LGBTQ

Several events throughout the city of Philadelphia honored lives lost in acts of anti-transgender violence on this International Day of Transgender Remembrance. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports. 

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.

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.

Ourfest National Coming Out Parade was held in Philly on Saturday and NBC10’s Brian Sheehan spoke with participants spoke about what the parade meant to them. The celebration will continue on Sunday with a block party.

October is LGBTQ History Month and it’s a chance to reflect on the progress made by activists to expand protections for marginalized groups. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders showed support with a flag raising at City Hall on Friday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the story.

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

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.

Philadelphia is full of advocates for the LGBTQ community who are lifting the voices of a diverse community. In our “Celebrating Pride” special, NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle and Valeria Aponte Feliciano share the stories of those who are paving the way to ensure equality for all. 

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

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. 

Mental health providers in Pennsylvania could now lose their licenses for practicing conversion therapy. Five Pennsylvania medical boards adopted policies against the pseudo-scientific practice. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle spoke to the Trevor Project who worked with Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration to make this happen.

LGBTQ older adults are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, an advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders.