Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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After a three-year COVID-19-induced hiatus, the annual Queer Prom returned to San Francisco on Friday.
As the Bay Area marks Juneteenth and Pride Month, Breanna Sinclairé shares her story on what it's like to be discriminated against not only for her race, but also for her gender identity journey.
At least 121,000 trans youth have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which can lead to depression and even suicidal thoughts. But 20 states have enacted full or partial bans of minors receiving care that doctors say could ease suffering and even save their lives.
Six-tenths of a percent of all Americans identify as transgender, including about 300,000 teenagers. At least 121,000 trans kids have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria – severe distress, even suicidal thoughts, related to their gender identity. But since 2021, 20 states have enacted full or partial bans of minors receiving care that doctors say could ease suffering and even save their lives. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with family members trying to help their loved ones. She also talks with the president of a conservative advocacy group working to make health care for trans minors illegal.
The Los Angeles Dodgers honored the nonprofit activist LGBTQ+ group The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence at the team's Pride Night on Friday, which came after the Dodgers had initially rescinded their invitation. Several hundred people gathered outside Dodger Stadium to protest the team's decision to honor the group. Elise Preston has more.
The team's name pays homage to a Baltimore icon. It's a nod to John Waters and his 1972 film, Pink Flamingos.
S.B. 15 builds on legislation passed in 2021 that banned trans athletes in K-12 schools from participating on sports teams aligned with their gender identities.
It's the second time in less than a week the display outside the landmark gay rights bar has been targeted.
He made headlines more than a decade ago as the Moraga teen who was denied his Eagle Scout Award because he was gay. This Pride Month, the newsmaker contemplates the lessons learned and a memento that remains cherished to this day.
A Baltimore-area business is putting on drag shows across the country.
