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Supreme Court will rule on allowing parents to ban students from LGBTQ+ lessons

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could allow guardians to prohibit students from hearing lessons or using books involving LGBTQ+ identities.

Antigay Adoption Agency Sues Michigan So It Can Reject LGBTQ Parents

St. Vincent Catholic Charities says it can refuse to place children in LGBTQ homes despite taking state funds.

University Asks Supreme Court to Let It Block LGBTQ+ Club

(CNN) Yeshiva University's demand comes after the court ruled in favor of religious conservatives in two cases last term.

Texas Atty General Fighting to Allow Bias Against LGBTQ Parents

Ken Paxton and a Texas Catholic archdiocese want foster and adoption agencies to be able to turn away LGBTQ people and still receive federal funds.

Judge Blocks Michigan's Pro-LGBTQ Adoption Nondiscrimination Policy

The federal judge contends an adoption agency that won't serve LGBTQ parents doesn't really discriminate because it sends them elsewhere.

Yeshiva University Can Refuse to Recognize LGBTQ+ Club: Sotomayor

(CNN) The SCOTUS ruling temporarily allows the school to refuse to recognize an LGBTQ+ club that it says is out of line with its religious teachings.

Meet Roger Severino, the Trump Bigot Working to Erase Trans People

Severino -- the mastermind of the so-called trans "memo" -- has opposed marriage equality, defended conversion therapy, and vilified transgender soldiers.

Court rules against antigay bakery in California

Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio visited Tastries Bakery in California to purchase a cake for their wedding but were refused by the bakery's staff.

SCOTUS Declines to Block Order Forcing University to Allow LGBTQ+ Club

The court's order is a rare loss, for now, for supporters of religious liberty at the Supreme Court. 

Ken Paxton Sues to Let Doctors Turn Away Trans People

The Texas attorney general's latest anti-Obama lawsuit claims that trans-affirming health care violates the religious freedom of doctors.

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Should LGBT People Trust Betsy DeVos?

The nominee for secretary of Education said, "I fully embrace equality." Yet LGBT organizations have sounded the alarms about her antigay past and the unclear position of her present-day views.

Op-ed: Guess What — We're the Oppressors

How the fight for civil liberties was flipped on its head by the religious right.

Court Rules Against Antigay License to Discriminate in Foster Care

The city of Philadelphia was within its rights to end a contract with a foster care agency that won't place children with LGBTQ people, the court ruled.

What the Supreme Court Ruling on Foster Care Means for LGBTQ+ Parents

LGBTQ+ advocates are relieved the court didn't establish a broad right to discriminate, but some call the decision troubling.