Texas city will vote on overturning LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections next month
Arlington could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections next month.
October 16, 2025
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Texas city could be first in nation to rescind LGBTQ+ antidiscrimination protections
Arlington, Texas, could remove “gender identity and expression” and “sexual orientation” from antidiscrimination protections.
October 14, 2025
Spokane City Council passes measure protecting LGBTQ+ rights and gender-affirming care
The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to pass gender-affirming care protections while rejecting proposed anti-trans amendments.
April 30, 2025
Frankfort Becomes Fifth Ky. City With Antidiscrimination Ordinance
The state capital passed an LGBT-inclusive 'fairness ordinance' by a vote of 3-2 this morning.
August 29, 2013
Alabama City May Repeal Harsh Anti-Trans Ordinance
The Oxford City Council will meet tomorrow to reconsider the ordinance, which imposes fines and jail terms on trans people for using the restrooms matching their gender identity.
May 3, 2016
WATCH: OKC Outlaws Some LGBT Discrimination
'We want everyone to feel welcome in Oklahoma City,' the mayor said after passing the law that protects LGBT people.
January 6, 2016
Voters May Kill Pro-LGBTQ+ Ordinance in Arizona's Third-Largest City
Over 11,000 signatures were gathered to reverse Mesa's newly enacted protections.
April 7, 2021
Tennessee city ordered to give $500k to LGBTQ+ groups over ordinance that blocked Pride events over drag
The repeal of Murfreesboro's "public indecency" ordinance came in the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Tennessee Equality Project and other groups.
February 9, 2024
White House: North Carolina's Law Is 'Mean-Spirited'
The North Carolina law bars cities from passing inclusive antidiscrimination ordinances.
March 28, 2016
Voters in Two Kansas Cities Repeal Antidiscrimination Laws
Citizens in both Salina and Hutchinson voted to rescind the gay-inclusive ordinances their cities had adopted this year.
November 8, 2012
Houston Mayor Introduces LGBT Nondiscrimination Ordinance
The country's largest city without an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance looks to change that with a new draft policy, proposed by the city's first LGBT mayor.
April 22, 2014
WATCH: Cleveland Demands Action on Trans-Inclusive Ordinance
With a trans-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance stalled in the Cleveland City Council for more than two years, activists voiced their frustration at City Hall Monday.
November 24, 2015
Los Angeles becomes a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ youth and immigrants as officials reject Project 2025
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the “sanctuary city” ordinance, shielding queer youth who travel to the city to receive gender-affirming care from prosecution.
November 22, 2024
Trans Folks Can Now Pee Safely at the RNC
After three years of debate, transgender people in Cleveland are finally protected by the city's human rights ordinance.
July 14, 2016
Mormon Church Backtracks on Antidiscrimination Statement
The church first endorsed statewide LGBT-inclusive legislation, then said its support was limited to a Salt Lake City ordinance.
December 22, 2014
Houston's Out Mayor Makes Plea for Jacksonville Equality Ordinance
Annise Parker tells residents of Jacksonville to not fall for the lies that sunk her city's nondiscrimination ordinance.
December 1, 2015
Drive for Repeal Vote on Omaha Nondiscrimination Law Falls Short
Opponents of the city's LGBT rights ordinance failed to gather enough petition signatures to put a repeal measure before voters in May.
February 1, 2013
South Carolina city caves to Republican attorney general's demands to lift ban on conversion therapy
The state's Republican Attorney General pressured the city into withdrawing an ordinance on the books since 2021 that bans conversion therapy for minors.
June 25, 2025
Alabama's Capital Panics After Pro-LGBTQ+ Ordinance Fails
Montgomery leaders lament the loss of business and brain power after the city council votes down an anti-discrimination ordinance.
August 23, 2021