NBC Out is the LGBTQ section of @NBCNews. We write and produce content about and of interest to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
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NEW: Conversion therapy crusader has something to say: He's gay
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The vast majority of trans people report an increase in life satisfaction after transitioning, a record-breaking survey shows.
Over 90,000 people responded, making it the largest-ever survey of trans people in the U.S. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rules #LGBTQ people are protected from firing, workplace discrimination by existing civil rights law #TitleVII
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Dr. Rachel Levine, the nation's most senior transgender official, made history again Tuesday by becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the country's eight uniformed services.
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Puberty blockers linked to lower suicide risk for transgender people. nbcnews.trib.al/y27PFvU
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The queen of rap @NICKIMINAJ is throwing her weight behind the first openly gay Black man elected to office in the state of Texas.
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.@K_JeanPierre, the first Black person and first out lesbian to serve as a vice presidential chief of staff, said in August the Biden-Harris administration would “continue the work that Joe Biden and Obama did” by supporting LGBTQ rights. nbcnews.to/32o6HTL
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The @NAACP the nation's oldest African-American civil rights group, endorsed the Equality Act, which would modify the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect LGBTQ people.
via @tfitzsimons
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The vast majority of trans people report an increase in life satisfaction after transitioning, a record-breaking survey shows.
Over 90,000 people responded, making it the largest-ever survey of trans people in the U.S. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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In a historic first, Danica Roem unseats incumbent Republican Bob Marshall in Virginia to become the first openly transgender state legislator elected in the United States.
Transgender candidate Danica Roem hopes to make history today in Virginia. Read her story here #ElectionDay
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Bolsonaro Backlash: Several companies are facing backlash over an event honoring Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has a history of homophobic comments. nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… via @RyanRuggiero
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L., a mom who lives in Austin, was recently notified by an agent at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services that there had been “multiple reports of abuse” filed against her.
Her transgender son turned 18 last month. nbcnews.to/3J1JjyG #NBCNewsThreads
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BREAKING: Florida House passes controversial "Don’t Say Gay" bill that would prohibit "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity" in primary schools.
The legislation will now head to the state Senate.
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U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, one of nine openly LGBTQ people currently in Congress, has won re-election.
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Universities in Florida and Texas were excluded from a national list of LGBTQ-friendly schools as a result of new state laws that “endanger and harm LGBTQ people.” nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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A gay student who was barred by the Covington diocese from speaking at his 2018 graduation, is "not surprised" by the viral video of Covington Catholic High School students allegedly taunting a Native American elder. nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… via @benkesslen
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Today is #TransDayofRemembrance. Of the 22 transgender lives lost since the beginning of 2018, the victims are mostly young, mostly female and mostly black. via @julieallmighty nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… #transgenderdayofremembrance #TDOR2018 #TDOR
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Individuals in white wearing signs with information about each of the 49 lives lost at Pulse last year at the #NYCPride2017 Parade.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate #LGBTQ rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff.
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A majority of Americans who don’t identify as LGBTQ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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JUST IN: 17 corrections officers to be charged in trans woman's death at Rikers Island jail. nbcnews.trib.al/W5ThOiH
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A state park in Brooklyn will be renamed after trans rights icon Marsha P. Johnson, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday.
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"I told them, 'I’m not going to sleep next to my wife with another man’s liver,'" Vicente Fernández said in a TV interview.
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The vast majority of trans people report an increase in life satisfaction after transitioning, a record-breaking survey shows.
Over 90,000 people responded, making it the largest-ever survey of trans people in the U.S. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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The queen of rap @NICKIMINAJ is throwing her weight behind the first openly gay Black man elected to office in the state of Texas.
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Meet the gay former liberal encouraging others to #WalkAway from Democrats nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/…
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NEW: Adoption agency should be able to reject gay couples, Trump administration argues
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BREAKING: President Biden signed an executive order aimed at combating anti-LGBTQ bills introduced nationwide.
“My message to all the young people: Just be you. You are loved. You are understood. You do belong,” Biden said at a signing ceremony. nbcnews.to/3mT1FIu
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Trans advocate Sarah McBride won a Democratic state Senate primary in Delaware on Tuesday and is poised to make history as the first transgender state senator in the United States.
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Nevada voters overturned an 18-year-old ban on same-sex marriage, making the state the first to enshrine gay couples’ right to marry in its constitution.
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Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will wear a rainbow-adorned helmet this weekend in support of Florida's LGBTQ community. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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NEW: Nonbinary pronoun 'they' is Merriam Webster's Word of the Year
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As the hearse carrying John Lewis' body drove through Atlanta, it made a lengthy and symbolic stop at a rainbow crosswalk as dozens of people gathered to watch. nbcnews.trib.al/38jN97K
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.@TylerOakley's new #ChosenFamily series spotlights #LGBTQ+ resilience nbcnews.to/2sTNvdt #Pride2017
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Gender-affirming hormone therapy is strongly linked to a lower risk of suicide and depression for transgender youths, according to the first large-scale study to examine the issue.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics unanimously voted to reaffirm its position on gender-affirming medical care for transgender children on Thursday. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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BREAKING NEWS: After 50 years, the #NYPD has apologized for the raid on #Stonewall for the first time. nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/…
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A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued a former county clerk over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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A recent study found gay men outperform their straight male peers in an array of academic measures, from high school GPAs to college graduation rates.
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NEW: Gay and bisexual men comprise 98% of new monkeypox cases globally, according to a major new study. nbcnews.to/3Pv9LE0
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Aerial view of just a portion of this afternoon's #lgbtq rights rally in front of #stonewall
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Accusing Trump of trying to roll back protections for the LGBTQ community, president-elect Joe Biden promised to be a staunch ally earlier this year. nbcnews.to/3n2emid
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Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister. He is France’s first openly gay prime minister. nbcnews.com/news/world/gabri…
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It's shoulder to shoulder at the #womensmarch in DC, with official early estimate at over half a million people
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Protestors in the D.C. Equality March for Unity and Pride are approaching the National Mall
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Watch latest episode in @tyleroakley #chosenfamily series, where he spotlights LGBTQ+ refugees nbcnews.to/2tp4BzB #pridemonth
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Just arrived at the #LGBTQforum: mayor @PeteButtigieg and @Chas10Buttigieg
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NBC News spoke to nearly a dozen parents of trans kids about the impact of Abbott’s directive.
Most of them have hired lawyers in case they are reported, while others are considering leaving the state entirely or are already in the process of doing so. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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A majority of Americans who don’t identify as LGBTQ believe companies should publicly support the community, according to a new survey from gay rights organization GLAAD. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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NEW: Hillary Clinton puts lesbian rumors to bed: ‘Never even been tempted’
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Last week, while she was driving her daughter home, she told her about Abbott’s directive and that some people were protesting at the Capitol.
She said her daughter had tears running down her cheeks, and she asked, “Am I going to die?” nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… via @JoYurcaba
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Another Austin mom, K., wanted to stay and fight, and even testified at the state Capitol last year when the Legislature considered more than 50 anti-trans bills.
But she said she’s moving her family out of Texas to Oregon in order to keep her 10-year-old trans daughter safe.
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GOP congressman who voted against a House bill that would codify same-sex marriage protections attended his gay son’s wedding over the weekend.
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NEW: National LGBT Chamber of Commerce endorses Biden nbcnews.trib.al/j5Lvpl5
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L. said she was shocked when the agent showed up at her door, because her son is no longer a minor. The agent said they can retroactively investigate parents for alleged abuse if it happened before the child turned 18.
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MSNBC's Rachel @Maddow: "What you need to know is that whoever is the most important person in your life... that’s the person who you may lose."
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Grindr users will now be able to order free at-home HIV testing kits directly through the app. nbcnews.to/42yhyrp
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The New York legislature voted to ban so-called conversion therapy. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign the legislation this week.
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The mother of a transgender girl sobbed in federal court Wednesday as she contemplated having to move to get health care for her 12-year-old if Florida’s ban on gender dysphoria treatments for minors is allowed to take affect. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-poli…
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A decade after publicly coming out, actor Matt Bomer is up for his second Golden Globe after a banner year playing dramatic gay figures in Showtime’s “Fellow Travelers” and Netflix’s “Maestro.” nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-…
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BREAKING: According to the NBC News Exit Poll, Bernie Sanders was the pick of over 40 percent of LGBT #SuperTuesday voters, with Elizabeth Warren a distant second at 22 percent.
via @tfitzsimons & @Patrick_J_Egan
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Transgender Day of Visibility is dedicated to celebrating trans people and acknowledging the discrimination the community faces.
@NBCNews spoke to trans people about how their life satisfaction has changed since transitioning. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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JoJo Siwa, the 17-year-old singer, dancer, actor and YouTube personality, comes out as gay, after alluding to it on social media in recent days. nbcnews.to/39U322M
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"Who they love and who makes them happy is all that matters." -@ChloeGMoretz on her #gay brothers #demsinphilly #lgbt #lgbtcaucus
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Taiwan becomes first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage nbcnews.to/2qadfUT #lgbtq
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Today's #Pride30 honoree is student activist @Emma4Change nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… #PrideMonth #Pride
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Openly gay actor Maulik Pancholy was disinvited from speaking at a middle school anti-bullying assembly after concerns were raised about his political activism and what two school board members called his “lifestyle.” nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-…
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The featherweight is the first woman to medal in boxing for the Philippines, and she is already looking forward to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
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California’s attorney general is suing a school district to block a new policy that requires teachers to notify parents if their children identify as transgender or use a name or pronoun different than their birth certificate. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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Lupe Valdez, an #LGBTQ Latina candidate for Texas governor, talks about her platform and historic candidacy on @MSNBC @amjoyshow msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/lupe-…
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"When you're sitting at a table, and everyone looks like you, you're in trouble," Kevin Feige said. "You're not going to get the best story out of it."
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U.S. Muslims more accepting of homosexuality than white evangelicals, survey finds
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Greek lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a landmark decision that will make it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a law last week that includes a mandate for the state’s public schools to teach LGBTQ history, as red and blue states continue to diverge on whether schools should expose kids to gay and trans identities. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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In Whitefield Academy’s student handbook, which can be found on its website, the school says a “homosexual orientation” household wouldn’t be considered “in harmony” with the school’s beliefs. nbcnews.trib.al/cVFzImk
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NEW: @JoeBiden campaign announces #LGBTQ steering committee
via @tfitzsimons
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Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has spent three weeks filibustering a bill that would ban gender-affirming therapies for those 18 and younger.
“This is a bill that attacks trans children,” Cavanaugh said. “It is legislating hate.”
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Tokyo will open Pride House, Japan's first permanent such center, next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021.
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In his first 100 days in office as president, @PeteButtigieg says he will "end the war on trans Americans," sign the Equality Act and end gay conversion therapy #LGBTQforum
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The gay millennial running for president: @PeteButtigieg
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"Look what’s happened every time you’ve tried to oppress a community in America," Jinkx Monsoon from "RuPaul's Drag Race" says.
"We’re not accepting that some citizens just have to sit on the outside and be the outliers of our society." nbcnews.to/3lllgUN
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Cuba held its International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Parade today in celebration of the island's LGBTQ community
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A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued a former county clerk over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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NEW: A public school may not “harm transgender students by establishing arbitrary, separate rules for their restroom use,” a federal judge ruled. nbcnews.trib.al/91JI4Qp
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“9-1-1: Lone Star” returns to Fox on Monday for its third season, bringing three queer characters — and actors — back to the forefront of network TV.
nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/… via @MaxJGao #911LoneStar #Tarlos
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The vast majority of trans people report an increase in life satisfaction after transitioning, a record-breaking survey shows.
Over 90,000 people responded, making it the largest-ever survey of trans people in the U.S. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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Joe Biden called the violence against transgender people an “epidemic that needs national leadership” and accused the Trump administration of fueling “the flames of transphobia.”
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In Netflix's "The Dads," five fathers of transgender children take a fishing trip in rural Oklahoma with Dennis Shepard, father of murdered college student Matthew Shepard, and bond over their unconditional love for their LGBTQ kids. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-…
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Television personality Chip Gaines defended the inclusion of a same-sex couple in “Back to the Frontier,” a new show featuring him and his wife, Joanna, about families who give up technology and try to live as homesteaders did in the 1800s. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-…
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The Buttigiegs will receive the Equality Trailblazer Award. The Netflix documentary “Disclosure” will also be feted and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will pay tribute to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis for his longtime support of the LGBTQ community. nbcnews.trib.al/oBbrqBO
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The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to declare the California capital a “sanctuary city for transgender people.” nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news…
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