Georgia governor signs religious liberty law, worrying LGBTQ+ advocates who say it'll allow discrimination
"State-sponsored discrimination, that’s what this is," Democrat Esther Panitch said.
April 7, 2025
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Georgia GOP looks to pass religious freedom bill that advocates say will harm marginalized groups
One emotional critic said the bill will be used as a "sword and not a shield" to attack othered groups.
March 20, 2025
Indiana GOP lieutenant governor nominee says he'll fire state workers with email signature pronouns
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s running mate made the heavy-handed remark at a campaign event .
October 11, 2024
Fed. Gov't Recognizes Marriage Equality in 6 New States
Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, Wyoming, and West Virginia join the states where same-sex marriage is recognized by the federal government.
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Secretive Gay Furries Group Is Hacking Anti-Transgender State Governments
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June 29, 2023
Bill Could Force Fed Government to Recognize State Marriage Laws
A bill proposed by a Texas congressman would prevent the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages in states where such unions are not legal.
January 10, 2014
Utah becomes the first state to ban Pride and other flags on public schools and government buildings
Critics fear the new law was a factor in the famed Sundance Film Festival's decision to leave the state in 2027.
March 28, 2025
Kentucky Lawmakers Aim to Give Clerks Right to Discriminate
The proposed legislation aims to 'protect religious freedoms' of state government officials.
July 17, 2015
Health officials say risk of more fatal mpox outbreak remains ‘very low’ despite public health emergency
So far, the federal government says that no cases of the newly-concerning strain have been reported in the United States.
August 15, 2024
Mich. Gov. Wants to Keep Denying Benefits to Same-Sex Couples
The state's Republican governor filed a brief Friday asking a federal court to uphold a Michigan law that prohibits state and municipal governments from offering domestic-partner benefits to gay and lesbian employees.
February 18, 2014
D.C. Bans Employees From Traveling to North Carolina
D.C. joins six other major cities and states banning government employees from traveling to North Carolina.
April 2, 2016
Louisiana's Next Governor Will Protect LGBT Workers
Governor-elect John Bel Edwards promises to protect LGBT state workers and government contractors from discrimination.
December 2, 2015
Writing a Different Story for Trans Rights
With the White House behind us, it's time to get aggressive about demanding our rights from hostile state governments.
May 17, 2016
White House: N.C. Won't Lose Federal Funds -- Yet
The federal government won't withhold funding while the court battle over the state's anti-LGBT law plays out.
May 12, 2016
LGBTQ+ Floridians & Allies May Decide the State's Next Governor
A GLAAD report found that Florida's gubernatorial race may be decided at the hands of the LGBTQ+ community that the state's government has been targeting.
August 3, 2022
Texas Governor Has Signed the 'Save Chick-fil-A Bill' Into Law
The legislation prevents state and local governments from "punishing" businesses because of their donations to faith-based groups, including anti-LGBTQ ones.
June 11, 2019
Could N.C.'s Bathroom Battle Enshrine Trans Civil Rights?
The court battle between the state government of North Carolina and the Obama Administration might be the catalyst for a sweeping decision benefitting all trans Americans.
May 10, 2016
Okla. Official Panics, Warns Others When LGBT Youth Visit Capitol
A group of LGBT students visited the state capitol in Oklahoma City. A government employee reacted by sending an email warning people that "cross-dressers are in the building."
April 10, 2017
Church Won't Marry Anyone Until All Couples Are Equal
The Green Street United Methodist Church proclaimed in a statement, "On the matter of gay marriage, the church sees injustice in the legal position of state government and the theological position of our denomination."
March 18, 2013
Oklahoma appoints Libs of TikTok creator - who allegedly inspired school bomb threats - to library committee
Even after Oklahoma schools suffered a series of bomb threats after she posted about them, the state government is bringing her in to advise about books in libraries.
January 30, 2024
Feds: Texas Can't Sue Over Unenforced Trans Guidelines
Texas and 11 other states jumped the gun when they sued the federal government over trans-inclusive guidelines for public schools, the Obama administration argued in court today.
August 12, 2016