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News Articles: LGBTQ rights

Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities, in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.

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  • Europe

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events

The amendment bans public events held by LGBTQ+ communities and allows authorities to use facial recognition tools to identify people who attend prohibited events.

April 15, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde arrives as President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance look on during the Service of Prayer for the Nation Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday.

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  • Religion

Bishop confronts Trump during sermon at inaugural prayer service

At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ children.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Jason DeRose and
  • Sarah Ventre
A view of the Pentagon on Dec. 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status

The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.

January 06, 2025
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

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  • Politics

Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts

Blowback from companies and institutions was fierce after North Carolina passed transgender bathroom restrictions. But states haven't felt as much heat after several bills easily passed.

May 06, 2024
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By:
  • Deena Prichep
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
An illustration of the blastocyst stage of embryo development at about five to nine days after fertilization. The outer layer will grow to form the placenta. The inner cells will become the fetus.

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  • Medical Treatments

The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling

Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know.

February 23, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
Participants hold a giant rainbow flag in front of the Greek parliament during the Athens Pride parade in Athens on June 10, 2023.

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  • World

In Greece, same-sex couples await a landmark parliamentary vote on marriage equality

Greece's parliament is set to vote Thursday on same-sex marriage legislation that includes new parental rights for LGBTQ couples. The Greek Orthodox Church opposes same-sex marriage.

February 14, 2024
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  • Moira Lavelle
Gay rights activists carry rainbow flags as they march during a May Day rally in 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

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  • World

Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Addressing a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled the LGBTQ+ "movement" in Russia an extremist group and banned it. The case was classified, and the ministry disclosed no evidence.

November 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia on Friday.

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  • Politics

Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights

DeSantis' campaign shared a video that attacked Trump for his support of LGBTQ rights, prompting widespread backlash. Both candidates have rolled back protections for trans and gay people in office.

July 03, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
India's Supreme Court is hearing and livestreaming arguments in a case about same-sex marriage this week.

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  • Asia

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

April 18, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2014.

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  • Africa

Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

March 22, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Kansas state Rep. Cheryl Helmer (center), R-Mulvane, watches one of the House's electronic tally board during vote on April 26 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Helmer has complained publicly about having to share women's restrooms with a transgender colleague.

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  • National

A Kansas lawmaker complains about sharing a bathroom with a trans colleague

LGBTQ rights advocates call for state Rep. Cheryl Helmer to be formally censured after she publicly said she didn't want to share the women's restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.

April 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here on Feb. 24, signed a bill into law Monday that restricts the education of LGBTQ topics in the state's public schools.

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  • Politics

Florida's governor signs controversial law opponents dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'

The law says public school teachers may not instruct on sexual orientation or gender identity in grades kindergarten through third grade.

March 28, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
WNBA players Brittney Griner (right) of the Phoenix Mercury and Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky compete during the WNBA Finals in Chicago in October 2021.

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  • Arts & Life

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.

March 08, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
The character Eric Effiong (portrayed by actor Ncuti Gatwa) is an openly gay British teen in the Netflix series <em>Sex Education. </em>In a storyline in the new season, Eric travels to his mother's homeland of Nigeria — where sex between men and sex between women are against the law — for a family wedding.

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  • Global Health

'Sex Education's' gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

We asked Bisi Alimi, who came out on TV in Nigeria and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights in his homeland, to weigh in on the plotline of the popular Netflix series.

October 14, 2021
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  • Marc Silver
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