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Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says

The family of 44-year-old Manuel Guerrero say that Qatari authorities have subjected him to torture by depriving him of his HIV medication.

NFL's Giants Stand by New Antigay Executive

David Tyree was hired by the New York Giants as an executive, but his views on LGBT rights and marriage equality has some calling for the team to reconsider the decision.

Fox Employee Group Condemns Fox News' Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric

"Hateful words and generalizations about sexual orientation and gender identity have a direct impact on people's lives," says a message from Fox Pride.

Sam Smith Is Genderqueer and Nonbinary, and I'm Confused

Amanda Kerri can't quite wrap her head around Sam Smith's nonbinary, genderqueer identity, but she's trying. You should too.

The sham of oral arguments on conversion therapy is meant to show SCOTUS is 'unbiased'

Opinion: A narrow-minded and homophobic right-wing court is poised to legalize one of the worst forms of psychological abuse ever invented, writes John Casey.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s Wife Runs Counseling Service That Compares Homosexuality to Beastiality

With Johnson's record on LGBTQ+ rights, is it a surprise?

New York Passes Trans Rights Bill, Conversion Therapy Ban

Lawmakers have been trying to pass a bill banning gender identity discrimination for 16 years.

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'Conversion' Therapy Should Have No Place in the Republican Platform

Trying to turn LGBT people straight or cisgender is abuse, and the Republican Party must help ban it nationally, writes the Trevor Project's Abbe Land.

While John MacArthur and Jimmy Swaggart welcome James Dobson to hell, their bigoted legacy on Earth lives on

Opinion: Three devils of the pulpit are gone, but their venom still fuels Trump’s pastors, politics, and power, writes John Casey.

What LGBT Policy Challenges Are on Deck for 2015?

President Obama gave his annual overview of items Washington should be dealing with this year, but what are the big issues for LGBT Americans?

Billboard Promoting 'Ex-Gay' Conversion Therapy Appears in Texas

The signage was paid for by the group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays.

U.S. Appeals Court Grants Mexican Trans Woman Asylum

In a historic decision for undocumented transgender asylum-seekers and rape survivors with felony convictions, a federal appeals court has granted a Mexican trans woman asylum in the U.S.

Israel is Considering a Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy

The bill would make the torturous practice illegal countrywide, but it's since been put on hold to make it more "moderate" to appease the opposition.  

Killing Conversion Therapy Is Our Next Big Battle

Ending conversion therapy -- and understanding why some LGBTQ people volunteer for it -- should be a goal of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

China: Court Rules 'Ex-Gay' Clinic Must Pay Victim

LGBT advocates are hailing a court decision in favor of a victim of 'conversion therapy' as a victory for the community.

Op-ed: The U.N.'s Collective Gasp on Conversion Therapy

Last week the United Nations demanded to know how the United States could permit conversion therapy.

JD Vance really wants you to know he's 'not gay' while lying about transgender youth

The Republican nominee for vice president compared gender-affirming care to conversion therapy in a recent interview with gay conservative podcaster Tim Dillon.