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Dr. King's wisdom can guide us through a dark time

As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life today, a president who stands for exclusion takes office. But King's wisdom can help us fight back, writes Imani Rupert-Gordon

Donald Trump's lesbian niece Mary Trump slams him as 'deeply ignorant, cruel man'

"He doesn’t know what he’s talking about," Mary Trump recently said of her uncle's plan to end birthright citizenship.

Trump Targets Babies With Birthright Citizenship Order

America's youngest U.S. citizens are the latest targets of Trump's rage leading up to the mid-terms.

State Dept. Tries to Strip Gay Couple's Child of Citizenship

The department has appealed a federal judge's ruling that both sons of a binational same-sex couple are entitled to birthright citizenship.

Binational Same-Sex Couples Sue State Department for Unequal Treatment

The State Department has denied birthright citizenship to some children of binational same-sex couples, acting as if the couples were not married, says Immigration Equality.

Antigay State Dept. Must Grant Citizenship to Same-Sex Couple's Child

The State Department is wrong to consider children born "out of wedlock" if they're born abroad to married same-sex couples, a federal judge rules.

State Dept. Ends Discrimination Against Children of Same-Sex Couples

The policy had denied citizenship to the children of many married same-sex couples and had been successfully challenged in court.

State Dept. Wrong to Deny Gay Couple's Son Citizenship, Judge Rules

The government had recognized one of the binational couple's twin sons as a U.S. citizen but not the other.

Defying State Dept., Court Affirms Gay Couple's Son Is U.S. Citizen

The court strikes another blow to the State Department policy of considering some children of same-sex couples born "out of wedlock."

Trump's Press Secretary Repeats Lie That He's Pro-LGBTQ+

Kayleigh McEnany prevaricated when confronted about discrimination against same-sex couples and their children.

State Dept. Quits Fight Over Citizenship of Same-Sex Couples' Kids

The department had failed to recognize the citizenship of children born abroad to same-sex couples who are U.S. citizens.

Trump Picks Homophobe Ken Cuccinelli for Immigration Post

The former Virginia attorney general, picked to head U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has called the "homosexual agenda" self-destructive.

Donald Trump to target transgender rights & diversity with dozens of ‘Day One’ executive orders

Among his first actions will be attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Here's what he may have planned.

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Here's why GLSEN plans to transform and relaunch amid attacks on LGBTQ+ youth

"GLSEN, like many of our peer organizations and the communities we serve, is not immune to the widespread and sudden changes moving swiftly over the horizon," writes Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.

AG Pick Jeff Sessions Got a Zero on HRC's Scorecard

Sessions voted against expanding hate-crimes law to cover anti-LGBT attacks, opposes marriage equality, and wants to sanction discrimination in the name of "religious freedom."

Trump's AG Nom William Barr Dances Around LGBTQ Rights Stance

Barr claims he's not homophobic, but believes LGBTQ rights must accommodate religion at all times.

 

Transphobia Runs Amok at Second Republican Presidential Debate

Calls for national bans on gender-affirming care plus an assertion that trans people are mentally ill marked the event.

Letters to President-elect Obama: Mark Leno

Open letters from 26 gay men and lesbians.

Time for a Catholic Stonewall

The Vatican's latest assault on its gay congregants and priests associates being gay with pedophilia and insults the values of American Catholics. It's time for a Stonewall-sized rebellion in favor of fairness

Marriage equality: Losing forward

Even if every antigay statewide ballot initiative wins approval on Election Day, argues the country's leading same-sex marriage activist, the discussion surrounding them will have moved us closer to equality in the long run. After all, we have the truth on our side.