NY: LGBTQIA+ Issues
End-of-life decisions made easier for LGBTQ+ people with new online toolkit
LGBTQ+ Americans are twice as likely to experience discrimination in health care, including as they age, according to a new survey from the Kaiser …
Equality Act Reintroduced in Congress
NEW YORK - A bill to update federal civil-rights laws to include comprehensive protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or …
Rights Advocates See New Hope for Equality Act
NEW YORK -- A new report suggests a bill often promoted as expanding rights for LGBTQ people could benefit a wide spectrum of racial and religious min…
New Rule Gives Federal Contractors Broad Right to Discriminate
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new rule that dramatically expands a federal contractor's ability to claim a religious …
LGBTQ Advocates List Priorities for New Administration
ALBANY, N.Y. - An independent think tank has released a list of ten actions it says the incoming Biden administration could take to support equal …
LGBT Immigrant Detainees at Heightened Risk
NEW YORK -- Immigrants held in crowded Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers are extremely vulnerable to the spread of infectious dise…
Supreme Court Ruling Called Huge Victory for LGBT Rights
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers are protected from employment discrimination by …
Pentagon Must Show Trans Ban Documents
New York - The Pentagon can't hide documents it relied upon to justify its ban on transgender people serving openly in the military. That's the …
WWII Veteran: Ignorance, Indifference Greatest Threats to America
NEW YORK – Seventy-four years after he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran has an Independence Day message for America: The …
Minority Youths Bearing Biggest Impact of HIV
NEW YORK – Wednesday was National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, and this year the focus is on HIV-related health disparities and barriers …
Supreme Court Decision Allows Transgender Military Ban
NEW YORK - The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted injunctions preventing the Trump administration from implementing its ban on transgender personnel …
Advocates Vow to Fight Proposed HHS Transgender Policy
NEW YORK - Advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people say a policy being considered by the Trump administration would …