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Alabama Supreme Court endangers IVF access by ruling frozen embryos are people

In a notable union of church and state, the Alabama Supreme Court cited Christian faith as reason to jeopardize access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).

LGBTQ People Protest Proposed Anti-Trans Law in India

Sunday's Pride march organizers said the bill "directly discriminates against the community and strips them of dignity."

Is Marriage Equality Truly Safe?

The president-elect says the issue is "settled," but many of Trump's allies are still clamoring to overturn last year's Supreme Court case. How much should we worry?

Harris-Walz campaign slams Trump, Vance, and Republicans for not supporting IVF protection bill

Republican senators killed a bill Tuesday that would have protected IVF.

Op-ed: Wow, I'm a Real Person Now

Writer Eric Poole is trying to figure things out now that the Supreme Court has ruled that he is indeed a full human being.

Marriage Ban, Bathroom Bill Resurface in Tennessee

Similar legislation has failed before, but right-wing lawmakers are trying again.

Categorizing Trans Identity Is No Easy Feat

Can the World Health Organization declassify transgender identity as a mental disorder without alienating anyone?

LGBTQ+ advocates say Trump campaign’s latest promise of ‘universal’ IVF access is ‘false’ ‘misrepresentation’

An NBC News report claimed it would be ‘potentially opening the door for gay couples’

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Winsome Earle-Sears: The anti-LGBTQ+ ultraconservative Republican trying to replace Virginia's governor

LGBTQ+ advocates warn that elevating the lieutenant governor to the governorship would be detrimental to the community.

Julian Bond: It's Time for LGBT Work, Housing Protections

Julian Bond, the chairman emeritus of the NAACP, says the lack of government protections for LGBT people is simply unconscionable.

LISTEN: Huckabee Thinks He'd Be Too Effective

Because he'd end same-sex marriage and abortion, religious right groups wouldn't be able to use those issues in fundraising, Mike Huckabee contends.

Julian Bond, Champion of Civil Rights for All, Dead at 75

Bond was a supporter of marriage equality, comprehensive LGBT civil rights legislation, and more.

The LGBT Movement Must Help to Reclaim Roe

The assault on a woman's right to choose runs parallel to right-wing efforts to roll back queer rights.

13 Snarky Quotes From Justice Scalia's DOMA Dissent

Justice Scalia had problems with Wednesday's DOMA ruling on all sorts of levels.

Steven Menashi May Be Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nom Yet

Robin Maril of the Human Rights Campaign rings the alarm on this homophobe, who is up for a confirmation vote on Wednesday.

Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules

Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”

Trans Kansans Can Intervene in Lawsuit Over Driver's Licenses, Judge Rules

They can make their voices heard as the state's Republican attorney general seeks to deny them the right to change the gender marker on their licenses.

Roe Now v. Roe Then: A History of the Overturned Ruling

The Supreme Court ruled against nearly 50 years of precedent undoing a person's right to choose in a 7-2 decision overturning Roe v Wade.

Op-ed: The State of Celebration

Legal pioneer Mary L. Bonauto says parts of the DOMA ruling are like music to her ears.