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News Articles: LGBT Rights

Ntombozuko 'Nozuko' Ndlwana (from left), Thozama, Nana, Zintle, Hlomela Msesele and Tsidi Zondi (in front) pose for a photo backstage during the Miss Lesbian beauty pageant in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012.

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  • Arts & Life

Rainbow Girls: 10 Years of Protection and Prejudice

Through her independent documentary project Rainbow Girls, photographer Julia Gunther captures the stories of protection and prejudice among a group of South African lesbian women.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Nick Schönfeld and
  • Julia Gunther
Participants wave flags celebrating marriage equality at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a marriage equality bill.

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  • World

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.

June 18, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ellen Murphy, a representative for the Georgia Southern University students, reads a list of demands in protest the institution abruptly discontinuing programs designed to lessen discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people. April 29, 2024, in Statesboro, GA.

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  • News

Georgia Southern students protest termination of LGBTQIA+ program

Students and faculty members at Georgia Southern University’s main campus held a sit-in rally on Monday to protest the termination of a program aimed at reducing discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • Justin Taylor ,
  • Craig Nelson ,
  • and 1 more
Nex Benedict was frequently targeted by bullies at their Oklahoma high school because of their gender identity.

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  • National

What happened to Nex Benedict?

Benedict was attacked at their Oklahoma high school, and found dead at home the next day. The medical examiner's office says the nonbinary 16-year-old died by suicide. Their family has questions.

March 15, 2024
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By:
  • C Mandler
Georgia state Sen. Carden Summers, R-Cordele, testifies on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, before the Senate Education and Youth Committee at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Summers says his bill is needed to regulate how public and private schools teach about gender, but LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and some conservatives both oppose the measure.

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  • News

Opponents are unimpressed as a Georgia senator revives a bill regulating how schools teach gender

A Georgia state senator is trying to revive a proposal aimed at stopping teachers from talking to students about gender identity without parental permission. But both gay rights groups and some religious conservatives remain opposed to the bill.

August 24, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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  • Law

What does the Respect for Marriage Act do? The answer will vary by state.

The law came about in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which called other landmark civil liberties cases into question.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
A supporter for the transgender and non-binary community, wearing a transgender flag with handwritten names of black trans women who the person said were killed in 2019, strolls through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The march was part of the annual Gay Pride Festival.

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  • Politics

LGBTQ Georgians are staring down an uncertain future in a post-Roe America

LGBTQ people in Georgia are now facing a much different, uncertain future in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

July 05, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
In this June 26, 2015 file photo, a man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. Court documents show the state of Alaska for years maintains a discriminatory policy that denied some same-sex spouses benefits by wrongly claiming gay marriage was not recognized in Alaska, long after courts ordered they be recognized.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: As Pride Month comes to a close, the future for LGBTQ+ Georgians is uncertain

Thursday on Political Rewind: As Pride Month comes to an end, our special panel looks at the state of affairs for LGBTQ+ Georgians. While the legislature is more diverse than ever, issues including hostility to trans athletes and Clarence Thomas' call to reexamine Obergefell (the case that legalized same sex marriage) bring concern.

 

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
People attend the 2022 New York City Pride Parade.

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  • World

3 LGBTQ diplomats see opportunity and crisis for queer people around the world

Only four countries in the world have a high level diplomat specifically assigned to handle LGBTQ issues. We spoke to three of them to hear what their work has taught them.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Megan Lim,
  • and 1 more
People attend the 2022 New York City Pride Parade.

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  • World

3 LGBTQ diplomats see opportunity and crisis for queer people around the world

Only four countries in the world have a high level diplomat specifically assigned to handle LGBTQ issues. We spoke to three of them to hear what their work has taught them.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Megan Lim,
  • and 1 more
Because attacks against transgender kids are increasing across the country, Minneasotans hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids.

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  • National

VIDEO: A look at efforts targeting LGBTQ youth around the country

Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks.

March 16, 2022
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By:
  • Korva Coleman and
  • Elizabeth Gillis
SCOTUS heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether LGBT people are protected from discrimination under current federal law.

Georgia Man At Center Of Supreme Court Hearing On LGBT Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a potential landmark case that could decide whether lesbian, gay, and transgender people are...

October 08, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

Do Businesses Show Their True Colors During LGBTQ Pride Month?

Celebrations continue across the country as the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride Month. President Bill Clinton declared June as “Gay & Lesbian Pride...

June 26, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Marchers unfurl a huge rainbow flag as they prepare to march in the Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, Sunday, June 11, 2017.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: LGBT Community Faces Progress, Setbacks During Legislative Session

On this edition of Political Rewind, as Pride Month continues across the country, we will take a look at the progress made by the LGBTQ Community in...

June 17, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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  • Health Care

Savannah LGBT-Friendly Medical Clinic Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary

Finding a doctor can be especially difficult in many Georgia counties. For LGBTQ patients, it can be even worse. A first-of-its-kind clinic in Savannah...

June 05, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
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