Texas judge who refused to officiate same-sex weddings sues to overturn marriage equality
Dianne Hensley is the new Kim Davis as she sues to overturn marriage equality with the hopes the Supreme Court will hear her.
December 22, 2025
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Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
November 10, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
The announcement came Monday morning.
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November 10, 2025
The 10 states that have passed the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year — and how locals are fighting back
The states are predictably very red.
November 7, 2025
Is marriage equality at risk? Understanding Kim Davis's Supreme Court appeal
The justices will meet privately this week to decide whether they will hear the former Kentucky clerk's latest appeal.
November 6, 2025
'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits
As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.
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October 31, 2025
Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez to comply immediately.
October 20, 2025
Anti-diversity crusader Robby Starbuck to headline Society for Human Resource Management convention
The right-wing extremist has a long anti-LGBTQ+ history.
September 18, 2025
Moms for Liberty chair can sue out Kentucky educator and poet over 'lesbian threesomes' post
A judge said Kit Hart can pursue claims Willie Edward Taylor Carver defamed her during a back-and-forth about book bans.
September 17, 2025
Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned
Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.
September 8, 2025
Which state has the least transgender people? These are the bottom 10
These are the states with the lowest number of trans people per capita.
August 25, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook bends the knee to Donald Trump with a golden Oval Office gift & $100 billion pledge
“It’s a unique unit of one,” the Apple CEO said at the White House, adding, “designed by a U.S. Marine Corps corporal.”
August 7, 2025
22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far
Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.
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July 28, 2025
Kim Davis is petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality
The Kentucky county clerk went to jail a decade ago rather than issue a marriage license to a gay couple. Now the Liberty Counsel wants her case to deal a death blow to Obergefell v. Hodges, the court case that federally recognized marriage equality.
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July 25, 2025
‘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
Kim Davis, who denied same-sex couples marriage licenses, will appeal case to Supreme Court
The Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex couples marriage licenses is trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality.
May 1, 2025
University of Louisville caves to anti-LGBTQ+ forces twice this week
The university canceled a graduation ceremony for LGBTQ+ students and reached a reported seven-figure settlement with an anti-transgender former professor.
April 24, 2025
'Kiss your kids goodbye:' Indiana mom tells teacher who flew a Pride flag in class, police say
The angry mom reportedly brought a firearm to her daughter's elementary school and later sent a threatening email to the out teacher.
April 15, 2025
Kentucky Army Reserve officer stands by viral Trans Day of Visibility video despite right-wing backlash
Capt. Christina Winters told The Advocate that risking her career to stand up for what is right, in the face of the current administration’s attack on transgender people, is worth it.
April 7, 2025
Democrats introduce bill to expand gender-affirming care access to mark Trans Day of Visibility
The bill expands medical education and access to gender-affirming care in rural communities.
March 31, 2025
Parents call out school board member for anti-LGBTQ+ posts
Kentucky school board member Donald Yarber faced backlash for his anti-LGBTQ+ comments, causing him to flee a public meeting.
March 25, 2025