Alex Cooper

Several bars in the Castro are now using facial recognition technology that records a person’s name, address, and even their gender.

It comes after an executive order directing the government to classify all people by their sex assigned at birth.

As other states rollback LGBTQ+ rights, Delaware has passed legislation protecting queer families.

The judge told a city clerk she wouldn’t marry them because of her religious beliefs.

A jury acquitted the man on the most serious charges, to which one of Sibley’s friends said resulted in “half justice.”

Organizers say the Athens, Georgia Pride was only briefly interrupted by the small group spewing hate speech.

Because of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and misinformation online, AI models are at risk of learning that bias, Sarah Kate Ellis said.

The decrease is largely caused by eroding Republican support of LGBTQ+ rights.

A recently released global risk map shows that the United States is among the countries where conditions for LGBTQ+ travelers have deteriorated.

Activists warn that the bill threatens the rights of everyone.

The court ruled 2-1 that the policy was discriminatory and was likely unlawful.

Thanks to California’s new congressional redistricting, Huntington Beach is now likely to be represented by Congressman Robert Garcia.

The new poll shows increasing interest in Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Democratic presidential nominees in 2028.

Julie Johnson of Texas was the first LGBTQ+ member of Congress to represent a southern state.

Paxton has argued that gender-affirming care is child abuse and Pride events are “immoral.” He’ll face Democrat James Talarico in November’s election.

The city’s LGBTQ Commission had asked for an emergency declaration to better organize in support of trans people fleeing red states.

The three joined five other Democrats to vote with Republicans to pass the measure that would create a “don’t say trans” policy nationwide.

Students would also be prevented from changing their preferred name, pronouns, or gender marker.

Barney Frank died earlier this week. He was 86.

The court found that stopping gender-affirming care for trans youth violated the state’s anti-discrimination law.

School board members said the song about Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall Uprising, which contains no lyrics, was “indoctrination.”

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the Human Rights Campaign is pouring $15 million to stop anti-LGBTQ+ politicians.

Juniper Blessing, 19, was a singer and had wanted to study atmospheric science while at the University of Washington.