LGBTQ

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.

Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.

A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop’s LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime.

From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they’re the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the resolution as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.

Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.

Three former Manchester Township School District employees have alleged hostile treatment and anti-LGBTQ bias.

One week after America elected Donald Trump as the next president, many in the LGBTQ+ community remain disappointed. NBC News exit polls showed that nearly 90% of LGBTQ voters voted for Kamala Harris.

As the LGBTQ+ community braces for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, some members say they’re feeling unsafe and apprehensive about the change in power. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday.

What are the issues at stake for IE LGBTQ voters in the November election? Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News.

Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.

California Live correspondent Berlin meets Daphney Poyser, founder of Fern Connections, to get her expert insights on the LGBTQ+ dating scene during National Singles Week. Learn tips to help navigate the dating scene to find a genuine love connection.

The practice of conversion therapy has stirred controversy and is opposed by the American Medical Association.

Oscar-nominated director David France said the voices of children have been left out of the nationwide debate over drag reading events.

With a total of 193 LGBTQ+ athletes participating in the Paris Games, the figure has surpassed that from the Tokyo Olympics. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

More than 150 of the out athletes at the 2024 Games are women, according to sports site OutSports.

Extravagant outfits and eye-catching makeup were all part of the meet-and-greets and exhibits that made up this year’s DragCon in Los Angeles. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.

Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing.