Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification. Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register/AP hide caption
In Jonathan Merritt's new book My Guncle and Me, a little boy's gay uncle helps him understand that being different makes him special. Hachette Book Group hide caption
Participants wave flags celebrating marriage equality at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a marriage equality bill. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption
Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff on April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, at Classical Preparatory School, March 28, 2022, in Shady Hills, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024. Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP hide caption
People take a selfie with rainbow Pride flags before the start of the Equality Parade in Warsaw, Poland, in June 2023. The Equality Parade was celebrated under the slogan "We predict equality and beauty!" Volha Shukaila/SOPA Images/Sipa USA hide caption
Demonstrators march with a picture of Aguascalientes state electoral court magistrate Jesus Ociel Baena in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption
The unnamed plaintiff's lawyers, Kazuyuki Minami, left, and Masafumi Yoshida, right, speak to media after the ruling of the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
LGBTQ community supporters and members hold hands as they watch the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday. According to a Pew survey, acceptance of homosexuality in India increased by 22 percentage points to 37% between 2013 and 2019. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption
Jon Hetherington, 34, from Oregon, originally planned to attend the Seattle show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, but couldn't fly because his wheelchair exceeded the plane's cargo dimensions. He posted about the saga on TikTok and a representative for Beyoncé arranged for him to attend her Dallas show. Jon Hetherington hide caption
A gay Ugandan man holds a pride flag as he poses for a photograph in Uganda in March. AP hide caption
A makeshift memorial honored O'Shae Sibley in New York City earlier this month. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
A new report finds that LGBTQ+ women deal with high rates of harassment, discrimination and violence in different areas of American life. David Silverman/Getty Images hide caption
Filipino same-sex couples tie the knot in a mass wedding ceremony on June 25, 2023, in Quezon City in metro Manila, Philippines. In a symbolic act against the lack of comprehensive legislation for gender minorities in the Philippines, 29 same-sex couples tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony organized by the LGBTS (Let God Be Thy Savior) Christian Church Inc. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption
The Pittsburgh Pride parade, celebrating 50 years of Pittsburgh Pride, crosses the Andy Warhol Bridge from downtown Pittsburgh on June 3. Longtime Pride sponsors have come under attack by conservatives for their LGBTQ-friendly marketing. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
A pride progress flag hangs on a building in November 2022 in London. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema speaks during their picket against Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill at the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa on April 4, 2023. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. Themba Hadebe/AP hide caption
The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. Here, tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters carry a rainbow flag as they march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. The Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and is now hearing arguments in a case to legalize same-sex marriage. AP hide caption
Ugandans take part in the 3rd Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride celebrations in Entebbe, Uganda, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. Rebecca Vassie/AP hide caption
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer walks to her seat at a meeting between President Biden and governors from around the country at the White House on Friday. Whitmer and Biden were both mentioned in alleged threats made by a Michigan man arrested on firearms charges. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
LGBTQ people and their supporters march demanding equal marriage rights in New Delhi, India, in January. India's Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison but has yet to legalize same-sex marriages. AP hide caption
In this June 26, 2016, file photo, a woman holds a rainbow flag during the NYC Pride Parade in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption