LGBT rights

A gay high school student was allegedly raped months after complaints of bullying fell of deaf ears, according to a lawsuit filed by the boy's mother.

A Boston area utility worker wearing a Trump 2020 hat was fired after allegedly harassing a woman outside her home, due to bumper stickers on the woman's car.

The study co-author told Newsweek the findings give "strong support for providing gender-affirming care to transgender individuals who seek them."

Prominent Democratic donor Ed Buck has been indicted by U.S. attorneys for allegedly causing the death of Timothy Dean, 55, earlier this year. Buck had been indicted for allegedly being at fault in another man's death only weeks ago, along with related drug charges.

After being anonymously sent 69 "GayCoins" on his iPhone, a Russian man has sued Apple for "turning him gay."

"Well, I guess I'll go sleep in the woods," Samantha Coyle said she thought after the homeless shelter denied her entry because she's transgender.

Ames, Iowa is known for its pride flag crosswalks. They say the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration requested they be painted over as a safety hazard. But the town says it has no such jurisdiction to make them do so.

Versailles, Kentucky became the 14th city in the state to pass a "fairness ordinance," limiting discrimination against the LGBTQ community.

Pope Francis held a private meeting with American priest James Martin on Monday. Martin is well known for his pro-LGBT stance, which has proved controversial for many Catholics.

Aimee Stephens told her boss she is transgender. Two weeks later her boss fired her because she was no longer going to "represent himself as a man." Here's everything we know about her landmark Supreme Court case.

A 16-year-old Tennessee student killed himself after being outed as gay or bisexual by online bullies, according to his family.

Pauline del Mundo, 59, was on her way to Cozumel, Mexico for a vacation. She went missing during a layover at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and hasn't been heard from since.

The Marvel supervillain was part of a "line of love" intended to shield students from church members, who held signs reading "God still hates f*gs."

Domingo Ramirez-Cavente, 29, was arrested in connection with the shooting of a transgender woman on Friday night. He has admitted to the crime.

Freddy McConnell, who gave birth last year, says the court's ruling that he be listed as his baby's mother "upholds the view that only the most traditional forms of family are properly recognized."

Baylor University is known for its anti-LGBTQ policies. This is something football rival Rice University did not let go unnoticed at last weekend's game.

Kenny Porpora, author of 'The Autumn Balloon,' joins an LGBT tour operator in Kenya, where homosexuality is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Activist dance group WERK for Peace participated in the "Shut Down DC" protest, helping to disrupt traffic by dancing in the street in Washington during rush hour on Monday.

"Pose" star Angelica Ross has announced she's stepping away from social media. The transgender actress recently criticized both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, drawing ire from backers of both men.

Two days before Evan Minton was scheduled to have a hysterectomy, Mercy San Juan Medical Center canceled the procedure, because it was "part of a course of treatment for gender dysphoria."

The incident comes amid what campaigners describe as a "culture of violence" against transgender people in the U.S..

Carson reportedly sent an agency-wide e-mail attempting to preempt the outrage brewing over his remarks.

The proposed statutes are "disastrous not only for women and religious and gender minorities, but for all Indonesians," said Human Rights Watch.

Co-hosted by GLAAD and The Advocate, multiple presidential candidates appeared, though Bernie Sanders was a notable no-show.

Religious protesters, apparently enraged by a production of the "Rocky Horror Show" musical, were given a show of their own when a gay couple paused for a kiss in front of the group this week in England.

Friday night's LGBTQ presidential forum is the first one of its kind since 2007. Every frontrunner except Bernie Sanders will be in attendance.

"They were punching us. They were kicking us," the victim recounted. "We were both down on the ground. We weren't able to defend ourselves."

Authorities have charged Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor, in the 2017 overdose death of Gemmel Moore, who he is alleged to have injected with methamphetamine. Buck, who is a 65 year old white man, is alleged to have repeatedly preyed on gay black men.

The body of LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva was found in St. Petersburg on July 20, with evidence she had been choked and stabbed. Now a suspect has confessed but Grigoryeva's friends are dubious.

Photojournalist Gleb Garanich saved a teenager from an angry mob's attack as protests marred the first LGBTQ Pride parade in Kharkiv, Ukraine.