Jo Yurcaba
Jo Yurcaba is a reporter for NBC Out.
Jo Yurcaba is a reporter for NBC Out.
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On Mother’s Day, aunties deserve their flowers, too
Ahead of Mother’s Day 2024, NBC News asked people across the country to share how having an auntie — or being one — has shaped their lives.
Gay couple files first-of-its-kind class action against NYC for IVF benefits
A gay couple filed a class action lawsuit against New York City alleging the city’s health insurance plan is discriminatory because it doesn’t cover in vitro fertilization, or IVF, for male couples.
Arkansas trans community center vandalized for 5th time in past year, advocates say
The founder of InTRANSitive, the only trans community center in Arkansas, said the center has been vandalized five times in the past year.
Texas superintendent resigns after trans student’s removal from ‘Oklahoma!’
A Texas superintendent voluntarily resigned after a transgender student was removed and later reinstated in a high school production of “Oklahoma!”
Five Republican-led states sue over Biden's new Title IX transgender protections
Five Republican-led states have sued the Biden administration over its new rules expanding Title IX to protect transgender students.
Sophia Bush comes out as queer, confirms relationship with Ashlyn Harris
Actor Sophia Bush came out as queer in an emotional essay in Glamour and confirmed she’s in a relationship with retired soccer player Ashlyn Harris.
Over 90% of trans youths live in states with bills that target their rights, report says
More than 90% of transgender youths live in states that have already passed or are currently considering bills that restrict their rights.
A lesbian archive inside a Brooklyn brownstone has documented decades of Sapphic history
The Lesbian Herstory Archives, the home of an LGBTQ history trove in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Several attorneys general made ‘abusive legal demands’ to get trans patients’ medical records, senators allege
Four attorneys general in conservative states have abused their authority to investigate transgender patients and their health care, and hospitals must do more to protect them, a new Senate Finance Committee report argues.
Transgender veterans file 2nd lawsuit against VA for gender-affirming surgery coverage
An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the government over its exclusion of gender-affirming surgery from veteran health benefits.
Federal judge temporarily blocks teacher pronoun restriction in Florida
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a law in Florida that barred a transgender teacher from using pronouns that don’t align with her birth sex.
