News
Major Russian book publisher's staff questioned over "LGBT propaganda'
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (415+ words) April 22 (Reuters) " One of Russia's largest publishers said on Wednesday that some staff were being questioned by authorities over possible "LGBT propaganda" in its book catalogue, part of broader limits on gay and transgender "rights under President Vladimir Putin. Russian…...
EU court says Hungary's anti-LGBTQ rules breach law
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (181+ words) BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) " Hungary's outgoing government violated European law with rules prohibiting or restricting access "to LGBTQ content, which stigmatise "and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. The ruling could provide a test…...
US government agrees to return rainbow pride flag to New York's Stonewall Monument
1+ week, 1+ day ago (172+ words) NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to "restore the rainbow pride flag "to the Stonewall National Monument, which marks the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement in New York "City, "according to a proposal "settlement…...
Judge says he will bar RFK move aimed at cutting gender-affirming care for minors
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (461+ words) March 19 (Reuters) " A U. S. judge on Thursday said he would block an effort by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr that would have sharply restricted medical providers from providing gender affirming care to minors after a "group of Democratic states challenged it....
Exclusive-US "pro-family" group worked with Senegal activists pushing anti-LGBT law
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (840+ words) DAKAR, March 16 (Reuters) " Senegalese proponents of a tougher anti-LGBT law discussed campaign strategy and mobilization tactics with a U. S. -based "pro-family" group that calls homosexuality a public health threat, activists in both countries told Reuters. The U. S. group Mass Resistance, known for…...
Huge "Ghost" tour makes a stop at the Peoria Civic Center
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Hardcore fans started lining up in the cold before dawn on Thursday outside the Peoria Civic Center Box Office. "It's the biggest production that the (Peoria) Civic Center has had since I've been here, and probably back to TSO…...
US Supreme Court's next transgender rights battle could affect more than sports
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1218+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) " When the U. S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban transgender youth from seeking certain medical treatments, advocates and lawyers took some comfort that the narrowly written ruling did not appear to jeopardize transgender rights more broadly. That feeling…...
US delays exclusions for providers of child gender-affirming care, filing shows
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (366+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) " The Trump administration has agreed not to issue notices of exclusion from Medicare or Medicaid to providers offering gender-affirming care to children while a lawsuit from "Democratic-led states challenging its restrictions proceeds, a court filing shows. The…...
US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) Jan 1 (Reuters) " A group of federal government employees on Thursday filed a class action complaint against President Donald Trump's administration over a new "policy that will eliminate coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs. The Human Rights Campaign…...
Poland acts to improve status of same-sex couples with cohabitation bill
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) " Poland's government approved a bill on Tuesday introducing "cohabitation contracts" for couples living together, a measure of recognition for same-sex unions in one of the few European "Union countries with few rights for LGBT people. Prime Minister…...