Does YouTube Discriminate Against LGBTQ Content Creators?
The video streaming site YouTube is being accused by several LGBTQ content creators that the company discriminates against LGBTQ content by…
Republicans Reintroduce Anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act
Last year, Republican senators proposed the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA), a bill offering legal protections to those opposing same-sex marriage.…
7th Circuit Case Reconsiders LGBT Workplace Protections
A currently ongoing case in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals could potentially set into motion new and valuable workplace…
Texan Businesses Warn Against Anti-LGBTQ Bathroom Bill
As Texas prepares for the upcoming legislative session, many businesses are warning against the economic consequences that could arise from…
Anti-LGBT Virginia Foxx, Who Called Matthew Shepard’s Murder a ‘Hoax’ to Lead House Education Committee
Seventy-three-year-old GOP Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is preparing to take on leadership in the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and has…
Trump Pledges to Sign Anti-LGBT Legislation
Donald Trump has never been popular with the LGBT community, try as he might to win their votes. However, he…
Kentucky Judge Says He Doesn’t Hug Men Like He Used to Since Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage may have been a huge step forward for gay rights, but not everybody…
US House Votes to Protect LGBT Workers, but Also Votes to Protect North Carolina
A bipartisan bill passed (223-195) in the U.S. House of Representatives last night to ensure that funds from an appropriations bill…
House Armed Services Committee Strips Act of Protecting Discrimination in Federal Contracting
In a sneaky move going against President Obama’s executive act to prohibit discrimination in federal contracting, the House Armed Services Committee…
Now PayPal Abandons Plans to Expand in North Carolina, Costing State 400 Jobs
We already announced today that Lionsgate has pulled filming from North Carolina, and now a major announcement from PayPal proves…
More Companies, Governments Condemn North Carolina’s Disgraceful Anti-Gay Law
Yesterday we learned that New York State, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, and Seattle have all placed bans on non-essential…
Charlotte, North Carolina Votes for Non-Discrimination Ordinance for LGBT People
Charlotte City Council has voted to advance city-wide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity, in public accommodations, vehicles…
30,000-Plus People Demand that BBC Remove Homophobic Boxer Tyson Fury as Sports Personality Of The Year
The world of sports has had a dark history stigmatizing the LGBT community within and out of the industry, but 30,000…
Ukraine Sides Closer to the European Union, Adopts LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law
The Ukrainian Parliament passed nondiscrimination legislation in the Ukrainian Parliament that will provide needed workplace protections for LGBT citizens and others throughout…
Watch: Rand Paul Completely Fails at ‘Clarifying’ his Remarks on Firing Gay People
Rand Paul sat down with Wolf Blitzer on CNN to clarify his comments on workplace discrimination against gay people. The…
Equality Act Continues to Gain Support as Targets Shows Support
Target announced that it is has endorsed the recently introduced Equality Act, a landmark federal bill that would guarantee explicit, permanent…
Disgraceful Tennessee Store Selling ‘No Gays Allowed’ Merchandise
A store in Tennessee that banned gay people from shopping there is now profiting off their bigotry by selling “No…
Louisiana’s Anti-Gay Bill Receives Widespread Criticism
Louisiana is the latest state in the US to pass a religious freedom act that legally allows businesses to discriminate…
Federal Judge Denies Family Medical Leave for Married Gay Spouses
US District Judge Reed O’Connor blocked a recent rule change to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from the…
The Republican-Majority Utah Legislature Passes Bill to Extend Protections to LGBT People in Housing and Employment
Utah legislature gave final approval to S.B. 296, a non-discrimination bill extending existing employment and housing protections in Utah law…
Kansas’ Governor Rescinds 2007 Executive Order Extending Non-Discrimination Protections to State Employees
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has rescinded an executive order signed by former Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2007 that extended non-discrimination…
Texas School Under Fire for Allegedy Forcing YouTube-Star to Leave for Being Gay
A private Lutheran school in Houston, Texas, allegedly forced an openly gay YouTube star to leave after they found out…
Exxon-Mobil Finally Adds Protections for LGBT Employees
ExxonMobil has re-written its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy to finally include protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity…
Two Cases Rule Against SaksFifth Avenue: Transgender People Can’t be Discriminated Against
In two major victories for transgender civil rights, today SaksFifth Avenue withdrew a motion to dismiss a lawsuit in which Saks…
Things Get Worse for India’s Gay Community: Government to Open AA-Like Centers
If it wasn’t bad enough for the LGBT community in India after a court recriminalized homosexual acts, things seems to be…
Department of Labor Prohibits Federal Contractors from LGBT Workplace Discrimination
This afternoon, the Department of Labor published a new rule to prohibit businesses that contract with the federal government from…
Longstanding Foe of the Gay Community, Exxon Mobil Agrees to Comply with Obama’s Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees
Exxon Mobil Corp. has had a rocky history with the LGBT community, ever since it was named one of the…
‘He Called me a Fa***t!’ Emirates Flight Attendant Takes Action Against Bigoted Traveler
After a passenger called a male flight attendant a “fag***,” the flight attendant didn’t take the situation lightly. It appears…
Boy Scouts of America Adds Insult to Injury by Revoking Charter of Gay-Supporting Troop
A Seattle-based Boy Scouts of America troop has had their charter revoked after the boys and their parents stood by…
High School Refuses to Publish Yearbook Interview with Gay Student
Administrators at Sheridan High School, near Little Rock, Arkansas, are refusing to include an interview with openly gay student Taylor…