54+ min ago   (232+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Community members, including City Council member Ju’Coby Pittman and other city officials, will host a memorial ceremony honoring victims and survivors of the Dollar General shooting in 2023. The event will take place Wednesday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (523+ words) The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a high school teacher in the Denver school district required students of the same sex to kiss in front of a class and a district in Washington state displayed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (717+ words) BERLIN — For Ali Darwich, the deadly attack on the Berlin Pride Festival was an attack on the city of Berlin and everything it stands for: its diversity, its tolerance and its belief in freedom. On a personal level, it also…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (802+ words) CONCORD, N.H. — Two transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order, "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld state bans…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (802+ words) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (520+ words) WASHINGTON — In a landmark case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld bans in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibited transgender athletes from playing on their public school and college sports teams. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion. He was…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (694+ words) ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A former teacher at a K-8 school in St. Johns County is fighting back after he says he was forced to resign due to his gender. In a civil rights complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (164+ words) Action News Jax Action News Jax Now Action News Jax Weather 24/7 Action Sports Jax 24/7 Action News Jax 24/7 News Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes State senator voices concern over annual pride event, City…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (194+ words) NIAMEY, Niger — Niger's military junta announced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality, an adviser to the justice minister said Friday. The West African nation is the latest to criminalize homosexuality, following similar measures earlier this year in Senegal. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (146+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Community members, advocates, allies, and LGBTQIA+ residents in Jacksonville will hold a Pride March across the Acosta Bridge on Friday, June 5. The march aims to demonstrate solidarity, celebrate community, and protest ongoing LGBTQIA+ hate legislation and efforts to…...