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Pride Houston 365 reveals 2026 Grand Marshals as city looks ahead to June parade and festival
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (809+ words) ABC13 is the proud media sponsor of Pride Houston 365 and will stream the parade live on June 6 at 7: 30 p. m. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Pride Houston 365's celebrations leading up to the annual festival and parade are underway, starting with the announcement of the…...
Supreme Court weighs ban on 'conversion therapy' against counselors' free speech
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1376+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Conversion therapy, or the attempt to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity as a form of treatment, has been widely discredited by major American mental health and medical organizations for decades. Half the states have…...
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) FRES -- The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order blocks for now a…...
Children's and Family Emmy Awards held in NYC; Disney shatters record for most nominations
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (146+ words) NEW YORK CITY -- The Children's and Family Emmy Awards were held Monday night in New York City, celebrating the best in creativity and innovation in children's entertainment. The Walt Disney Company shattered the record for most nominations, receiving 102. The stars…...
Disney earns most nominations for 37th GLAAD Media Awards
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (251+ words) GLAAD has announced its 37th Annual Media Award nominees, with The Walt Disney Company scoring the most nominations of any network, outlet or platform. This year, Disney was nominated 30 times across ABC, Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Jr. , Freeform, Hulu and National…...
2026 Pride Houston festival and parade moves to early June, marking earliest kickoff in its history
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (271+ words) Pride Month is recognized the entire month of June, with the Houston parade kicking things off on June 6, 2026. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- For the first time in Pride Houston 365's 48-year history, its festival and parade will be moved to early…...
Trump administration moves to cut off gender-affirming care for transgender youth
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (830+ words) WASHINGTON -- The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. "This is not medicine, it is…...
Texas 'bathroom bill' goes into effect, but how will it be enforced?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Starting Dec. 4, a new state law goes into effect restricting how people can use bathrooms in state-owned facilities. It's commonly called the "bathroom bill," and requires people to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth....
New Hulu special fuses fashion and science to commemorate World AIDS Day
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (175+ words) "HIV Unwrapped" streams Nov. 30 on Hulu Fashion designers are known to tell stories with the clothes they create. For the Hulu special, "HIV Unwrapped," design students from the Parsons School of Design partnered with the best HIV scientists in the…...
Westheimer and Taft in Montrose still blocked after people protested removal of rainbow crosswalk
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (117+ words) HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A controversial crosswalk in Montrose is still blocked following protests over its removal early Monday morning. Overnight, ABC13 crews saw a handful of protestors at what used to be a rainbow crosswalk at Westheimer and Taft following reports…...