Texas bill would ban nearly all gender-affirming care, including for trans adults
Senate Bill 1029 would make it illegal for nearly all trans people in the state to receive both surgical and nonsurgical treatments.
LGBTQ+ Voices
Chicago White Sox prospect Anderson Comas comes out as gay: "Fight for your dreams"
"Please don't listen to those stupid things that people say about us. Fight for your dreams, believe in yourself and go for it," Comas wrote in an Instagram post.
Pentagon will "reevaluate" how it rectifies past discharges for being gay
A CBS News investigation found many of those kicked out for their sexual orientation are still struggling to get their honorable discharge status.
LGBTQ vets fighting for honorable discharges
The 1993 law known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” allowed gay people to serve in the U.S. military as long as they remained closeted. The law has been repealed for over a decade, but many of those whose military careers were ended by the policy are still missing out on honorable discharge status and benefits, a CBS News investigation has found. Jim Axelrod reports.
U.S. ambassador to Japan is confident Japan will ban LGBTQ discrimination
Activists are urging the government to enact anti-discrimination legislation before Japan hosts the G-7 summit of industrialized nations in Hiroshima in May.
South Dakota has banned gender-affirming treatment for trans minors
The bill bans both surgical and non-surgical treatments for transgender youth, and will take effect on July 1.
Kim Petras, Sam Smith become first trans and nonbinary winners of Pop Duo Grammy
The duo took home the award for their hit single, "Unholy," which they performed during the awards ceremony.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi renew vows in surprise ceremony
de Rossi walked into her birthday wearing a wedding gown, which shocked DeGeneres.
Jinkx Monsoon makes her Broadway debut
Christina Ruffini sits down with Jinkx Monsoon at the historic Stonewall Inn and talks to the RuPaul's Drag Race winner about her broadway debut, gender identity and coping with fame.
Pope Francis says homosexuality "is not a crime," but gay sex is "a sin"
The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.
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