Randi Weingarten calls Donald Trump 'connoisseur of chaos and fear' at PFLAG event (exclusive)
She didn’t hold back during her interview with The Advocate ahead of the event at which she was being honored.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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Mary Griffith, Who Lost Her Gay Son to Suicide, Has Died
Griffith, who once believed God could "heal" her gay son, became the subject of the book and film Prayers for Bobby.
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Jonathan D. Lewis, Gay Activist Against Prop. 8 and DADT, Dead at 64
Lewis provided funding for GetEQUAL and was on the board of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, among many other activist and philanthropic endeavors.
JULY 22, 2023
New Suit Filed to Stop Texas Probes of Trans-Supportive Families
In one of the families who sued, a trans teen attempted suicide after the governor ordered "child abuse" investigations of affirming parents.
JUNE 9, 2022
Court Rules Against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Anti-Trans Investigations
Trans-supportive parents have been targeted by Texas child protective services for allowing their children to access gender-affirming care since Abbott issued an order in February.
JUNE 10, 2022
Lawsuit challenges Trump's executive order targeting gender-affirming care
Trans adults, families of trans youth, and organizations have filed suit.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
White House statement on transgender minors’ health care sparks outrage by LGBTQ+ rights groups
The Biden administration seems to be okay with some limits on bodily autonomy.
JULY 3, 2024
Landmark Book Prayers for Bobby Now Available as Audiobook
The acclaimed work tells the true story of a devoutly religious mother dealing with the suicide of her gay son.
JANUARY 25, 2023
Texas court further blocks AG Ken Paxton's demand for info on organization's transgender youth support
A restraining order against the anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general's demand is set to expire Friday, so a temporary injunction granted Monday provides additional protection.
MARCH 25, 2024
Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect
The court reversed a lower court's decision blocking the ban while a lawsuit against it is heard.
JULY 4, 2024
LGBTQ+ Orgs: We Must Do More to End Racism, Racial Violence
More than 70 groups signed on to an open letter in light of the death of George Floyd and other recent horrific incidents.
MAY 29, 2020
Biden Tells Trans Youth 'Your President Has Your Back'
President Joe Biden's address to a joint session of Congress included support of the Equality Act.
APRIL 28, 2021
Apocalypse Now
What would the world be like without men? Comic book writer Brian Vaughan posed the question in his soon-to-end comic book series, Y: The Last Man, and tells us why it would be better than living without women
DECEMBER 6, 2007
Judy Shepard's Presidential Medal of Freedom hailed by LGBTQ+ rights groups 25 years after gay son’s murder
After the hate-fueled murder of her son, Matthew Shepard, more than two decades ago, she has advocated for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
MAY 6, 2024
George Takei, 'Love Victor' Cast Join PFLAG's Parent Day 2022
Big Freedia, Cody Rigsby, Matteo Lane, MUNA, and more are joining the event.
APRIL 29, 2022
Federal judge halts Biden’s new Title IX gender identity protections rule
The judge said the lawsuit challenging the new rule was likely to win at trial.
JULY 8, 2024
Texas Judge Blocks Investigations of More Trans-Supportive Families
Judge Amy Clark Meachum expanded her injunction against the "child abuse" probes to include a couple who sued and all PFLAG members.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
There Are More Than 1,300 Conversion Therapy Practitioners Still Active: Report
State laws protecting minors from the discredited and harmful practice haven't stopped it completely.
DECEMBER 13, 2023
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban for minors
Transgender young people and their parents can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order
Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.
MARCH 4, 2025