A federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s ruling Tuesday that found Massachusetts must provide gender reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate. The 1st Circuit...
Attorneys for the state of Tennessee urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a decision upholding the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, rejecting arguments made...
The Obama administration is facing increased pressure from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to end the ban on blood donations from men who have sex with...
The state of Ohio urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a brief filed...
The military’s longstanding ban on open transgender service is likely to face review within the next year, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in...
Sen. Merkley announces plans to introduce LGBT civil rights bill
Attorneys for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban in a...
Federal law enforcement agencies will be prohibited from profiling on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in most cases under new guidance issued...
Two Republican congressmen who work on employment issues are calling on the Labor Department to withdraw a new rule prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination....
Federal appeals court delays Mississippi same-sex marriages
A final rule prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination was announced Wednesday by the Labor Department. The rule implements Executive Order 13672, signed by...
Six Republican supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act urged House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the LGBT-rights bill as part of a...
Same-sex marriages could begin in Florida as early as next month following an order handed down by a federal appeals court Wednesday. The 11th Circuit...
The U.S. Senate confirmed two Obama nominees to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Wednesday that advocates say will be critical in protecting LGBT Americans from workplace...
Attorneys for the state of Louisiana urged the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban before a federal appeals...