Meet the trans Black Hawk pilot suing after being falsely accused of role in deadly D.C. crash
Jo Ellis is suing right-wing commentator Matthew Wallace to "hold someone accountable."
April 11, 2025
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New Coalition Promotes Passage of Equality Act
The Equality Act would improve "the lives of millions of LGBTQ people in this country and our families," says Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund.
March 23, 2021
Biden Administration Bans Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the first agency to implement President Biden's executive order against such discrimination.
February 11, 2021
Court blocks termination of LGBTQ-related NIH health research grants
A federal court in Maryland found the termination discriminatory and unconstitutional.
August 1, 2025
Group Holds Launch Rally For NJ Marriage Equality
New Jersey United for Marriage held its launch rally this week in Asbury Park, attracting around 200 demonstrators in support of marriage equality.
July 25, 2013
Op-ed: Why The Task Force Stopped Supporting ENDA
Has the Hobby Lobby ruling compromised the strength of ENDA?
July 8, 2014
Op-ed: We Need an ENDA Worth Fighting For
As members of Congress head back to their districts for summer recess, remind them why we need an ENDA with a fair religious exemption.
August 22, 2014
Senate Democrats urged to reject anti-LGBTQ+ measures in funding bills by coalition (exclusive)
The Human Rights Campaign and ACLU lead the charge, with 63 groups, challenging discriminatory riders in congressional budget talks.
January 26, 2024
Belfast Bakery Won't Apologize for Denying Gay Bert and Ernie Cake
A Christian-owned bakery in Northern Ireland that refused to bake a cake adorned with the Sesame Street pals and the words 'support gay marriage' has been ordered to make things right.
November 6, 2014
Tennessee Lawsuit Seeks to Stop All Marriages
It's the latest right-wing attempt to get around the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling.
February 5, 2016
The Defining LGBT Issue of Our Time
Two years after the Pulse massacre and with zero movement on gun control, queer voters are incensed.
July 18, 2018
Trans Man's Widow Wins Battle With Pension Provider
The story of one woman's fight against the pension provider for her deceased trans husband serves as a reminder of both the progress made in trans rights, as well as the distance left to go.
April 7, 2014
Op-ed: Stuck on Hillary Clinton's Marriage Evolution?
While some are getting hung up on a interview in which Hillary Clinton was defensive about her changing stance on marriage equality, Joe Solmonese says fixating on it is not constructive.
July 14, 2014
Bloomberg and Quinn Team Up to Fight DOMA
New York City's top two elected officials announced their plan to file a joint brief in support of a DOMA challenge pending in federal court.
June 20, 2012
South Dakota Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill'
Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a measure that would have forced trans students to use the wrong restrooms and locker rooms for their gender identity.
March 1, 2016
Louisiana Gov. Creates First Trans Employment Protections
John Bel Edwards's executive order includes a religious exemption, however, and applies to state contractors but not other private employers.
April 13, 2016
Bill Takes Aim at Discrimination in the Name of Faith
The Do No Harm Act would assure that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be used to discriminate.
February 28, 2019