Mississippi Mayor Refuses to Fund Libraries Because of LGBTQ Books
The mayor of Ridgeland, Mississippi, Gene McGee, is currently withholding over $110,000 from the local library system, insisting that they…
Mississippi Passes Anti-Trans Bill
Mississippi Governor, Tate Reeves, has just signed SB2536 into law. The bill makes it illegal for trans people to play…
Openly Gay Navy Vet Running for Congressional District Seat in Mississippi
Democrat Congressional candidate Michael Aycox may become the first openly gay person to win a congressional seat in Mississippi. Aycox…
Supreme Court Declines Case Over Legal LGBT Discrimination
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that concerns a law in Mississippi that legally allows businesses to…
Breaking: Federal Judge Says Mississippi Clerics Cannot Cite Religious Beliefs to Deny Gay Marriage Licenses
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves today has ruled that clerics in the state of Mississippi cannot cite religious beliefs when…
European Union Says North Carolina’s HB2 Violates International Agreements
The outcry against North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 ‘bathroom bill’ has now reached the international community who have called for it…
Jessica Lynn, Changing the World’s View of the Trans Community
Jessica Lynn, whose engagement with students over the last three years has shot her from relative obscurity as a roving community college speaker to…
Anti-LGBT Bills Move Ahead in Tennessee and Missouri
In the coming week it appears likely that we will see new movement on anti-LGBT bills in Tennessee and Missouri.…
Biloxi, Mississippi Mayor Says He Won’t Honor Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law
The South’s playground, and one of the largest tourist destinations in the Gulf, Biloxi, Mississippi, has taken a stand against…
Bryan Adams Cancels Mississippi Show Over State’s Anti-Gay Law
First it was Bruce Springsteen in North Carolina, and now country-music star Bryan Adams has canceled his show in Mississippi…
Welcome to Mississippi: ‘We’re Even Worse than North Carolina’
Mississippi’s calling. A new spoof ad from comedy-website Funny or Die, spoofs a Visit Mississippi ad beckoning visitors to “Explore…
Jackson, Mississippi Fights Back Against Anti-Gay Law
Last night, the Jackson City Council in Mississippi made it clear that the city doesn’t not discriminate as the councilmen…
It’s Now Legal in Mississippi to Discriminate Against Unmarried Couples that Have Sex
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed H.B. 1523 (“The Religious Liberty Accommodations Act), into law, despite national corporations and businesses speaking out…
Anti-LGBT Discrimination Laws Strengthened in Mississippi
The Mississippi Senate voted in favor of H.B. 1523 that is being dubbed the “Religious Liberty Accommodations Act.” The legislation would allow…
In the VIP Lounge with Patrik Ian Polk
Possibly best known for the LOGO seriesNoah’s Arc, which infused a healthy dose of diversity into a racy, Queer As…
Marriage Equality Moves South: Arkansas and Mississippi Judges Rule Gay Marriage Bans Unconstitutional
Yesterday District Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled that denying marriage for same-sex couples in Arkansas is unconstitutional. And then, U.S. District…
HRC Launches Public Education Program in the US’ Deep South
A new public education and engagement campaign—the first of its kind in the history of the Deep South—aims to strengthen…
First Sitting Mayor in Mississippi History Supports Gay and Lesbian Marriage
For the first time in the state’s history, a mayor has come out to support marriage equality. Mayor David Garcia…
Jackson, Mississippi Seperates Itself from State’s Discriminatory Law by Passing LGBT-Inclusive Resolution
Jackson, Mississippi, the state’s capital and largest city, has passed a resolution that that affirms all citizens, including the LGBT…
Mississippi’s Legalized Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill Faces Business Backlash with New Business Coalition
It’s been two weeks since Mississippi became the first state in the nation to legalize anti-gay discrimination through a…
Gay-Rights Organizations Fight for LGBT Rights in Mississippi
While things were looking good in Mississippi when news spread that their bill SB2681 would no longer discriminate against gays,…
Mississippi Lawmakers Gut SB 2681 of Legalized Anti-Gay Discrimination
Mississippi’s SB 2681, a bill similar to Arizona’s failed legislation, would have given businesses the right to discriminate against…
Starkville Becomes First Mississippi Town to Pass Resolution Recognizing Gay Residents
The city of Starkville, Mississippi, a town of almost 24,000 people, passed a resolution “recognizing the inherent worth” of all…
‘We Do’ Campaign Spreads Equality Message to Mississippi
The Campaign for Southern Equality has recently finished a week-long campaign, ‘WE DO,’ that brought gay and lesbian activists throughout…
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case Involving Lesbian Student in Mississippi
Image via ACLU. A Mississippi federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving openly lesbian student Ceara Sturgis whose school…