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16 heinous quotes from anti-LGBTQ+ white supremacist Nick Fuentes

Nick Fuentes isn't just conservative — he's so far-right that even Republicans have expelled him from their events.

Mississippi's Modern 'Jim Crow' Law Now In Effect

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows businesses to refuse service to LGBT people on religious grounds.

A Black Lesbian's View on the Trump Years: Jim Crow Is Back

A backlash to recent progress has sent us back 60 years, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.

How HERO's Defeat Echoes Jim Crow

Painting a discriminated-against group as sexual predators is just history repeating itself.

Civil rights leaders vow to fight Donald Trump’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ assault on DEI (exclusive)

“Donald Trump and his administration are clearly confused about American values,” NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson told The Advocate.

N.C. NAACP Promises Sit-Ins if Lawmakers Don't Repeal HB 2

Local leaders denounced the anti-LGBT legislation as a throwback to Jim Crow-era segregation, and said they are ready to once again employ tactics that were effective to fight those unjust laws.

Lt. Gov: DOJ Extorting North Carolina Over HB 2

Dan Forest claims the Justice Department is "holding the children of North Carolina hostage" by threatening to withold federal funding because of HB 2. 

Miss. Clerk of 24 Years Quits, Refusing to Wed Gay Couples

Linda Barnette just can't get with the gay 'lifestyle.'

Lesbian Feminist Who Helped Coin 'Identity Politics' Backs Sanders

Barbara Smith has been a pioneering Black activist for decades.

WATCH: Fox Was For Antigay Laws Before It Was Against Them

Some of the talking heads on Fox News are appalled by Arizona's pending 'license to discriminate' law -- but some of their colleagues think such legislation is just dandy.

Read Oprah's Unforgettable Golden Globes Speech

Accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Oprah Winfrey user her speech to honor and inspire.

Bryan Fischer Claims Flaming Gays Will Sue Christian Businesses After ENDA

The AFA's Bryan Fischer claimed on his radio show that ENDA will lead to "flaming homosexuals" storming Christian bookstores and demanding jobs.

A&E Cans KKK Series After Learning Subjects Were Paid

Maybe a series humanizing racists and homophobes wasn't such a great idea after all.

The GOP Is Dying. The Only Way They Can Win Is by Cheating

Battling Republican-led voter suppression should be a rallying cry for every LGBTQ+ American.

We Can Stop the GOP's Disenfranchisement of Black, Trans Voters

McConnell and his ilk will do anything to stop minorities from voting; it must be our mission to win back our inalienable right.

Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Dies at 86

The award-winning author and civil rights activist died Wednesday at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Op-ed: Indiana's Law Is a Segregation-Era Throwback

A century ago, politicians claimed that 'religious freedom' required legal racial segregation. Today, they're making the same claim against LGBTs.

President Obama Honors African-American LGBT Community

President Obama delivered remarks at the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Saturday.