LGBTQ

Many LGBTQ veterans served secretly at a time when they could have been kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Some worry those days could return.

Last session Texas GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative after the election, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.

LGBTQ rights advocates targeted the Department of Public Safety with dozens of messages after the agency announced a new policy that blocks transgender Texans from changing the sex listed on their driver's licenses.

Texans who have secured a court order to update the sex listed on their birth certificates can no longer do so at this time, according to a new state policy that blocks transgender Texans from making these changes.

Now, Texans will not be able to change the sex on their licenses unless it is to fix a clerical error.

The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas.

The Biden administration's new Title IX rule is on hold in Texas and 20 other states challenging the changes in court.

President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon on Wednesday morning to LGBTQI+ service members removed from the military because of their sexual orientation/gender identity.

The 1996 film neo-noir thriller "Bound" pushed boundaries in its portrayals of sex and gender on screen. It was re-issued as part of the Criterion Collection this past week.

The film Boys Don't Cry came out 25 years ago. A lot has changed in trans representation since then. NPR's Scott Detrow discusses this with the film's director, Kimberly Pierce.