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Don’t Let Extremists Deny LGBTQ+ Students an Education

The executive director of Point Foundation discusses the affects of anti-LGBTQ+ laws on students who seek to continue their education.

A second Trump term would double down on erasing transgender rights. Here’s how advocates are preparing.

“We’ve seen over the last several years a militant effort in red states by the government to discriminate against trans folks, in particular, and the broader LGBTQ community, and even to go so far as to try to deny trans people's existence,” said Mike Zamore, national director of policy and governmental affairs at the ACLU.

ACLU to Immediately Sue if Trump Admin. Greenlights Trans Erasure

Federal agencies want to deny the existence of trans people and erase nearly all protections for them. Think twice, says the ACLU.

Ark. Supreme Court Overrules Child Visitation Ban for Cohabitating Gay Parents

The state's highest court declared that judges may not restrict a parent's visitation rights based solely on that parent's cohabitation with a partner to whom they are not married.

Court: Philly Can Make Foster Care Agencies Abide by Antibias Law

The city was within its rights in ending a contract with an agency that wouldn't serve same-sex couples, says a federal judge.

Trump Reportedly Will Issue 'License to Discriminate' Order Thursday

He has invited religious right leaders to the White House and is expected to unveil the "religious liberty" order, enabling discrimination against LGBT people and others.

Advocates Protest Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in Missouri Legislature

They rallied against the rash of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being introduced by Missouri Republicans.

Kim Davis's Fight Against Marriage Equality to Cost Kentucky Over $200K

A federal judge today ordered the state to cover the fees for lawyers representing the couples who sued Davis when she shut down marriage license operations.

Being LGBT Shouldn’t Be a Job Hazard

The American Civil Liberties Union weighs in on why LGBT Americans need the same employment protections provided to other groups.

Federal Judges Rule Virginia Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Judges ruled 2-1 that barring marriage rights to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.

Missouri Judge Will Be Replaced in Transgender Health Care Case

The plaintiffs had sought to replace Steven Ohmer, and he agreed to step aside..

Immigrant-Bashing Sheriff Joe Arpaio Announces Senate Run

The former Arizona sheriff, who has a history of racial profiling and mistreatment of prisoners, may end up running against bi candidate Kyrsten Sinema.

Flight or fight? Niles Woods and the refugee crisis among trans Americans

As the trans community faces discrimination and violence in the U.S., the question remains: should we stay and fight or flee before it's too late?

Rampant Antigay Bias at Oregon School Costs Principal His Job

Students at North Bend High School said they were forced to read the Bible and were told LGBT people were hell-bound.