(KSHB) – Bills moving through the Missouri and Kansas legislatures would criminalize some health care services and limit access to sports for transgender youth. Advocates in the LGBTQ community say these bills only hurt transgender children, while the lawmakers behind ...
(WOOD/NBC News) Bethany Christian Services, one of the nation’s largest adoption agencies, will now start adopting children to LGBTQ couples. The announcement of a new inclusivity policy came Monday from Michigan-based Bethany, which as a faith-based organization previously did not ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Democrats are confident that the first federal protections for LGBTQ Americans against discrimination are within reach. The House has once again passsed “The Equality Act” which would expand federal civil rights laws to prohibit discrimination based ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Supreme Court rules the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ people from job discrimination early Monday. Our local LGBTQ+ community is celebrating the victory, after a long battle fighting for equality. While the fight isn’t over yet, ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Southern Oregon celebrated with pride today as thousands gathered in Ashland for the annual Pride parade. This year, the parade celebrated 50 years since the Stonewall Riots an event that marked a turning point for LGBTQ rights. Saturday was ...
Ashland, Ore. – Earlier this week, NBC5 told you about an assault in Ashland that police say started because two men were making homophobic comments towards a gay man. After that report, another Ashland man is coming forward to say that ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Rogue Valley PRIDE kicked off Saturday morning with thousands in attendance for its annual parade. “It is in celebration in acknowledging the diverse genders and sexualities but also understanding it takes a lot pride for really folks ...
Ashland, Ore. — The seventh annual pride parade is taking place tomorrow. After a week of celebrations held by the Lotus Rising Project, an organization that works with LGBTQ youth and their allies within the community, Southern Oregon Pride is ...
Medford, Ore. — NBC5 News is partnering with Access to start a community discussion, and bring you an in-depth look into the lives of people who are homeless, have been homeless, or who are very close to it. In week ...
Ashland, Ore., — A PRIDE! Parade in Ashland this morning was just one of the many events in the Rogue Valley this past week put on by the Southern Oregon Rainbow Coalition. 2016 has been both an exciting year for ...