Target removing some LGBTQ merchandise following customer backlash
Target, which rolled out its Pride Collection at the start of May, is pulling some products from its stores after facing customer backlash, to protect employee safety
Rainbow Swatch watches confiscated in Malaysia-company
Rainbow-coloured watches made by Swatch Group that celebrate LGBT rights have been confiscated by authorities in Malaysia
Europe rights court tells Romania to recognise same-sex couples
LGBTQ+ rights activists hope the ruling will pave the way for Romania to legalise civil unions
Florida restaurant sues DeSantis over drag show restrictions
A Florida restaurant that puts on what it calls family-friendly drag performances sued Governor Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida to halt enforcement of a new law banning minors from attending such shows
Transgender Mississippi girl misses graduation after judge's ruling
A transgender Mississippi girl declined to participate in high school graduation on Saturday after a judge said the school district could bar her unless she dressed in clothes required for boys
Montana could sign law defining sex, raising transgender rights concerns
The law would define sex as strictly "male" or "female", a determination made at birth based on anatomy and genetics, and unchangeable
Nebraska lawmakers pass restrictions on abortion, transgender medical care
The bill bans abortions after 12 weeks of gestational age, "gender-altering surgery" and places restrictions on hormone therapy and puberty-blocking drugs for trans youths
Transgender Mississippi girl misses graduation after judge's ruling
Mississippi lawmakers have introduced more than 30 bills this year seeking to limit rights of LGBTQ citizens
Those at high risk of mpox should get 2 doses of Bavarian Nordic vaccine, US CDC says
New evidence from a U.S. study shows that the regimen is more effective at preventing infection than one shot
Japan's Kore-eda: sexual identity not the focus in film 'Monster'
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize