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A sign pays tribute to Marsha P. Johnson.

National

National Park Service removes pages about Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera

By Matt Tracy

Outside of Ginger's Bar during Brooklyn Pride in 2024.

National

Gallup: LGBTQ people now make up 9.3% of US population

By Matt Tracy

A plane makes a drop as smoke billows from the Palisades Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 11, 2025.

National

New York’s queer bars promote fundraisers to support Los Angeles wildfire relief effort

By Matt Tracy

Evan Wolfson.

National

Marriage equality champions Bonauto, Wolfson receive Presidential Citizens Medal

By Matt Tracy

Sniffies' "Download 2024" zooms out to look at the year in review on the app.

National

Most tops? Gayborhood of the year? Grindr, Sniffies look back at 2024 trends

By Matt Tracy

American LGBTQ+ Museum executive director Ben Garcia delivers remarks on stage at the museum's groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 3 at the New-York Historical Society’s auditorium.

National

New American LGBTQ+ Museum begins construction with original Stonewall brick

By Amy Schatz

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk past the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display for the first time on the South Lawn of the White House during an event marking World AIDS Day in Washington, December 1, 2024.

Health

Biden hosts final White House World AIDS Day event as president

By Matt Tracy

Los Angeles County ranks number one in the total number of same-sex households.

National

Census report compares top US counties with gay and lesbian households

By Matt Tracy

Crowds hover around Ginger's Bar at Brooklyn Pride in 2023.

National

Survey: Smaller share of Americans support LGBTQ equality; Gen-Z reports more discrimination

By Matt Tracy

A truck displays a digital billboard promoting the 2023 National Trans Visibility March near the Christopher Street Pier on Manhattan's west side.

National

Returning to DC, National Trans Visibility March looks to mobilize the community

By Matt Tracy

Erin Wright, 24, said she never received a full refund — or appropriate closure — after she was booted from an American Airlines flight in June.

National

American Airlines mistakenly puts lesbian on no-fly list for ‘sexual relations’ with a man

By Matt Tracy

Rainbow Flags at NYC Pride in 2024.

National

Gallup poll reflects generational differences in coming out

By Matt Tracy

National

Darren Walker, president of Ford Foundation, will step down by the end of 2025

By Thalia Beaty, AP

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra

Health

Biden administration finalizes rule restoring LGBTQ healthcare protections

By Matt Tracy

Washington, DC boasts the highest proportion of same-sex couples in the country but also ranks high for risk of flooding, heat waves, and strong winds, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.

National

Same-sex couples face greater climate change risks, research shows

By Matt Tracy

Tee Arnold was 36 years old.

Crime

Answers sought in murder of Black trans man in Florida

By Matt Tracy

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Mayor Eric Adams at the podium.

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