Florida’s about to pass the first bill restricting LGBTQ rights in over 2 decades
Florida is about to enact its first anti-LGBTQ law since its Defense of Marriage Act in 1997.
By Casey Quinlan - April 30, 2021
Florida is about to enact its first anti-LGBTQ law since its Defense of Marriage Act in 1997.
By Casey Quinlan - April 30, 2021
Mike Pence praised Donald Trump even after Trump left him vulnerable during the violent and deadly insurrection at the Capitol.
By Emily Singer - April 30, 2021
‘I guess I appreciate the platitudes. But we need action. Things are desperate,’ said the ACLU’s Chase Strangio.
By Casey Quinlan - April 29, 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration has taken several huge steps in fight against anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
By Casey Quinlan - April 28, 2021
Corporate endorsements of the Equality Act have more than doubled since the House first passed it in 2019.
By Associated Press - April 27, 2021
Montana, Tennessee, and Arkansas want to keep gender identity and sexual orientation out of school curricula.
By Casey Quinlan - April 27, 2021
‘No physician wants to risk their practice and their reputation and their medical license,’ said an Arkansas pediatrician.
By Casey Quinlan - April 23, 2021
‘Access to safe, stable housing — and shelter — is a basic necessity,’ said Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge.
By Associated Press - April 23, 2021
College of the Ozarks alleges its rights to freedom of speech and religion are under attack.
By Casey Quinlan - April 22, 2021
A new poll shows that many Republican voters oppose legal restrictions against transgender youth.
By Casey Quinlan - April 19, 2021
While lawmakers debate their rights in statehouses across the nation, trans youth refused to be left out of the conversation.
By Casey Quinlan - April 16, 2021
Marriage equality has been the law of the land for six years.
By Casey Quinlan - April 15, 2021
Pat McCrory enacted anti-trans legislation as governor of North Carolina.
By Casey Quinlan - April 14, 2021
The lawmakers behind the state’s latest anti-trans bills have long histories of opposing LGBTQ rights.
By Casey Quinlan - April 13, 2021
Former Vice President Mike Pence has previously aligned himself with the group, Alliance Defending Freedom, as both have worked to fight against LGBTQ rights.
By Oliver Willis - April 12, 2021
Tennessee is the only state in which lawmakers have filed a so-called bathroom bill every year since 2016.
By Casey Quinlan - April 09, 2021
The bill has advanced even as other states attack transgender people’s access to gender-affirming health care.
By Casey Quinlan - April 07, 2021
State lawmakers who’ve introduced discriminatory bills targeting LGBTQ minors are on ‘notice,’ legal experts say.
By Casey Quinlan - April 06, 2021
Mathew Staver has a long history of fighting LGBTQ equality.
By Casey Quinlan - April 05, 2021
President Joe Biden spoke of ‘patriotic transgender service members, who are once again able to proudly and openly serve their country.’
By Casey Quinlan - March 31, 2021
Anti-LGBTQ extremists ‘are targeting young children purely for their political gain,’ said an advocate for supportive education.
By Casey Quinlan - March 31, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the reversal on Tuesday.
By Casey Quinlan - March 30, 2021
Eva Rosas is finally free but other transgender immigrants are still at risk.
By Amy Lieu - March 30, 2021
The Arkansas General Assembly has passed three anti-LGBTQ bills in the current session, and two have been enacted so far this year.
By Casey Quinlan - March 30, 2021
The bill would allow insurance companies, hospitals, pharmacies, and medical practitioners to deny people health care services based on religious, moral, or ethical beliefs.
By Casey Quinlan - March 29, 2021
Opponents of the Equality Act say its nondiscrimination protections hurt religion. Advocates say that’s just fearmongering.
By Casey Quinlan - March 26, 2021
A majority of Republicans finally support marriage for same-sex couples.
By Casey Quinlan - March 23, 2021
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is demanding changes to an anti-trans bill the Legislature passed — but right-wing groups say the changes aren’t enough for them.
By Casey Quinlan - March 22, 2021
An ad run by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said, ‘The Equality Act is a threat to life as we know it in our nation today.’
By Casey Quinlan - March 19, 2021
Transgender women often experience sexual violence in prison, experts say, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn didn’t want to talk about that.
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