Seventh Circuit Holds Housing Providers May Be Liable for Anti-LGBT Abuse Endured by Residents
In a case closely watched by both LGBT and housing rights advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh…
Police Tell Lesbians to Ignore Men Harassing Them
Discriminating slurs were hurled at two lesbians, and all the local authority did was tell them to ignore it. When…
Bigotry Doesn’t Pay, Just Ask Fired CrossFit Exec and Gym Owner
While most businesses are waving the rainbow flag for LGBTQ clients during the month of Pride, one CrossFit gym owner…
New York Attorney General Confirms Protections of Transgender Students
“In New York City, it’s illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender identity and gender expression in the workplace,…
‘Alarming’ Report Shows Decrease in Gay Acceptance and Increase in Discrimination in the US
While the past several decades have yielded remarkable progress for the LGBTQ community in the United States, acceptance of LGBTQ…
Trump-Pence Administration Creates Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom at the Department of HHS to Further Marginalize the LGBT Community
The Trump-Pence Administrations have created a Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom at the Department of Health and Human Services,…
UN Member States Maintain Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Olympic Truce Resolution
All 193 United Nations Member States adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution maintaining language protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation.…
Trump Administration to Defend Skydiving Company who Fired Employee After Coming Out
The Trump administration will urge a US appeals court in Manhattan to rule that federal law does not ban discrimination…
Transgender Man Forced to Show Prosthetic Penis to Officer and Store Clerk
It was like any other day for a transgender man who went shopping at his local grocery store that was…
Department of Justice Sides with Anti-Gay Bakery in Supreme Court Case
The Trump-Pence Administration has sided with an anti-gay bakery who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. The…
United Healthcare Apologizes for ‘Insensitive Language’ for Denying Gay Man PrEP for ‘High-Risk Homosexual Behavior’
In a pre-authorization denial letter United Healthcare refused a patient PrEP (Truvada)—directly citing “high risk homosexual behavior.” The letter, which…
Trump Administration to Argue that LGBT Persons are Not Protected by the Civil Rights Act
An amicus brief filed by the Department of Justice argues that Title VII does not protect lesbian, gay, or bisexual…
Queen Elizabeth II Says She Will Continue to Tackle Discrimination
Queen Elizabeth has become quite the proponent of equality (particularly for the LGB community). Her latest Speech reaffirmed her plans…
Texas is on the Wrong Side of History Again, with Legal LGBT Discrimination
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 3859 a discriminatory bill that allows child welfare organizations, including adoption and…
Ruling Says LGBT Employees are Protected by the Civil Rights Act, Contradicting Another Court
A federal court ruling said that LGBT people are protect be the 1974 Civil Rights Act. In an 8-3 ruling,…
Reporter is Fired over ‘Secret’ Recordings and NPR is Outraged
Editors at National Public Radio have taken a stance against the firing of a reporter who worked with WUTC-FM on…
After Promise of Repeal, North Carolina’s HB2 Still in Limbo as Republicans Refuse to Vote ‘Up or Down’
North Carolina’s Republican leadership for their continued refusal to allow a clean up or down vote on the full repeal…
Malaysia Cuts Gay Scene from ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ then the Film Disappears from Movie Listings
Disney’s latest revamping of the classic Beauty and the Beast has been banned in Malaysian movie theaters. The live-action movie starring…
Aww! Anti-LGBT Bigot Pat McCrory Says It’s Hard to Find a Job Because People Think He’s a Bigot
Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said that it is difficult for him to find a new job after being…
From Parade to Resistance March, LA Pride Changes in Uncertain Times for the LGBT Community
Christopher Street West (CSW), the organization who usually assembles L.A Pride, will be making arrangements for a resistance march instead…
The Artist Behind One of the Most Popular Illustrations to Convey the Anger Over Transgender Bathroom Policies Speaks Out
Although the image has been used countless times due to its powerful message, many people don’t know the illustrator. Jason…
Australians Use funny Video to Support Marriage Equality.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi (SGLMG) team could not help but share a hilarious two-minute video created by Armand…
Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Legislation Moves Forward in Virginia
The General Laws Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates advanced HB 2025—a discriminatory piece of legislation that would seek to give taxpayer-funded agencies…
Sri Lanka Retains Ban on Gay People, but Says It Won’t Prosecute
The National Human Rights Action Plan has attempted to remove discrimination based on sexual orientation in Sri Lanka, but the…
LGBT Elected Officials Urge Donald Trump to Advance Rights While in Office
LGBT elected officials representing millions of Americans from across the country are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to respect LGBT Americans…
Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBT Persons from Discrimination
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order extending protections that exist on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for…
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.…
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…
Prince Harry and Rihanna Take HIV Test on World AIDS Day
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Prince Harry and Rihanna came together in Barbados to take an HIV test to…