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Georgia law banning gender-affirming care for trans inmates struck down

Georgia "perpetuated cruel and unusual punishment" by banning gender-affirming care for inmates, attorney Emily Early says.

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World

Scott Lively Will Be Tried for Fueling Antigay Persecution In Uganda

A federal judge today overruled the American evangelical minister's request to dismiss an international lawsuit contending that Lively violated human rights by stoking the antigay climate in Uganda.

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Transgender

Biden's Justice Dept.: Prisons Must Assure Safety of Trans Inmates

The DOJ filed a statement of interest in Ashley Diamond's case against the Georgia prison system, which she says failed to protect her from sexual assault and denied her health care.
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World

WATCH Ugandan LGBT Group Gets Its Day in US Court

A federal judge in Springfield, Mass., heard opening arguments Monday in Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively, the first case of its kind, which seeks to hold an American evangelical responsible for conspiring with religious and government officials to persecute LGBT people in Uganda.

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Transgender

Trans Woman: 'I've Been Sexually Assaulted 14 Times in Georgia Prison'

Ashley Diamond won a historic settlement in 2016, but is still being assaulted and denied needed medical care, a new lawsuit says.

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News

Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they're suing.

A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state's refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

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World

LGBT Ugandans File Suit Against Antigay American Pastor

The first case of its kind, Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively seeks to hold the antigay American pastor responsible for his persecution of LGBT people in Uganda.

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Russia

Pastor Proud to Be Inspiration for Russian "Homosexual Propaganda" Ban

Outspoken American pastor Scott Lively claims to have inspired Russia's recent ban on "homosexual propaganda."

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World

Homophobe Scott Lively Makes Shaky Claim of Win in Uganda Suit

The anti-LGBTQ minister's claim comes in a case brought against him for spreading hate in the African nation.

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World

Judge Throws Out Binational Couple's DOMA Suit

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Law

Florida's Transgender Bathroom Ban Challenged in Court by Group of Activists Ahead of March

The group of activists will be in Orlando for a march in support of trans youth in the state.

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Politics

Noted Homophobes Launch Global Antigay Coalition

Scott Lively and Peter LaBarbera today introduced the new group, aimed at countering 'the LGBT agenda and its destructive influence,' and attracted some hecklers.

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World

Ugandan LGBT Leader: 'Kill The Gays' Bill Could Soon Die

Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, told reporters on a conference call that Uganda's parliament could close out its session tomorrow, without a vote on the controversial "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."
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Law

303 Creative SCOTUS Ruling Is Signal to Keep Fighting, Activists Say

The Supreme Court's ruling is narrow in scope but sets the stage for more chipping away at antidiscrimination law.

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Marriage Equality

WATCH: In Okla., Being Gay Is 'Not a Civil Right, It's a Human Wrong'

Oklahoma Republicans who helped enact the state's ban on same-sex marriage say a federal judge's ruling striking down that ban unfairly overrules the will of the voters.

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World

Oral Arguments on Prop. 8 Begin March 5

The California supreme court will begin to hear oral arguments on March 5 that will decide the fate of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in the state.

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World

Calif.'s Prop. 8: It's Not Over Till It's Over

Even if California voters pass the antigay marriage amendment in November, marriage equality could still prevail.

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World

Zimbabwe's President: 'We Are Not Gays!'

President Robert Mugabe continued his crusade against LGBT rights in a speech to the General Assembly of the U.N. that brought giggles from the audience.

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Voices

Gorsuch: Skeptical That LGBT People Deserve Rights

Trump's Supreme Court nominee is a threat to our equality, writes Julianna Gonen of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
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Sports

New NCAA Policy on Trans Athletes Raises Concerns

The group will now let each sport's governing body set standards for trans inclusion, but some fear this will create a confusing patchwork of policies.

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World

More Rights Than Marriage Hinge on Prop. 8 Hearing

The passage of Prop. 8 not only eliminated marriage equality but also radically altered our state's constitution. Thursday's hearing will hopefully reverse it.