LGBT

6:00am Dec 27, 2019

Human Interest Human Interest

Greensboro Ranks First In State In Annual LGBTQ Equality Index

by Eddie Garcia

Greensboro has topped a list in North Carolina for LGBTQ inclusivity in an annual ranking, the fifth year in a row the city has come in first place.
Jeff Roberson / AP

4:11pm Oct 30, 2019

National National

Missouri Cop Who Says He Was Told 'Tone Down Your Gayness' Wins Discrimination Case

by Rachel Treisman

Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued the St. Louis County Police Department in 2017, alleging he was passed over for promotions because he is gay. A jury agreed and awarded him nearly $20 million on Friday.
Mattel

5:34pm Sep 25, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Mattel Launches New Gender-Neutral Dolls

by Paolo Zialcita

The toy manufacturing giant behind Barbie aims to allow nonbinary youth to play with gender expression in its new line of dolls.
Anton Vaganov/Reuters

5:46pm Jul 23, 2019

World News World News

Russian LGBT Activist Is Found Dead; Friends Say She Was Threatened

by Sasha Ingber

Yelena Grigoryeva was found near her home in St. Petersburg on Sunday, with multiple stab wounds and signs of strangulation, activists said on social media.
Evan Vucci / AP

7:36pm Jul 17, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety

LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds

by Dani Matias

Research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Convention found that LGBTQ Americans are three times more likely to experience cognitive decline than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.
Susan Risdon / Red Media Group

11:07am May 06, 2019

National National

Business Leaders Oppose 'License To Discriminate' Against LGBT Texans

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would allow professionals to deny service to people based on religious beliefs. Critics say the law would sanction discrimination against LGBT Texans.

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Roy Hsu / Getty Images/Uppercut RF

4:41pm Apr 04, 2019

National National

New Study: LGBT People A 'Fundamental Part of The Fabric Of Rural Communities'

by Leila Fadel

Up to 20 percent of LGBT Americans live in rural parts of the country. A new study says they shouldn't have to choose between being protected from discrimination and choosing where they call home.
4:05pm Mar 28, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Proposals Would Expand LGBT Protections In North Carolina

by Paul Garber

Gay rights advocates and their supporters at the legislature say expanding discrimination protections and repealing remnants of the North Carolina "bathroom bill" will make clear that LGBT people a
Mengwen Cao for NPR

8:02am Jan 20, 2019

National National Health & Safety

Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities

by Rachel Cohen

One in 5 LGBT adults has avoided medical care for fear of discrimination, according to a recent survey, and 80 percent of physicians surveyed say they feel "not competent" to treat LGBT patients.
Rodrigo Abd / AP

8:30pm Nov 13, 2018

World News World News National

LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

by Vanessa Romo

About 80 mostly LGBT migrants reached the border city south of San Diego on Sunday. They plan to seek political asylum as early as Thursday, arriving weeks ahead of thousands en route to the U.S.
Whitney Curtis / Getty Images

10:47am Nov 07, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

'Rainbow Wave': How Did The Record Class Of LGBTQ Nominees Fare?

by Colin Dwyer

Hundreds of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer candidates made the ballot Tuesday. And by Election Day's end, several of them had also made U.S. history.
Focus Features

9:25am Nov 06, 2018

Arts Arts

A 'Hopeful Story' Within Gay Conversion Therapy Drama 'Boy Erased'

by David Greene

Actor and director Joel Edgerton says that his new movie, based on a memoir of attending a religious "conversion" camp, is targeting "as many parents as possible."

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