An Alabama LGBTQ+ bar advertised a drag show. Then the city denied its liquor license
The owner of an LGBTQ+ bar denied liquor and entertainment licenses has filed a lawsuit against its town for discrimination.
October 21, 2025
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Business, Faith Leaders Oppose Indiana 'License to Discriminate' Bill
The bill may be on a fast track to passage, but some influential voices are registering their objections.
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7 Immediate Examples of Backlash to Indiana
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The judge lifted his injunction on suspending the business license for The Quest Club, which police said they visited over 100 times in the past year.
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The lawmaker behind the bill says some public officials are uncomfortable with issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, so he wants to take them out of the process.
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The governor signed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act at a private ceremony this morning.
March 26, 2015
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Administration Targets Holiday Drag Shows
It's just the latest in DeSantis's anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.
December 29, 2022
George Takei Joins Gamers in Shunning Indiana
When Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signs a turn-away-the-gays bill, he may have to deal with the revenge of the nerds -- and the exodus of their money.
March 25, 2015
Tell the Supreme Court That Businesses Must Be ‘Open to All’
It's Open to All Week -- kicking off a campaign where supporters of the LGBT community can speak out against a constitutional license to discriminate.
March 12, 2018
Why LGBT Americans Are Leery of Supreme Court's Newest Ruling
Activists had been warning for months that the Hobby Lobby ruling could have damaging consequences for LGBT Americans.
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Miss. Enacts Anti-LGBT 'Religious Liberty' Law
The new law will allow businesses, individuals, and broadly defined "religiously affiliated organizations" to refuse service to LGBT people, and effectively denounces transgender people's identities.
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Rand Paul: Get Government Out of Marriage Business
The Republican senator and presidential hopeful says he's worried about the implications for religious liberty now that same-sex marriages have nationwide government recognition.
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