285 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state legislatures already this year and it's still January
This follows a year in which more than 550 were introduced and more than 80 passed into law.
January 18, 2024
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Remembering LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer Charles Silverstein
Silverstein, who died Monday, helped end the definition of homosexuality as a mental illness and wrote extensively about gay life.
February 5, 2023
Book Bans Undermine the Rights of Young LGBTQ+ People
To mark Banned Book Week, PEN America offers thoughts about how banned books deny all youth the affirming and empathetic vision that literature sparks.
September 23, 2022
Meet the young L.A. activist fighting for LGBTQ+ and AAPI people's rights
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates, like Violet, who are already changing the world.
August 15, 2025
Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies
Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.
January 13, 2025
Tennessee Adds Three More Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws to Its Books
The state leads the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, "making it increasingly hostile and unlivable" for LGBTQ+ people, says the Human Rights Campaign.
May 19, 2023
Stop Calling Us Groomers and Quit Making Us Your Prey
A queer educator reflects on the current attacks on LGBTQ+ people and youth by right-wing pundits and politicians.
April 25, 2022
How Abortion Bans Target the LGBTQ Community
Politicians are stripping LGBTQ people of their right to health care, writes Planned Parenthood's Tamika Turner.
June 15, 2019
Though the US is backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights under Trump, the UN renews mandate for queer protections expert
The action comes even as the Trump Administration has rolled back its own support for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
July 8, 2025
Maryland Parents Ask Judge to Allow Students to Avoid LGBTQ+ Books
The parents say that if their children have to read books about or by LGBTQ+ people, that would violate their rights to religious freedom.
August 10, 2023
Chechen Warlord Who Assisted in Antigay Purge Killed in Ukraine
His security operatives have been involved in interrogating detained LGBTQ+ people, according to human rights groups.
February 28, 2022
No, Linda Harvey, Straights Have Oral and Anal Sex Too
LGBTQ people are mocking the Christian right activist after she claimed those sex practices are strictly gay.
September 18, 2018
We need to reclaim pan-Africanism through love—for everyone
African LGBTQ+ people face violence, discrimination, and denial of their rights in the name of "African values." But love is a pan-African issue, writes Human Rights Watch's Larissa Kojoué.
July 3, 2024
Mike Pence Is Covertly Weaponizing Language Against LGBTQ People
These attacks are part of a coordinated approach by the administration to strip LGBTQ people and women of their rights, writes Tarah Demant of Amnesty International.
December 14, 2018
After 10 years of marriage equality, the fight continues for LGBTQ+ rights
Opinion: "Today, we are seeing a massive attack on the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Since 2022, an astounding 1,903 bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ+ people have been introduced – at least one in each of our 50 state legislatures. 220 have become law in 27 states," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.
June 26, 2025
Bipartisan bill looks to sanction foreign officials who attack LGBTQ+ human rights
The Global Respect Act would allow sanctions against those who commit human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people.
June 26, 2025
This Group Ensures LGBTQ-Inclusive Lessons Are Actually Taught
Blue states are passing laws mandating LGBTQ people and rights are included in school curricula, but progress has been slow and spotty.
September 5, 2019
From Stonewall to now: LGBTQ+ elders on navigating fear in dark times
LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime and their advice to young people right now.
March 18, 2025
Are Queer Folks Prepared for the GOP to Use Monkeypox Against Us?
Gay men on Fire Island over the holiday weekend weighed in on stigma, monkeypox, and a history of the right weaponizing health conditions against LGBTQ+ people.
July 8, 2022
Judy Shepard's Presidential Medal of Freedom hailed by LGBTQ+ rights groups 25 years after gay son’s murder
After the hate-fueled murder of her son, Matthew Shepard, more than two decades ago, she has advocated for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
May 6, 2024
Supreme Court Will Rule on LGBTQ Job Discrimination
The highest court in the U.S. will hear cases October 8 on whether existing federal civil rights law includes LGBTQ people within its protections.
April 22, 2019