President Trump said the military cannot be burdened with what he called “the tremendous medical costs” of allowing transgender service members.
“I served this country to protect everyone’s rights and freedoms, and one would think that would include my own.”
His agenda stalled, the president has settled for barring a few thousand transgender Americans from serving in the military.
President Trump has reversed an Obama administration policy that evolved rapidly. Here is how The Times covered the issue.
A reader calls President Trump’s decision to bar transgender people “reckless.”
The New York Times would like to hear from people who are affected by President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from military service.
The New York Times would like to hear from people who are affected by President Trump’s decision to ban transgender people from military service.
The Australian Football League is trying to present itself as a force for inclusion, becoming an unlikely ally in the fight for same-sex marriage.
The U.S. Travel Association takes issue with California’s ban on state-funded travel to Texas because of an anti-gay law.
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The obituary for the astronaut Sally Ride set off a debate over how to report on her previously undisclosed sexuality.
Marchers filled the streets of Berlin days after a marriage equality law was passed. Supporters say the next step is to change the Constitution.
“The point was to represent a group of people who were in the same place while an event was happening and show the diversity that exists within that group,” said Ryan Pfluger, a photographer who took portraits of paradegoers in Washington Squa...
Opponents and supporters of a proposal to limit transgender bathroom use in public buildings packed a committee hearing in Austin on Friday.
A handful of left-leaning states have barred public employees from using tax dollars to travel to states with laws they contend are discriminatory.
Famous for her cosmetic enhancements and as a muse for the photographer David LaChapelle, the rhinestone-clad party hostess puts out a photo-filled memoir.
Joe Straus, the speaker of the Texas House, has put himself at odds with many of his fellow Republicans over his resistance to a bathroom bill.
With Justice Anthony M. Kennedy rumored to be considering retirement, groups want the Supreme Court to take up an employment discrimination challenge before he leaves.
A case in point is a Florida student who sued his school board last month after his mother said the federal authorities stopped investigating his complaint.
The governor of Aceh Province is considering making whippings private to avoid negative attention. A state in neighboring Malaysia, meanwhile, has voted to allow public punishment.
Organizers at the Concacaf Gold Cup have discovered that an offensive chant by Mexican soccer fans is more easily screamed than screened.
The Bolshoi said the show needed work, but the cancellation prompted immediate accusations that the theater was bowing to Kremlin pressure.
Older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face challenges finding retirement communities that will welcome them.
The rainbow flag has flown for events at almost every ballpark in the major leagues, where thematic promotions to draw fans are part of the culture.
A Stanford human rights fellow says that for many the only real option is resettlement in a more progressive country.
Bianca Sierra and Stephany Mayor played for Mexico in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. But after coming out as a couple, they have traveled far from home to find acceptance.
Ms. Huxtable is a D.J., writer, night-life host and fashion model originally from Texas.
Two new affordable-housing buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx will serve older gay people who may feel isolated in other retirement homes.
Mohammed, a civil engineer from Mosul, was accepted for resettlement to the United States. Then the Supreme Court reinstated President Trump’s freeze on refugee resettlement.
The extra time allotted by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will allow military leaders to assess the impact of adding the recruits, a Pentagon spokeswoman said.
I’m grateful that a catcall hasn’t led to violence like it has for so many other trans women of color.
In Madrid, this museum celebrates gay pride with a new show highlighting the sexual orientations of artists, their subjects and their collectors.
Ana Brnabic, whose nomination was hailed in the West as a landmark decision, has faced a wave of insults from critics, and dismay from gay activists.
The Education Department dilutes its own role as an investigator of discrimination in schools.
A wedding cake maker and a former priest condemn businesses that discriminate.
Has there ever been a crisper expression of the consequences of ‘intersectionality’ than a ban on Jewish pride flags?...