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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocks Judicial Nominee Who Supports Trans Rights

Also, she said, his campaign for a district attorney position had assistance from George Soros, the far right's public enemy number one.

Twitter Reacts to Mississippi's New Hate Law

Activists, celebrities, and more are denouncing the new "religious freedom" law.

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Mississippi Law Blocked; Roberta Kaplan Wins Again

The civil rights attorney took on Mississippi three times and won three times, though this decision came down to the wire.

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.

Supreme Court Lets Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law Stand

The court won't hear challenges to Mississippi's "license to discriminate" law, but advocates expect to bring new ones.

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'It Takes Us Back to the 1960s': Mississippi Reacts to Hateful Law

Anti-LGBT legislation, which a court just ruled can go into effect, will make life even harder for queer people in Mississippi.

Court Lets Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law Go Into Effect

An appeals court lifted an injunction against the draconian "license to discriminate" law.

Another Suit Takes Aim at Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

This one specifically challenges the provision allowing public employees to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Jackson City Council Denounces Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

“These are human beings whether you believe in what they believe in,” said one councilmember.

Mississippi's 'Turn Away the Gays' Law May Head to Supreme Court

The state's "religious freedom" legislation will go into effect Friday -- unless the high court steps in.

Federal Judge OK's Mississippi's Hateful Religious Objections Law

A new state law that permits people to deny wedding services to same-sex couples based on religious objection will go into effect July 1.

Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law Gets Its Own Federal Suit

Mississippi’s House Bill 1523 violates the promise of equal protection outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, says the same-sex couple who filed a suit to stop the law’s implementation. 

Michelle Obama to Miss. Grads: Fight Anti-LGBT Law

The first lady delivered an impassioned commencement speech at Jackson State University, blasting Mississippi's new anti-LGBT "religious freedom" law and telling grads to defend gay and trans rights.

Bryan Adams Cancels Miss. Concert Over Anti-LGBT Law

The crowd favorite says he "cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied rights due to their sexual orientation."

Robin Roberts: Mississippi's Law 'Hurts My Soul'

“What we all deserve to have in common is the right to be treated equally,” the out Good Morning America anchor says. 

Miss. Enacts Anti-LGBT 'Religious Liberty' Law

The new law will allow businesses, individuals, and broadly defined "religiously affiliated organizations" to refuse service to LGBT people, and effectively denounces transgender people's identities. 

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Blaming Biden, Mississippi Enacts 2021's First Anti-Trans Law

The governor said the law was necessary because the president "encourages transgenderism."

Tourists Avoiding N.C., Miss., in Wake of Anti-LGBT Laws

These states stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue each year.

Maddow: Miss. Could Lose Billions Over Anti-LGBT Law

The out MSNBC anchor broke the news that two federal agencies are reviewing whether Mississippi's anti-LGBT law will cost the state federal funding.

Ellen on Miss. Anti-LGBT Law: 'I Was Fired For Being Gay'

The talk show host devoted her opening monologue to discussing Mississippi's anti-LGBT "religious liberty" law. 

President Sanders: I'd Overturn 'Outrageous' Miss., N.C. Laws

Bernie Sanders believes that people should be judged on the content of their character, "not on the color of their skin — or their gender or their sexual orientation," he said Friday.