Tag: Gay rights
Jenner says transgender girls in women’s sports is ‘unfair’
LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing...
Potential contenders for new Northern Ireland first minister
LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party is looking for a new leader following First Minister Arlene Foster's announcement that she will be standing...
Olympic chief marks Japan’s pride week with LGBTQ event
TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in...
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical...
More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act
More than 400 companies __ including Tesla, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines and Amazon __ have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ...
Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned...
Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states...
Mormon sex therapist ousted from faith for critiques
SALT LAKE CITY — A sex therapist in Utah who has publicly challenged her faith's policies on sexuality has been kicked out of The...
Housing agency ends Trump-era anti-transgender shelter rule
WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is withdrawing a Trump-era policy that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to deny access...
Families, doctors urge Alabama to reject trans treatment ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Transgender youth, parents and advocates on Tuesday urged the Alabama House of Representatives, as well as the state’s governor, to reject...
