LGBTQI+

Hiker climbing mountain (© Full Circle)

Outdoor adventure for all

New groups have formed to get more people from underrepresented backgrounds to participate in outdoor adventure sports. Learn about them.
Megan Rapinoe smiling with arms outstretched in soccer stadium (© Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Title IX: Protecting equality in the U.S. for 50 years

What is Title IX and how does it apply to sectors beyond education and sports in the United States? Learn more here.
Hands gripping large rainbow cloth stretching along street (© Nelson Antoine/AP Images)

Honoring Pride worldwide [photo gallery]

Today's Pride events celebrate diversity and emphasize the LGBTQI+ community's desire for equal rights and justice.
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LGBTQI+ people: Making history throughout history

June is Pride Month. Meet some of the amazing members of the LGBTQI+ community who made history in their fields.
People holding signs in parade (© Shawn Goldberg/Shutterstock.com)

What does the ‘+’ mean in LGBTQI+?

People use a variety of terms to identify their gender or sexual orientation. The term LGBTQI+ reflects that diversity.
Collage of 5 photos of Sylvia Rivera, Julia Alvarez, Camille Wardrop Alleyne, Miguel Cardona and Dr. Antonia Novello (© AP Images and © Getty Images)

June is Caribbean American Heritage Month

Caribbean Americans have led some of the United States’ most important discoveries and social movements. Meet a few of them.
Man and elderly woman riding on parade float (© Sergio Florez/AP Images)

With liberty and justice for all: The advancement of LGBTQI+ rights...

Safeguarding the rights of LGBTQI+ people in the U.S. is part of a tradition of ensuring minority rights that is entwined with U.S. history.
Karine Jean-Pierre, smiling, at White House lectern (© Andrew Harnik/AP Images)

Meet Karine Jean-Pierre, the new White House press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black and openly gay White House press secretary when she assumed the role May 16. Learn more.
Illustration of woman sitting at computer surrounded by messages (State Dept./D. Thompson)

Ending gender-based online violence

Learn more about the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse, created after the 2021 Summit for Democracy.