Illinois Becomes First State to Ban Book Bans
The law will deny state funding to public libraries that ban or restrict books because of “partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”
June 14, 2023
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Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries
The bill’s sponsors blamed the group’s new “Marxist lesbian” president for the legislation.
March 2, 2024
Biden Blasts ‘Prejudiced’ Lawmakers for Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights
About 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in legislatures across the country.
June 9, 2023
Middle-Grade Trans Novel Most Challenged Book for Third Year in a Row
George by transgender author Alex Gino tops the list again.
April 6, 2021
Texas book ban law is likely unconstitutional, appeals court rules
The Texas READER Act's restrictions on book vendors' sales to schools can't be enforced while a lawsuit continues, the Fifth Circuit ruled.
January 17, 2024
Tennessee Close to Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Legislators have passed a bill and sent it to Gov. Bill Lee (pictured), and they're also moving toward restrictions on drag shows.
February 23, 2023
Why Walmart Became LGBT-Friendly
Though it once held our rights at arm's length, Walmart is now making steady turns toward support for LGBT nondiscrimination. What's driving the change? And are other Fortune 500 companies following suit?
August 31, 2016
Pennsylvania Library Director Resigns After Board Removes Issues of 'Out,' the LGBTQ+ Magazine
Justin Brown quit working for the Northern Cambria Public Library following a heated debate with the library board over the unilateral removal of Out, sparking discussions on censorship and representation in public libraries.
December 11, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups Back New Kids Online Safety Act: Report
The previous iteration of KOSA made it to Congress in 2022 before it was dropped after it faced criticism from LGBTQ+ rights groups and digital rights advocates.
August 7, 2023
Iowa’s Book Ban the Target of Lawsuit by Bestselling Authors and Penguin Random House
The list of plaintiffs now included Iowa teachers, students, the Iowa State Education Association, and four bestselling authors including John Green and Jodi Picoult
December 3, 2023
Montana Outlaws Drag Queen Story Hours
The bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte goes further than others in specifically targeting the events.
May 25, 2023
Massachusetts Isn't Mississippi, But It's No LGBT Paradise
Why is the first state to legalize same-sex marriage dragging its feet on transgender protections?
April 19, 2016
17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.
March 29, 2023
10 Things We’ve Learned From the North Carolina Debacle
Here's your primer on where we go from here.
April 18, 2016
The Right Hook
With no foreign policy credentials, next to no national profile, and having served in the statehouse for less than two years, Palin has such a thin record -- both legislatively and in terms of public statements -- that it's difficult to predict just what sort of vice president she might soon become. As for issues affecting gay Americans, there's only a handful of legal decisions -- made early in her tenure as governor -- that can help us divine where she stands.
September 24, 2008
The Right Hook
Considering her woeful lack of experience with gay issues, what can we really expect from Sarah Palin?
September 24, 2008
'Parents' Rights' movements forget families have the right to read LGBTQ+ books
As book bans targeting LGBTQ+ and diverse communities rise in the United States, there is an urgent call for advocacy to keep books that promote understanding, empathy, and self-acceptance accessible.
April 17, 2024
Utah School District Removed the Bible, Now It Might Remove Book of Mormon
The school district will only circulate the King Jame Bible in high school libraries.
June 4, 2023
Why I'm Suing Tennessee
Imagine reaching out for mental health services and being turned away because you're LGBT. It's a reality for people in Tennessee, and it must end.
July 11, 2016
Kentucky Senator Whose Trans Son Recently Died Blasts New Anti-Drag Bill
Through her grief, the state lawmaker drove home the point that trans lives matter and should not be legislated out of existence.
March 3, 2023