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Republican Sen. Mike Lee's pornography ban is moving forward in the Senate

Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee's pornography ban is moving forward in the Senate

Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.

Utah's Senator Mike Lee takes aim at pornography with new bill

The bill is Lee's third attempt at legislation curtailing online pornography.

Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'

Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.

Judge Rules for Antigay Baker Who Refused Cake to Same-Sex Couple

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Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.

The bill is Lee's third attempt at legislation curtailing online pornography.

Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.

A business owner's "freedom of speech" trumps California's Civil Rights Act, according to a judge.

Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.

The Outliers author said he was "cowed" into supporting trans women in sports, prompting accusations that he's changing with the political winds.

Republican attorneys general have been at the forefront of legal battles with President Joe Biden's administration.

The office of Utah's governor announced today the state will not recognize more than 1,000 same-sex marriages that took place before a federal injunction brought such marriages to a halt Monday.

You might not know it from mainstream coverage, but same-sex couples have been fighting for marriage equality for decades.

The first lady's guest list offers a blueprint of what to expect in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.

Our community's out moms could use some more visibility — and a big thank you too.

This year, 'ex-gay' therapy took a major hit, Russia became a scary place for LGBT people, and tons of people fantasized about what they'd be like in prison.

They had us discovering queer romance in Israel, Greenland, France, and our own backyards.