Court rules against antigay bakery in California
Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio visited Tastries Bakery in California to purchase a cake for their wedding but were refused by the bakery's staff.
February 17, 2025
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Florida College Enters Deal with Department of Education Over Its Alleged Civil Rights Violations
New College of Florida has been undergoing a conservative makeover since January, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis installed a conservative majority on the board of trustees that led to the appointment of a new president.
September 30, 2023
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
‘I violate every policy’: Police LGBTQ+ liaison officer in Kentucky under fire amid civil rights lawsuits
Police leaders tapped Ullrich as one of the department’s LGBTQ+ liaisons in 2023, despite multiple allegations of civil rights violations against him already on file in federal court.
June 11, 2025
Texas police officer convicted of sexually assaulting transsexual
A San Antonio police officer was convicted Wednesday of violating the civil rights of a transsexual who said the officer raped and beat her during a traffic stop.
August 31, 2006
Massachusetts Sues Neo-Nazis After They Target Drag Queen Story Hours
Attorney General Andrea Campbell sues NSC-131, a neo-Nazi group, citing civil rights violations and public safety disruptions at drag queen events and migrant shelters.
December 12, 2023
Maryland Man Admits Sending Terror Threats to LGBTQ+ Group, Allies
The man deliberated targeted supporters of the trans community.
September 16, 2023
Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Into Law
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
May 26, 2022
DOJ: North Carolina's HB 2 Is Illegal Under Federal Law
The department is calling on Gov. Pat McCrory and other state officials to cease enforcing the anti-LGBT law.
May 4, 2016
We Can Stop Trump's 'Religious Refusals' in the Health Care Industry
A week remains for voicing opposition to a dangerous anti-LGBT assault on our lives.
March 20, 2018
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
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
Baker Jack Phillips Fined for Again Refusing Cake to LGBTQ+ Customer
A Denver judge says Phillips violated Colorado's antidiscrimination law by refusing to make a cake celebrating Autumn Scardina's transition.
June 17, 2021
Colorado Supreme Court hears latest Masterpiece Cakeshop discrimination case
This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.
June 18, 2024
Two Arrested for Assaulting Lesbians at Six Flags Park
The young couple say a woman, joined by a friend, yelled homophobic slurs before punching and kicking one victim to the ground and pulling out a knife.
August 3, 2015
Justice Served for the Racist Murderers of Ahmaud Arbery
George Floyd's civil rights trial is up next, and more cases need to go to trial to counter the rising voices of bigotry.
February 23, 2022
Italy Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions
Italy has been a major exception among Western nations in its lack of recognition for same-sex couples.
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May 11, 2016
Colo. Bakery Did Discriminate Against Gay Couple
Despite two rulings affirming that Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo., violated state law by refusing to serve a same-sex couple, LGBT advocates caution that similar attempts to subvert antidiscrimination laws are likely.
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June 2, 2014
Georgia School's LGBTQ+ Book Purge Violated Students' Rights: DOE
According to the Department of Education, the school system has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy the damage its prior actions had on students.
May 23, 2023
New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school
The updated rules enhance protections against discrimination based on sex, including for LGBTQ+ students, but leave the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in sports for further review.
April 19, 2024