts high school hockey teams, with LGBTQ students facing slurs, hazing, and retaliation.
South Dakota’s Supreme Court ruled that state law does not allow people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates, denying a request from a transgender woman.
Arena Stage’s Inherit the Wind tries to fill every corner of the vast Fichandler. Sometimes the drama gets lost in the sprawl -- though the courtroom clash at its center still lands writes critic André Hereford in his 3-star review.
Bill Irwin talks Samuel Beckett, pronouns, clowning, and the writing that shaped his legendary stage career. The two-time Tony winner is currently starring in his one-man show “On Beckett” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
A Los Angeles federal jury has awarded $2 million to the mother of Gemmel Moore after finding Democratic donor Ed Buck civilly liable for Moore’s drug-related death.
Critics warn the GOP-backed SAVE Act’s voter ID requirements could create barriers for transgender Americans whose legal documents don’t match their birth records.
The EEOC ruled 2-1 that federal agencies can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.
A homophobic slur during a Manchester United Under-21 match earned midfielder Jack Fletcher a six-match suspension and a £1,500 fine.
A Moroccan activist jailed after posting a photo wearing a T-shirt reading "Allah Is a Lesbian" may have to have her arm amputated as her health deteriorates in prison, family and lawyers say.
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Celebrities including Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, and Lena Waithe have launched a new fund to support LGBTQ filmmakers and help them break into the industry.
An Oregon man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after luring a victim through Grindr using the name "str8 curious" and violently attacking him inside his apartment.
Authorities say the man attempted to gouge out the victim's eyes during the assault.
USA Rugby bans trans women from female teams and adds a new “open” division.
An Indiana school district will pay a teacher $650,000 after he sued over a policy requiring staff to use transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns.
New York’s attorney general has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors, saying the hospital’s clinic shutdown may violate state law.
Texas AG Ken Paxton says therapists who assist transgender minors could lose funding and their license under a new legal opinion.
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked enforcement of California’s anti-forced outing law, which bars teachers from revealing a student’s gender identity to parents without consent.
Ohio lawmakers are advancing a hate crime bill — but it may not explicitly protect LGBTQ people and would exclude transgender victims.
Shia LaBeouf says he lashed out during a New Orleans bar brawl because he was afraid of "big gay people."
Two women were arrested for kissing in public under Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law that carries life imprisonment and, in some cases, the death penalty.
Pete Hegseth says a new deal between Scouting America and the Pentagon will require scouts to register based on sex at birth, a move impacting transgender youth. Scouting allowed "transgenderism to infiltrate their membership," the Secretary of War said of the organization.
David Ryan Winters, a 40-year-old Durham man who spent nearly a decade stalking, harassing, and threatening gay men in the Raleigh-Durham area, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to five counts of cyberstalking.
Kansas is ordering transgender residents to surrender driver’s licenses that reflect their gender identity, becoming the first state to invalidate previously issued IDs under threat of fines, suspension, and possible jail time.
Malaysia has blocked access to LGBTQ dating apps Grindr and Blued, citing local laws that criminalize same-sex conduct. Officials say it’s part of a broader effort to curb LGBTQ visibility.
Capital Pride’s 2026 theme is here: "Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity!" Organizers say the message responds to renewed political attacks on LGBTQ rights.
