Gay and trans people deserve to live without persecution in the US. Why is that so hard? | Margaret Sullivan

Conservative activists in America are doing everything they can to treat LGBTQ people as less than human

Pride Month is here, and this year it's happening in a tough environment.

American corporations - although eager to declare their support for LGBTQ+ people in order to better market their products - are often quick to retreat when protests follow.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture