One local mother of a 13-year-old transgender daughter says the bill banning transgender athletes from participating in girls sports is another example of the government portraying trans women as dangerous. Katey Vinstead’s daughter Emily has not been…
June is Pride Month which is a time for members of the LGBTQ community to come together and feel accepted. Here on the Coast there is an unusual meeting space for many members of the LGBTQ community to gather. It’s…
With recent talks of a military transgender ban, many members of the LGBTQ community say they have felt chastised. There is a place right here on the Coast that wants to make everyone feel right at home. Once a week,…
A plan to prohibit transgender people from serving in the military can move forward. Today, the Supreme Court, in a five to four split, reversing lower-court rulings which tabled president trump's policy as cases moved through the courts. While also…
The LGBTQ community was colorful and full of pride at this year’s Gulf Coast Equality Fest on Saturday at Harrah’s Great Lawn. Hundreds came out to have fun with friends and bring awareness to equality. A hope board was filled…
Locals are gearing up to celebrate Pride Day in South Mississippi. With Pride Month coming to an end, the Gulf Coast Association of Pride invites South Mississippi to Pride Day 2018 on Saturday at Point Cadet in east Biloxi. For…
Two women are suing a Mississippi college town over its denial of a permit for a gay pride parade. Mississippi State University students Bailey McDaniel and Emily Turner filed the federal lawsuit Monday against the city of Starkville. City aldermen,…
Last week, Kara Coley, a bartender at Sipps Bar, received an unusual phone call that has now gone viral across the world after she posted to Facebook about a mother who had a question about her son. Coley explains the…
While the LGBT community continues to fight against a Mississippi law they view as a violation of gay rights, the Supreme Court is choosing to look away. Mississippi justices refuse to hear cases challenging House Bill 1523. Those in our…
Huntington Ingalls Industries is rated best place to work for the LGBTQ Equality Human Rights Campaign. Announced today, Ingalls scored one hundred percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2018 corporate national survey. The data collected stems from corporate practices…
The controversial house bill HB 1523 is now in effect across Mississippi. The measure went into effect after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lower federal court ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional. HB 1523 specifically allows…
Today, President Donald Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military on Twitter. This policy will affect thousands of transgender troops in the military. Some local residents are speaking out about Trump’s decision. It’s a series of…
Each year, the Supreme Court makes decisions on various cases that can sometimes change the lives of millions of Americans. In 2015, they did just that. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes a closer look inside the freedom to marry. It…
Activists from the Coast’s transgender community say the sentencing for the brutal murder of 25-year-old Dee Whigham is far from enough. Former Navy sailor Dwanya Hickerson was sentenced to 40 years for second degree murder and 15 years for robbery…
It’s a battle between religious rights and equal treatment. The Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal from a Christian, bakery-owner who refused service to a same-sex couple in Colorado. The high profile case won’t be heard until the fall,…
It’s an open forum that discusses strategies to help reduce discrimination faced by transgender and other gender non-conforming people. The Transgender Education and Advocacy Program of Mississippi held a discussion panel at the USM Gulf Coast campus for those to…
Mississippi’s state board of education has decided to switch its stance on transgender restroom use. Just a few weeks ago, Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright announced the department would abide by federal guidelines ordering all public schools in the U.S. to…
A Baptist pastor, Catholic parishioner and a lesbian couple sat down with News 25’s Shelby Myers to discuss the hardships of holding to their religious faith in an ever-changing America.
What’s it like to walk a day in the shoes of someone who is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?