Lindsey Graham and other Republicans spew transphobic language while questioning judicial nominee
Graham and Ted Cruz went after a nominee who once served in Congress as a Democrat and supported the pro-LGBTQ+ rights Equality Act.
September 26, 2024
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Glenn Magpantay Is One of the Most Powerful Asian American Gay Men in the Nation
Now advising President Biden and Congress, Magpantay is helping America live up to its promise.
May 17, 2023
Churches, Photographer Sue Over Virginia's LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Law
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (pictured) says he looks forward to defending the law in court.
October 2, 2020
Virginia Gov. Signs First LGBTQ-Inclusive Civil Rights Law in South
The Virginia Values Act bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and several other venues.
April 11, 2020
Iowa Kills Attempt to Erase Trans People From Civil Rights Law
A bill introduced by nine Republicans won't get a hearing, a legislative leader says.
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January 29, 2020
Federal Appeals Court: Gay People Not Protected Under Civil Rights Law
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled discrimination based on sexual orientation is not covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
July 30, 2016
The Donald Trump of 15 Years Ago Backed Amending Civil Rights Law
This year's Republican front-runner for president was interviewed by The Advocate when considering a run in 2000.
September 28, 2015
Gay Bar Violated State Law By Turning Away Man in Drag
Nearly a year after being refused entrance to a popular Denver gay bar, a state regulatory agency has ruled in favor of 27-year-old Vito Marzano.
August 7, 2014
Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Title IX LGBTQ+ Protections
The Department of Education released the proposal as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark civil rights law.
June 23, 2022
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs Michigan's LGBTQ+ Protections Into Law
Michigan activists have been trying to add these protections to the state's civil rights law for 40 years.
March 16, 2023
Iowa High Court Recognizes Anti-Trans Discrimination in Historic Win
The Iowa Supreme Court's decision affirms that gender identity discrimination is prohibited by the state's civil rights law.
April 1, 2022
Trump's Pick for Civil Rights Enforcer Defended HB 2
John Gore, chosen as assistant attorney general for civil rights, also defended voter suppression laws.
January 21, 2017
Arkansas's 'Gay Capital' Hold On To Antidiscrimination Law
Voters in Eureka Springs affirmed an LGBT-inclusive civil rights ordinance, even though a new state law will make it unenforceable.
May 13, 2015
WATCH: Marriage Equality Advocates Launch TV Ads in Maryland
Two ads from African-American pastors affirm that the new marriage equality law protects civil rights and religious freedom.
October 10, 2012
EEOC Looks at Expanding Antidiscrimination Law
A new interpretation of existing federal civil rights law may mean more protections for LGBT people, with or without the languishing Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
February 19, 2015
South Carolina governor signs extreme gender-affirming care ban into law, effective immediately
Civil rights groups are denouncing the new law while offering resources to families affected. The law targets not only trans youth, but restricts all trans people from accessing public funds for care.
May 23, 2024
Supreme Court Will Rule on LGBTQ Job Discrimination
The highest court in the U.S. will hear cases October 8 on whether existing federal civil rights law includes LGBTQ people within its protections.Â
April 22, 2019
Sessions Disavows KKK and Vows to Protect LGBT Rights
Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General promised to uphold laws protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and claimed he supported African-Americans.
January 10, 2017
Gays, allies mobilize to protect Oregon laws
A group that has fought antigay initiatives in two states by publicizing petition-signers' names this week extended its efforts to Oregon, where two recently passed LGBT civil rights laws are under attack.
August 25, 2007
LGBTQ+ Groups Denied Registration Even After Supreme Court Decision in Eswatini
The Eswatini government continues to refuse to register LGBTQ+ rights groups, despite a recent Supreme Court ruling supporting these organizations.
October 15, 2023
Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release
A civil rights investigation is probing why the medical center released unredacted and sensitive medical records to the Republican attorney general.
August 16, 2023