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Watch: Discussion focuses on Trump's impact on LGBTQ+ community
The head of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation will host a conversation about the Trump administration’s impact on the LGBTQ+ community. The organizaiton’s CEO tells us more.
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Trans pilot falsely blamed in D.C. plane crash sues conservative influencer
Military pilot Jo Ellis said she had to hire private armed security for her family because of the false claims, which went viral on social media.
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Openly gay soccer player still faces online death threats
The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled Trump’s order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.
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Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports
Legislation that aimed to bar transgender women and girls nationwide from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday.
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New space in San Jose tailored to LGBTQ youth
Being a teen is tough, and being an LGBTQ teen can be particularly difficult. A new youth space in San Jose called Caminar is tailored just for that group, serving more than 400 young people.
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Brittney Griner pulls out of speaking engagement over ‘Gay Baby Jail' note found in hotel room
Police said they found a piece of tape that said “gay baby jail,” which they determined to be a common video game reference. A convention attracting gamers was taking place at the hotel at the time.
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Video Vault: A look back at how same-sex marriage became legal in San Francisco
A little over two decades ago this month, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry.
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‘Transgender' word erased from National Park Service website on Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, the New York City park and visitor center that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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Watch: SF Pride exec weighs in on Trump's LGBTQ+ policies
Concerns are growing over recent moves from the Trump adminstration regarding LGBTQ+ rights. The executive director for SF Pride weighs in.
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DOJ orders child safety authority to comply with Trump's ‘gender ideology' order
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it would be removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.
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Government agencies scrub LGBTQ web pages and remove info about trans and intersex people
The State Department’s web page providing adoption information to LGBTQI+ prospective parents now addresses only “LGB” people.
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Celebration and a mass wedding in Thailand as same-sex marriage law takes effect
The Southeast Asian nation is the third place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage after Taiwan and Nepal.
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Trump's executive order on gender causes concerns for those with ‘X' identity on passports
One of President Donald Trump’s Day one executive orders is sparking new confusion when it comes to some passports. Scott Budman reports.
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration. Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended Tuesday’s service at Washington National Cathedral. Trump criticized the bishop in an overnight post online....
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Trump's executive orders halt DEI programs, recognize only two biological sexes
President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies.
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President Trump's comments on gender raises concerns in Bay Area's transgender community
President Donald Trump’s agenda has many in the Bay Area’s transgender community concerned.
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President Trump's comments on gender raises concerns in Bay Area's transgender community
President Trump announced a potential executive order on Monday that could jeopardize transgender individuals’ livelihoods. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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Bernie Sanders' mitten maker on lessons she's learned since last Inauguration Day
Jen Ellis, the Vermont crafter behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens in the iconic photo taken at President Biden’s inauguration in Jan. 2021, shares how the viral moment has changed her life.
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Anita Bryant, a popular singer known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84
Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.