Active Bills and Laws Endangering the LGBTQ+ Communities in the USA
Reports show that 2022 set a record for the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills active or passed by state legislatures. In…
Senate Passes the Respect for Marriage Act
The Senate passed the highly anticipated Respect for Marriage Act yesterday with a 61-36 bipartisan vote, sending the bill back…
US Department of Justice Says North Carolina’s Anti-Gay Bill Violates the Federal Laws
The US Department of Justice today notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that HB 2 has placed the state in…
Tennessee Anti-Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ Will Not Move Forward
Just one of the many anti-transgender bills sweeping the nation will not move forward. Tennessee anti-transgender bill died after hearing…
Lead Plantiff in Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case Pens Open Letter to Kim Davis
Jim Obergefell, plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that established nationwide marriage equality today, authored an open letter to…
Contempt Hearing to be Held Today to Hold Kentucky Clerk Accountable for Violating Court Order
Kentucky federal district court will hold a contempt hearing Thursday to determine whether Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is in…
Court of Appeals Overturns Lower Court Decisions that had Struck Down Marriage in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today reversed the district court rulings of six cases from Ohio,…
Court Hears Oral Arguments Seeking to End Gay Marriage Bans in Indiana and Wisconsin
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in lawsuits seeking to strike down discriminatory marriage bans in Indiana…
Federal Appeals Court to Hear Six Cases Challenging Gay Marriage Bans in the Midwest
A federal appeals court will hear arguments today in six challenges to laws that ban marriage for same-sex couples or…
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Have Gay Marriages Recognized in Alabama
With lawsuits in all of the 31 states where gay and lesbian marriages are still illegal, even more lawsuits are…
ACLU Files Lawsuit in Michigan to Recognize 300 Legally Married Same-Sex Couples
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a lawsuit today so that the legal marriages of 300 tqy and…
Watch: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and His Husband Share Their Love for ACLU
Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita share their love story and why they’re fighting for all…