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Kansas City officials have created a commission to advise them on policies affecting the city's LGBTQ citizens.

Kansas State University says it is the most LGBTQ+ friendly campus in Kansas according to a college ranking review for Pride Month.

Sharice Davids won the crowded Democratic primary in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, and now she has a chance to make political history.

“There’s No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism From LGBT Kansas,” by C.J. Janovy, is the FYI Book Club’s latest selection. In it, Janovy finds quiet progress for LGBT residents in a state better known for anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.

It's been 25 years since sexual orientation was added to Kansas City's Civil Rights Ordinance. It was one of the city's most controversial moves, and created rifts in the community that are still felt. To understand better the push to outlaw discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and people with HIV/AIDS, we met a local activist who was the first openly gay candidate for city council, and learned about a upcoming documentary chronicling the initiative.

"Perfect Arrangement" is a comedy set in the 1950s revealing the complexities of LGBT identity in American history. Opening night is Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

A leading Kansas LGBT rights group is pushing back against a newly adopted Kansas Republican Party resolution that activists say dehumanizes transgender

The superhero that Julie Huston identifies most closely with is Batman, who struggled through his childhood as Bruce Wayne but grew into adulthood wanting to help others.

Many of K-State's LGBT organizations started the year with their semiannual barbecue to help spread the word about identity and inclusion on campus.

Members of the local LGBTQ+ community in Topeka said the day can hold various meanings for LGBTQ+ person at any phase in their life.

Scott Frantz could become the first openly gay man to play in an NFL regular-season game.

FYI Book Club readers were moved and inspired by the stories in “No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism From LGBT Kansas,” by C.J. Janovy, the latest book club selection.

On June 8 and 9, "I Heart Local Music" coordinated a Pride-themed event at Jackpot Music Hall called "Pride for the Masses" featuring local LGBTQ artists and performers.

The threats began shortly after Michael Hill revealed he is gay in October on National Coming Out Day.Following months of harassment, the Nemaha Valley High School visual arts teacher and lifelong Kansan has abandoned his job and home state for the more welcoming environment of Palm Springs, Calif."Things got ugly," Hill said, "and I started to fear for my own well-being."A series of hate-filled letters told Hill his openly gay lifestyle wouldn't be tolerated by the Seneca community. If he

Kansas Department for Children and Families says legislation would encourage more child placement agencies. Opponents say the bill is discriminatory.

The Topeka organization Positive Connections offered free HIV testing to K-State students Tuesday.

Jo Mora, a nontraditional student, went beyond the scope of a class project at Fort Hays State University to create a conversation that is close to home — sexual orientation.The 41-year-old from Buhler will mediate a discussion with a 10-12 person panel on Tuesday at the Hutchinson Public Library for the forum about being LGBT in a rural area of the Bible Belt. Mora said she has been working on the project since October and contacted PFLAG and the Hutchinson Area Equality Coalition,

Grahm Schneider, now a graduating senior at Fort Hays State University, was a four-sport competitor during high school in Nebraska, but when an injury sidelined him, he had to confront