LGBTQ+

The person accused of killing five people at an LGBTQ night club in Colorado Springs in November pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 counts of attempted first-degree murder and will spend the rest of their life in prison.

Two national organizations tracking anti-LGBTQ+ acts across the country included two Montana incidents in a report finding more than 350 instances of harassment, vandalism and assault across the country in the past year.

Kansas Rep. Brandon Woodard and Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr pushed back Monday against movement among conservative state legislators to erode non-discrimination protections of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has indicated support for a bill that would restrict gender-affirming care from being provided to minors in Montana, but requests the legislature make some amendments before he signs it into law.

For the second year in a row, Arizona Republicans have sought to restrict the behavior of LGBTQ students, and for the second year in a row, students across the state walked out of class to protest that hostility.

As drag has gone mainstream, performers have found confidence and community. Now a slate of proposed laws in Texas and beyond aims to push the subculture back into the shadows.

Hockey captains Dave Jenks and Alex Pearsall and their team chose an LGBTQ+ community center in Missoula — The Center — as the sponsor for their jersey.