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Counseling Crisis
Mental health professionals balk at Tennessee bill allowing therapists and counselors to reject LGBT clients
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Alabama city repeals week-old anti-transgender bathroom law
The City Council of Oxford, Ala., has reversed course and repealed a week-old law that restricts transgender people’s access to public restrooms. The Council voted...
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Justice Department: HB 2 violates Civil Rights Act
Justice Department throws down gauntlet, telling North Carolina to decide whether it will continue to enforce the law
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Conservative Dallas suburb rejects anti-transgender restroom law
LGBT Texans scored a small but meaningful victory this week after an anti-transgender law failed to gain enough votes to even be considered by the...
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Ted Cruz: 10 more anti-LGBT statements
As Ted Cruz suspends his campaign, we've gathered 10 more bigoted statements from the Texas senator
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Senators McCain and Roberts clash over Eric Fanning’s stalled nomination
Two long-serving Republican U.S. senators butted heads last week over the nomination of Eric Fanning to be Secretary of the Army. If confirmed by the...
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S.C. school district will allow transgender male student to use boys’ bathroom
A South Carolina school district that suspended a transgender male student for using the boys’ bathroom has reversed course, agreeing to allow the student to...
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Pastor protests Target restroom policy: How about I pee on your floor?
Pastor rails against trans people using the restroom of their choice, equates Target with Nazi Germany
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Tennessee governor signs therapist exemption bill into law
In a victory for religious conservatives, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) signed into law a bill that allows licensed counselors and therapists to refuse to...
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NCAA adds nondiscrimination requirement for potential host cities
The NCAA Board of Governors has added a new requirement for all cities hoping to host or bidding to host various NCAA sporting events, in...
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The British Aren’t Coming
Amid British travel warnings and boycott threats, businesses are experiencing the consequences of anti-LGBT laws
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Dictionary Definition: Merriam-Webster adds LGBT terms
Merriam-Webster expands its lexicon to include cisgender, genderqueer and the gender-neutral title Mx.
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Missouri anti-gay constitutional amendment stalls in committee
LGBT residents of the Show Me State have gotten a temporary reprieve after efforts to place a constitutional amendment that would have targeted them for...
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Alabama city will jail trans people for using a public restroom
Fines and jail time will be imposed if a trans person is caught trying to go to the toilet
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Colorado Supreme Court refuses to hear case of bakery that turned away gay couple
The LGBT community won another battle in the fight for nondiscrimination protections on Monday after the Colorado State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal...
