Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation heads to Gov. Greg Abbott

A bill that would restrict transgender student-athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity is heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after the Texas House accepted Senate amendments to the legislation in a 76-61 vote Sunday afternoon.

Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ participation passes Senate

Critics of the legislation, including transgender advocates, say it unfairly targets transgender children and puts them and cisgender children at risk for being discriminated against.

DOJ will ask Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion law

The Biden administration will turn next to the Supreme Court in an effort to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.

Texas House approves bill targeting transgender student-athletes after three previous attempts faltered

The Texas House approved legislation on Thursday that would restrict transgender student-athlete participation in school sports, clearing a notable hurdle for supporters of the measure after similar legislation sailed through the Senate and stalled in the House three times prior this year.

De Blasio: City Council wants Thomas Jefferson statue removed

A request to remove a statue of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson from City Hall came from members of the City Council, the mayor said, and not from him or his wife. The statue has stood in City Hall for 187 years.

Lawsuit alleges federally funded foster programs discriminate against LGBTQ parents

A newly filed lawsuit says the federal government is funding organizations that illegally discriminate against potential LGBTQ foster parents seeking to care for unaccompanied refugee children.

Jesy Nelson addresses 'blackfishing' accusations: 'I would never do anything intentionally'

The 30-year-old singer, who was previously a part of Little Mix, came under fire after social media users claimed Nelson had tanned her skin to appear darker in an attempt to be seen as biracial in the music video for "Boyz" with Nicki Minaj.

Texas removes resources for LGBTQ youth from state website after complaint

Democratic state senators want the webpage reinstated. The resources were removed after Don Huffines, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, criticized their inclusion on a state website.

Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails

Jon Gruden is out as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.

Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders head coach after homophobic, misogynistic emails revealed

According to multiple reports, Gruden informed his staff he will resign as head coach after a series of emails showed him delivering racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments in emails during his time at ESPN.

‘Loved and accepted just the way you are,’ Biden says on National Coming Out Day

The president released a statement to formally recognize National Coming Out Day, which began in 1988 to remember the anniversary of the second major National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at Texas Capitol

Those who attended the rally said they were celebrating their heritage as well as helping bring visibility to indigenous populations in Texas.

Columbus Day: Natives, Italian Americans divided over explorer's legacy

Columbus Day is highlighting the divide between those who treasure the explorer as a representative of Italian Americans’ history and those mortified by annual tributes that ignore the native people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism.