LGBTQ

The newly sworn-in U.S. House of Representatives hopes to fast-track a bill that will amend Title IX and ban transgender athletes from women's sports. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the full story.

A vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance was held at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday. Minnesota's MNclusive Employee Resource Group hosted the vigil, with speakers who included Kat Rohn, the director of OutFront MN, Emma McBride, the executive director of the Council on LBGTQIA2S+ Minnesotans, members of Minnesota state government, and other community members affected by violence against transgender individuals.

On Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the grand opening of a new LGBTQIA+ youth center in Minneapolis.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and members of the LGBTQ community spoke on Wednesday as a man was sentenced in the murder of a trans woman in Minneapolis.

Thousands of vocalists will be in Minneapolis this week for the largest LGBTQ+ choral event in the world. A total of 122 choruses from around the globe will join the GALA Choruses Festival. There will be hundreds of concerts during the five-day span, July 10-14. Many of the events are free and some are ticketed. The opening event is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Peavey Plaza on July 10. Check out the full schedule online at GalaChoruses.org.

President Biden is expected to issue mass pardons for about 2,000 former service members who faced military convictions for being gay.

June is a big month for the local non-profit Queerspace Collective. They continue to work toward their goal of opening a 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Center and a home for their programing. The Create The Space Campaign is focused on raising the funds for the new brick-and-mortar location. Queerspace founder Nicki Hangsleben joined the FOX 9 Morning News to talk about their ongoing need for mentors and continuing efforts to fundraise for the youth center.

The third annual Minnesota GSA Prom took place Friday night. FOX 9 photojournalist Willow Bryn Locke brings us to the dance.