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Republicans accuse PBS of 'grooming' children with 'Sesame Street' Pride post

Congressional homophobes and transphobes just can't stand Pride Month.

Amid a Rainbow Wave, Some Losses in Statewide and Congressional Races

The LGBTQ+ community had much to celebrate in Tuesday's election, but there were some disappointments.

For wary conservatives afraid of bipartisanship, all eyes on Bush

Every time President Bush makes an overture to Democrats--and he makes plenty these days--conservative Republicans get edgy. They fear he might be so willing to cross the aisle that he will end up crossing them.

Trump's Pick for Civil Rights Enforcer Defended HB 2

John Gore, chosen as assistant attorney general for civil rights, also defended voter suppression laws.

Watching the 'Armageddon' of the House GOP and Speaker Johnson

Only House Republican extremists survive by playing games with the role of speaker — Johnson is doomed — and more disastrous, triggering a government shutdown and refusing war aid, creating a doomsday scenario ahead for the GOP.

73 Republican Congressmen Challenge Obama's Trans Bathroom Policy

Rep. Bill Flores called the administration's support of trans students “blatant executive overreach.”

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Tennessee's Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Goes Down the Drain

A legislative committee voted today to send the bill to a summer study session, killing it for this year.

New Indiana Bill Would Keep Anti-Trans Discrimination Legal

A Republican state lawmaker's solution to settle a controversy over LGBT protections: Eliminate gender identity.

LGBTQ+ Reps. condemn 'outrageous' forced outing bill advancing in Congress

The Congressional Equality Caucus is calling out the "outrageous" bill going to vote in the House that would forcibly out transgender students to their guardians.

Indiana Legislative Study Committees Won't Take Up LGBT Rights This Summer

Indiana lawmakers will be doing some homework before returning to the state capitol next year, but LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination law isn't one of the assigned subjects.

DADT In GOP Hands

WATCH: Weirdest Antigay Arguments Before SCOTUS

The Supreme Court will have to slog through contradictory arguments, errors, and irrelevant digressions before it hears oral argument in the marriage cases April 28.

Republican senators push for 'transparency' on trans youth care studies

A doctor in California has delayed publishing her study for fear it would be misinterpreted by opponents of care for transgender youth.

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig battles for reelection to continue path toward LGBTQ+ equality

The out lesbian is one of the vulnerable Democrats hoping to beat anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans in this year's election.

S.C. Colleges in LGBT Controversy May Get Funding Back, With Strings Attached

The State Senate voted to restore funds that the House cut from two schools in retaliation over the assignment of LGBT-inclusive reading material, but the schools will be required to use the money to teach about the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents.

Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Even Worse Than Florida's

If Missouri lawmakers had their way, young people wouldn't learn anything about LGBTQ+ people until they're out of high school.