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South Carolina judge's house burns down after ruling against Trump administration

Diane Goodstein had received death threats for her ruling against the Trump administration before her house burned down.

South Carolina Man Convicted of Sodomy Sues Over Sex Offender Status

In his lawsuit, he claims that he was convicted after having consensual sex with another adult man under the state's now-invalid anti-sodomy law.

The 14th Black Trans Woman Has Been Murdered Just This Year

Rest in power, Pebbles LaDime Doe. 

DOJ sues Tennessee over HIV-related discrimination in anti-sex work law

The Justice Department says that the state is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Kansas Judge Blocks Changes to Gender on Driver’s Licenses

The state’s Republican AG had sued the Democratic Governor, saying the practice violated new state law.

NCAA Allows Games in States With Anti-Trans Laws

The collegiate sports group has chosen these sites despite issuing a warning that states with such laws might not get to host championships.

NCAA Pulls Seven Championships Out of N.C. in Protest of Anti-LGBT Law

This comes a month after the NBA pulled the All-Star Game from Charlotte in protest of House Bill 2.

HRC Slams New NCAA Constitution for Lacking Nondiscrimination Policy

The document makes a general statement about diversity, equity, and inclusion but doesn't specifically address discrimination.

N.J. Supreme Court Affirms That Conversion Therapy Is Fraud

The N.J. high court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling against conversion therapy provider JONAH. 

Kansas Republican AG Sues Democrat Governor Over Trans Driver's Licenses

The lawsuit claims the practice is in violation of new anti-trans law.

Florida's New Anti-Trans Rule Threatens Jobs of College Faculty For Bathroom Use

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new rules strictly enforcing a new law segregating public restroom facilities by gender.

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.

Hate Crimes, Including Anti-Trans Crimes, Rose in 2019

The increase is documented in an FBI report, but there are many other hate crimes that go uncounted, activists say.

Judge: Tennessee Can't Require Warnings on Trans-Inclusive Restrooms

The Tennessee law is unconstitutional because it forces citizens to engage in speech they disagree with, a federal judge ruled.

Tennessee's Controversial Sex Worker Law Discriminates Against Those With HIV: DOJ

The law is the subject of a separate lawsuit from sex workers living with HIV.

Trump Sets Up Office to Promote Religion-Based Discrimination

Health care workers will have a license to discriminate against LGBT people or others who offend their religious sensibilities.

DOJ Sues N.C.: Stop Bullying Trans People

Loretta Lynch says North Carolina "created state-sanctioned discrimination against transgender individuals who seek to engage in the most private of functions in a place of safety and security."

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Sessions: DOJ Will Not Protect Trans People From Workplace Bias

The anti-LGBT attorney general released a memo Thursday that made clear the Justice Department does not believe trans people are protected under federal law.

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SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett Urged to Skip LGBTQ+ Rights Case

Barrett's membership in the anti-LGBTQ+ group People of Praise raises doubts about her objectivity, former members say.

Our former CA state rep Low fined $106k for hiding payment to Alec Baldwin

One commission member described Evan Low's deliberate attempts to hide his payment to Baldwin for the actor's appearance at political fundraiser as "egregious."