Two military members denied promotions for having HIV just won their lawsuit
The settlement will see that the two are commissioned as officers "in recognition of the status and military careers they qualified for and earned years ago."
April 9, 2024
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Cadets who met all Air Force Academy graduation standards denied commissions because they’re transgender
Three students graduated from the prestigious service academy after years of hard work, but Trump’s military ban prevented them from getting their commission.
June 3, 2025
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
History in Oklahoma: Feds Sue School for Trans Discrimination
The Department of Justice files its first suit challenging discrimination against a transgender person.
March 31, 2015
Bipartisan Senators, Reps Introduce Bill to Block Trans Ban
The legislation would circumvent Trump's ban on transgender service members, which SCOTUS allowed to go into effect.
February 7, 2019
Okla. Man Won't Yield Fight for Pro-LGBT Plate
John Keefe says he's pursuing his fight for a license plate reading 'LGBTALY' as a way to raise awareness for LGBT equality.
May 14, 2015
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Colo. Civil Rights Commission Declare Truce
Although the state is no longer pursuing action against the owner of the antigay bakery, a trans woman may still file suit against him.
March 6, 2019
Court Rules Hawaii B&B Owner Discriminated Against Lesbian Couple
The decision in the case, in which the business owner cited her religious beliefs, came down ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the gay wedding cake case.
February 27, 2018
Supreme Court Won't Hear Hawaii B&B's 'Right to Discriminate' Case
This means a lower court's ruling that the B&B unlawfully discriminated against a lesbian couple will stand.
March 19, 2019
New Hampshire judge rules state must give DP benefits to gay workers
A New Hampshire judge ruled Friday that the state must offer domestic-partnership benefits to LGBT government workers.
May 6, 2006
NOM Fined for Violating Maine Campaign Ethics Law
A state ethics commission in Maine voted unanimously to fine the antigay National Organization for Marriage $2,000 for missing a campaign finance reporting deadline before November's election.
November 29, 2012
HIV-Positive Vet Sues for Right to Serve
Sgt. Nick Harrison's lawsuit challenges the military's policy that keeps HIV-positive people from enlistment, deployment, or commissioning.
May 30, 2018
Anti-LGBTQ Printer Wins on Technicality at Kentucky Supreme Court
The court dismissed a suit against a print shop that wouldn't make Pride shirts, but said it was because the wrong party brought the complaint.
November 1, 2019
Trans Woman & Nursing Home Reach Landmark Settlement After Complaint
It's the first known discrimination complaint by a trans elder against such a facility.
June 17, 2022
Tennessee Bakery Refuses Same-Sex Couple Service for Religious Reasons
Mirroring the Masterpiece Cakeshop case in Colorado, the owner of Susie Sweet's in Tennessee denied a female couple service for a wedding cake.
February 26, 2019