News + Politics
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5th Circuit hears challenge to Mississippi “religious freedom” law
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case of Barber v. Bryant, a challenge to Mississippi’s so-called “religious freedom” law, HB...
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NCAA gets duped: North Carolina eligible for championships after fake “repeal” of HB 2
The NCAA backed down from its previously strong stance opposing anti-LGBTQ discrimination, issuing a statement that reversed its removal of 2017-2018 sports championships from the state...
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Tennessee anti-gay marriage and bathroom bills dead until next year
Tennessee lawmakers have delayed a vote on a measure that would only legally recognize marriages between one man and one woman until next year, but advocates...
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Queer allies warn NCAA: HB 2 “repeal” is a “Trojan horse” and “bait-and-switch”
LGBTQ advocates and their progressive allies have a message for NCAA President Mark Emmert: Don’t be fooled by this so-called “repeal” of North Carolina’s HB 2...
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Cooper signs HB 2 “repeal” bill but anti-LGBT restrictions stay intact
In spite of reporting from most mainstream news outlets trumpeting the “repeal” of North Carolina’s controversial HB 2 law, the law isn’t dead. Rather, it’s just...
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Port Authority police accused of arresting gay men on false charges
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that New York Port Authority police have been targeting men suspected to be gay or gender non-conforming and arresting them...
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LGBTQ groups urge North Carolina governor to veto fake “repeal” bill
On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that purports to “repeal” the state’s anti-LGBT HB 2 law while keeping some of its more objectionable and...
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Unhappy Birthday: One year after North Carolina’s HB2
As HB2 hits its first year, transgender North Carolinians remain casualties of a right-wing agenda
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North Carolina leaders agree to fake “repeal” of HB 2
In the showdown between Gov. Roy Cooper and North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly over HB 2, it was the governor who blinked first. As a...
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Equality Virginia to honor Gavin Grimm at Commonwealth Dinner on April 1
LGBTQ rights organization Equality Virginia will honor transgender rights advocate Gavin Grimm at its 14th annual Commonwealth Dinner on Saturday, April 1. Grimm is one...
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Texas House Speaker: Bathroom bill “manufactured and unnecessary”
A bill that seeks to restrict which restrooms transgender people in Texas can access seems destined for the scrap heap, if comments from the state’s powerful...
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HRC calls for filibuster against Gorsuch
In an unprecedented step, the nation’s largest LBGTQ rights organization is calling for a filibuster of the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s first nominee to...
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Montana lawmakers kill anti-transgender “bathroom bill”
Montana Family Foundation promising to mount a statewide ballot initiative to circumvent the legislature
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Trump rescinds Obama executive order on labor discrimination
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order allowing companies that do business with the federal government to avoid disclosing past instances of discrimination...
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Federal court to hear challenge to Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” law
Law would have granted people who subscribe to 3 specific religious beliefs carte blanche to discriminate against gays
