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Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Ohio School District’s Anti-Harassment Policies

Law

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Ohio School District’s Pro-Trans Policies

The judge wrote of the difficulties faced by transgender youth.

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News

What LGBTQ+ people should know about Meta’s new rules

Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.

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Election

Florida judge chastises Ron DeSantis for threatening abortion ad: 'It's the First Amendment, stupid'

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

News

Woman in Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Case Did Make a Wedding Website: Report

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

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News

Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules

Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Law

Montana City Could Refuse LGBTQ+ Pride Parade Permit Over Drag Ban

The group joined a lawsuit challenging the state’s restriction on drag performances.

Politics

protected free speech

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Ohio School District’s Pro-Trans Policies

The judge wrote of the difficulties faced by transgender youth.

Calif. School Orders Students to Stop Displaying Antigay Symbols

Officials at Indio's Shadow Hills High School first said the homophobic placards were protected free speech, but then abruptly changed course.

Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law Taking Effect Next Month

A group, which includes Pornhub, said the law is not about protecting minors but about restricting content that Texas lawmakers disfavor.

J.K. Rowling Responds to Trump, Anti-LGBT Critics

"I find almost everything that Mr. Trump says objectionable," she said. "But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there."

French Lawmaker Wants to Limit Hate Speech on Twitter

France's Minister of Women's Rights wants Twitter to censor antigay, racist, and antisemitic speech.

What LGBTQ+ people should know about Meta’s new rules

Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.

Supreme Court to Take on the Phelps

Homophobosphere

An environment created by antigay postings on Internet blogs that spreads hate, produces fear, and is still protected by free speech.

Florida judge chastises Ron DeSantis for threatening abortion ad: 'It's the First Amendment, stupid'

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

Court Antigay Cyberbullying Not Protected Speech

Kansas High School Column Advocates Death to Gays

Florida Families Seek to Block 'Don't Say Gay' Law

The families are plantiffs in one of the two lawsuits that have been brought against the Florida law.

Woman in Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Case Did Make a Wedding Website: Report

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

To prevent post-election violence, businesses need to exercise 'Citizens United' rights

Here’s what employers should do to help prevent another violent insurrection, Michael Dru Kelley writes.

Massachusetts school can in fact ban 'two genders' T-shirt, federal appeals court rules

Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Hate Crime Conviction in Pride Flag Case

The court’s ruling reaffirmed the hate crime statute’s application to symbolic acts, balancing protection against hate crimes with free speech rights.

Montana City Could Refuse LGBTQ+ Pride Parade Permit Over Drag Ban

The group joined a lawsuit challenging the state’s restriction on drag performances.

Transphobic, Antigay Bills Creep Into Texas Senate

At the end of the legislative session, Republican lawmakers in Texas are trying to quietly pass bills that activists say are transphobic and antigay.

Judge Allows Right-Wing Student Group to Kick Gay Leader Out

A federal judge ruled the University of Iowa could not de-register a group for denying a leadership post to a gay student.

Colorado Supreme Court hears latest Masterpiece Cakeshop discrimination case

This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.

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protected free speech

The judge wrote of the difficulties faced by transgender youth.

Officials at Indio's Shadow Hills High School first said the homophobic placards were protected free speech, but then abruptly changed course.

A group, which includes Pornhub, said the law is not about protecting minors but about restricting content that Texas lawmakers disfavor.

"I find almost everything that Mr. Trump says objectionable," she said. "But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there."

France's Minister of Women's Rights wants Twitter to censor antigay, racist, and antisemitic speech.

Exploring the consequences of rolling back Instagram and Facebook’s content moderation policies.

An environment created by antigay postings on Internet blogs that spreads hate, produces fear, and is still protected by free speech.

"The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is 'false,'" the judge wrote.

The families are plantiffs in one of the two lawsuits that have been brought against the Florida law.

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

Here’s what employers should do to help prevent another violent insurrection, Michael Dru Kelley writes.

Protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination overrides free speech considerations, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

The court’s ruling reaffirmed the hate crime statute’s application to symbolic acts, balancing protection against hate crimes with free speech rights.

The group joined a lawsuit challenging the state’s restriction on drag performances.

He threatened expulsion, deportation and jail for anyone violating his edict. According to the First Amendment, that's not constitutional.

At the end of the legislative session, Republican lawmakers in Texas are trying to quietly pass bills that activists say are transphobic and antigay.

A federal judge ruled the University of Iowa could not de-register a group for denying a leadership post to a gay student.

This time the bakery refused to bake a cake celebrating a trans woman’s birthday and journey of gender identity.