Tag: Gay rights
Mexico conservatives to sue over gay pride Twitter hacking
MEXICO CITY — A socially conservative Mexican political party is threatening legal action Friday after someone hacked the Solidarity Encounter Party’s Twitter account and...
Feds: West Virginia transgender athlete ban violates law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports,...
Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar talks new documentary, MLK, social justice
LOS ANGELES — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend, but the man known for his trademark skyhook shot has also devoted his life advocating...
Hungary: Demonstrators gather anew to protest anti-LGBT law
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Hungary's capital Wednesday urging the country's president to nullify a newly adopted law that human rights...
Biden admin extends protections to transgender students
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students, a move that reverses Trump-era...
Hungary: Lawmakers pass law barring LGBT content in schools
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content that portrays or promotes homosexuality or sex reassignment. to...
ACLU asks judge to block Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to prevent Arkansas from enforcing its ban on gender...
Human rights officials denounce Hungary’s anti-LGBT bills
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Leading human rights officials urged lawmakers in Hungary on Monday to reject legislation banning any content portraying or promoting homosexuality or...
Guyana plans to rescind old law against cross-dressing
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s main transgender group on Monday welcomed plans by the parliament to rescind a law against cross-dressing, saying it has been...
Hungary plans to ban ‘promoting’ homosexuality to under-18s
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material of any kind, or any content encouraging gender...