Anti-LGBTQ+ mom in Oregon wins right to potentially adopt LGBTQ+ kids
Jessica Bates said she would not let her kids dress how they want, nor take them to the doctor for gender dysphoria treatment.
July 25, 2025
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Will Spain Sign Deal With Russia Barring Gays From Adopting?
Spain looks set to follow Italy in agreeing to prevent same-sex couples from adopting Russian children; the U.K. and Israel could be next, reports say.
December 31, 2013
How to Raise a Child and Not a Monster
Let's face it, some kids are completely out of control. They run their households, and the parents throw up their hands because they don't know what to do. Follow this "Children's Bill of Rights" and you might regain some sanity.
June 24, 2014
LGBT Groups Condemn U.S. Exit From U.N. Human Rights Council
The move will make it harder to advance rights for LGBT people and other marginalized populations around the world, activists say.
June 19, 2018
First Same-Sex Couples Wed in Chile
"It's something we didn't think could happen," Javier Silva observed as the nation's marriage equality law went into effect Thursday.
March 11, 2022
Alabama High Court Hands Down Homophobic Adoption Ruling
After adopting her partner's children in Georgia, a woman is told she is not a parent by Alabama's Supreme Court.
September 21, 2015
A Call to Action for Trans Youth on Transgender Day of Visibility
We must keep fighting for civil rights for all transgender youth in order to provide the justice they deserve.
March 31, 2023
WATCH: The Misleading 'Parental Rights' Ad Confusing Voters In Four States
A misleading anti-marriage-equality ad airing in four states recycles a false claim that marriage equality will lead to schools teaching children about same-sex marriage.
October 31, 2012
Here's How Republicans Are Using Age-Old Anti-LGBTQ+ Language
As the midterms reach their fever pitch, a look at the origin of the slurs Republicans are using against LGBTQ+ people this election cycle.
October 28, 2022
Facebook Is Loving This Man’s Honest Depiction of Drag Queen Story Hour
The GOP makes it seem like drag queens are performing nightclub shows in front of kids at story hour events when they are actually inspiring children’s love of reading in over-the-top costumes.
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March 9, 2023
Nepo Baby RFK Jr. Hates Vaccines, Poppers, and the Kennedy Legacy
Spreading dangerous viewpoints and preaching transphobia somehow makes someone a viable presidential candidate in 2023.
June 23, 2023
Right Winger: Laverne Cox In League with Satan
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Linda Harvey had entered new territory, flat-out accusing Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox of working in league with Satan, himself.
June 20, 2014
Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge
The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.
August 25, 2023
For Too Many Straight, Cisgender Parents, Queer Is Their Worst Fear
Millions of parents still think children hearing "gay" or "LGBTQ" will "convert" them. Why does that unlikely outcome terrify them to the core?
March 15, 2022
Texas AG Declares Trans Medical Care Child Abuse and Targets Parents
This follows the failure of a bill that would have led to parents supportive of trans children being jailed.
February 23, 2022
Ocasio-Cortez to 'Drag Race' Critics: 'Go Back to Party City'
The congresswoman used an iconic reference from the show to answer right-wingers who objected to her appearing on it.
February 15, 2020
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Tax Break for Straight Couples Only
Republicans want to give money to straight couples with four or more kids — no gays allowed.
March 7, 2023
S.F. Gay Rights Advocate Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing Child Porn
Prosecutors have yet to decide whether to formally charge Larry Brinkin, a longtime employee of the city's Human Rights Commission.
June 27, 2012
How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Is Part of the Authoritarian Playbook
Corrupt leaders from Colombia to Hungary to Oklahoma are using us as pawns to maintain power.
September 3, 2022