LGBT

The NAACP convention hosted a forum and reception Monday evening for gay, lesbian, transgender and other queer people at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture.

Small and joyous gatherings have cropped up in Hot Springs, Lake Lure, Sylva, Murphy and Waynesville over the last few years.

The parents of a transgender child say Atrium Health told them it will end gender-affirming care for youth by the end of the month. However, there has been no clarification from the system.

Governor Josh Stein signed the legislation, despite rejecting other transgender health bills as "mean-spirited."

The U.S. Education Department and Penn announced the voluntary agreement of the high-profile case that focused on Lia Thomas, who last competed for the Ivy League school in 2022.

In New York City, large throngs of people celebrated as the parade went down Fifth Avenue to downtown. Many of them also demonstrated against President Trump's policies targeting transgender people.

Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage in all 50 states, reflects on the decision 10 years later and the LGBTQ community's current civil rights fight.

"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law," then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the June 26, 2015, ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "The Constitution grants them that right."

Jackson County Commissioners voted on Tuesday night to leave the Fontana Regional Library System.

Two Mecklenburg County towns are hosting their first-ever Pride celebrations this weekend, reflecting a shift in local attitudes toward LGBTQ residents and their families.