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Tennessee City Will Have Pride After Republican Mayor’s Tie-Breaking Vote

Franklin's mayor said that the First Amendment dictates that the organizers can have the event on public property.

IOC 'Completely Satisfied' With Russia's Anti-LGBT Laws

The International Olympic Committee said it doesn't have the authority to interfere with the laws of the nation hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Court Lets Anti-LGBT Mississippi Law Go Into Effect

An appeals court lifted an injunction against the draconian "license to discriminate" law.

Jackson City Council Denounces Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

“These are human beings whether you believe in what they believe in,” said one councilmember.

Op-ed: Putin’s Anti-LGBT Law Turns One

It's been a year since Vladimir Putin signed the law banning LGBT 'propaganda,' and HRC has released a new report documenting ways it has become more dangerous in Russia.

Olympics Ask Russia for 'Clarification' on Anti-LGBT Laws

The International Olympic Committee asked Russian officials to provide written guarantees that LGBT Olympic athletes and spectators will be safe in Sochi next year.

North Carolina's Governor-Elect: It's 'Time to Repeal' Anti-LGBT Law

After weeks of a hotly contested recount that delayed results of the 2016 election, newly elected Democrat Roy Cooper thinks it's time for a fresh start.

Putin Slams 'Genderless, Fruitless Tolerance'

The Russian president used his annual address to laud the nation as a defender of 'traditional values' and as a force of peace and morality.

Kansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Into Law

The measure allows faith-based agencies, even those using taxpayer funds, to turn away prospective parents who offend their religious beliefs.

California Bans Travel to 4 Anti-LGBT States

The Golden State will no longer fund travel to states that support discrimination.

Another Suit Takes Aim at Mississippi's Anti-LGBT Law

This one specifically challenges the provision allowing public employees to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria 'Thank God' for Anti-LGBT Laws

Catholic bishops in Nigeria congratulated the president on law that imprisons LGBT people.

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown Blasts Anti-LGBT Adoption Laws

Proud father Karamo Brown and Extraordinary Families CEO Sarah Boone call out states that have made it harder for LGBT people to become parents.

California Blocks Travel to North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Law

It's yet another blow to the Tar Heel State.

Whoopi Condemns Anti-LGBT Laws in Africa

In a video for the Human Rights Campaign, Whoopi Goldberg condemned Uganda's and Nigeria's laws that allow LGBT people to be rounded up and criminally punished.

Baryshnikov Denounces Russia's Anti-LGBT Laws, Violence

Celebrated dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov denounces the degrading treatment of LGBT people in Russia.

Supreme Court Lets Mississippi Anti-LGBT Law Stand

The court won't hear challenges to Mississippi's "license to discriminate" law, but advocates expect to bring new ones.

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Deal Set to Repeal Anti-LGBT Law in North Carolina

Gov-elect Roy Cooper lobbied for a deal that takes North Carolina's laws back to a time before HB 2.

Lawmaker 'Honored' to Pass N.C. Anti-LGBT Law

One of the chief architects of North Carolina's anti-LGBT law is running for statewide office.

Arkansas Governor Lets Antigay Bill Become Law

As expected, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson allowed a law banning local ordinances protecting LGBT people from discrimination to become law without his signature.

Russia Defends Antigay Law in Latest 'Assurance' to IOC

Russia's deputy prime minister issued a statement aimed at soothing fears about LGBT athletes being penalized during the 2014 Winter Olympics under Russia's ban on so-called LGBT propaganda.