Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji coming to Apple iPhones

According to health website Healthline.com, people who were born biologically female but identify as men are transgender men who can give birth because they have the reproductive organs necessary to do so — especially those who do not take or have stopped taking testosterone. The same goes for those who identify as non-binary.

'There is nothing to cure': France bans gay 'conversion therapy' with new law

The new law authorizes jail time and fines for people using practices to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ individuals.

UPenn voices support for transgender swimmer, new NCAA standards

The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes.

Tubi celebrates Black History Month with two new original films

The new music documentary “Pass the Mic” and the musical teen drama “Howard High” join the more than 1,400 Black cinema titles that will be available on Tubi throughout Black History Month.

1st Black female lieutenant governor presides over Virginia Senate

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has taken her seat for the first day presiding over the Virginia Senate as the state’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office.

Warriors part-owner dismisses Uyghur Muslims' human rights abuses

Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner and director of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, offered the "very hard ugly truth" about China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a podcast interview.

NBA commemorates MLK Day with games and celebrations

The NBA is honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with celebrations and games on the national holiday.

This MLK Day comes with calls for progress on voting rights

Dr. King's children fear new voting laws enacted since the 2020 election are stripping away the very rights their father fought to attain.

Texas Secretary of State 'surprised' by mail-in ballot application rejections

In a press release, John Scott accused Travis County of making the decision to reject these mail ballot applications before contacting his office.

MLK Day Timeline: How the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday became a holiday

Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday was finally approved as a federal holiday in 1983, but it would be almost two decades before all 50 states made it a state government holiday.

Cy-Fair ISD trustee's words on Black teachers called 'racist'

Video posted to Twitter shows part of an argument from Scott Henry speaking about the percentage of black teachers in school districts relative to their quality.

Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarter

A new U.S. quarter featuring the late poet Maya Angelou went into circulation on Monday, the U.S. Mint announced.

Rachel Balkovec to manage Yankees minor league team

The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.

Biden, Harris to visit Atlanta Tuesday to discuss right to vote legislation

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Atlanta on Tuesday to discuss the need for federal legislation to protect the right to vote.