France legalizes IVF for lesbians and single women

France has approved a law that will allow single women and lesbians access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time. The National Assembly adopted the wide-ranging bioethics law in a 326–115 vote.

Biden celebrates Pride Month, names special envoy for LGBTQ rights

President Joe Biden named a U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights and gave remarks to celebrate Pride Month at the White House.

LGBTQ, immigrant owned Wunderkeks pairs up with Love Loud to support LGBTQ youth

The cookie company's owners are partners and Guatemalan immigrants who say while they've had much success, it hasn't been all rainbows and sunshine.

Supreme Court sides with Alaska Natives in COVID-19 relief money case

SCOTUS ruled that millions of dollars in COVID relief money tied up in court should benefit Alaska Natives rather than being spread more broadly.

Cuomo signs Gender Recognition Act, NY adds 'X' gender mark on government IDs

New Yorkers will be able to designate their sex as “female,” “male” or “X” on a driver’s license and birth certificate under a law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he signed Thursday.

Three Texas men sentenced after using Grindr for violent hate crimes

Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, and Daryl Henry were sentenced to prison terms after pleading guilty to committing hate crimes on gay men.

Gen. Mark Milley: ‘I want to understand White rage’

Gen. Mark Milley, who testified at a Wednesday congressional hearing, defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism within its ranks, saying that service members should be “open minded and widely read.”

Eanes ISD superintendent defends diversity project

Parents fear the program is actually Critical Race Theory. State lawmakers have passed legislation that prohibits school districts from adopting it.

Biden praises pro athletes Carl Nassib, Kumi Yokoyama for coming out

President Joe Biden said he’s "proud” of athletes Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama, who both recently announced that they’re part of the LGBTQ community.

City of Austin looking at ways to help Black communities

Austin Mayor Steve Adler says policies in the city's history have put up barriers around certain communities of color especially the Black community.

‘I’m gay’: Carl Nassib becomes 1st active NFL player to come out

Las Vegas Raiders’ Defensive End Carl Nassib revealed he’s gay in a social media post and said he wants to prevent suicides among LGBTQ youth.

Transgender weightlifter selected to compete at Tokyo Olympics

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard from New Zealand will be the first transgender athlete to ever compete at an Olympic Games.

Juneteenth, ‘a day of profound weight and power,’ marked across the US

While Juneteenth’s recognition at a time of racial reckoning is appreciated by many, some say more is still needed to be done to change policies that are disadvantageous to Black Americans.