In a New York Times essay, Andrew Sullivan examined how the gay rights movement transformed from civil rights victories to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that ...

The Supreme Court's ruling striking down laws banning same-sex marriage was a great victory for liberty and equality. But it ...

History suggests that periods of toleration of gay men and lesbians can swiftly end if the public senses an overreach.

The U.S. Navy may rename ships named for prominent civil rights and other American leaders like Harvey Milk, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Harriet Tubman, according to a report from CBS News.

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

He remained active in civil rights organizations and served on the board of his alma mater, as well as for Bennett College and the University of North Carolina. He died on January 9, 2014, at age 73.

As we browsed among the crowd, I couldn’t help but think how different this was from current narratives about gay rights. Headlines paint a movement on the retreat ... on the march toward full ...

The Washington Post spoke with three living legends in the D.C. LGBTQ community. Read — and hear — them talk about past struggles and their hopes for the future.

During Jim Crow segregation, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians.