Controversy brews on Bluesky over anti-trans interloper ban
Jesse Singal’s anti-trans views have made him the most blocked user on Bluesky, but that's not enough for some LGBTQ+ users seeking a post-X safe space.
DECEMBER 13, 2024
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Arkansas Passes Ban on Discrimination Bans
The new law will prevent local governments from enacting or enforcing LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination measures. Legislators also advanced a 'license to discriminate' bill regarding business operators.
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
Trump's Trans Ban Will Not Stand
Attorney Jennifer Levi, who's suing the president on behalf of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, on why she's confident Trump will lose.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
Will Hawaii Ban Conversion Therapy?
A new bill seeks to put an end to the controversial practice in the Aloha State.
JANUARY 27, 2016
Ohio passes sweeping college trans bathroom ban, first in nation after election
The bathroom ban was attached to the "College Credit Plus" program designed to help students enter dual enrollment and is the first anti-trans law to pass after the 2024 elections.
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
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
DeSantis Calls Book Bans a Hoax, Brags About Banning Books
The Republican governor of Florida really did that.
MARCH 8, 2023
New Jersey just banned book bans with Freedom to Read Act
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Freedom to Read Act, which prohibits public institutions from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of its authors."
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Battling the Military Ban
In a bracing new account, historian Nathaniel Frank shows how "don't ask, don't tell" has utterly failed.
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Indonesia Bans Gay Emojis
The government has succeeded in getting emojis with a gay theme removed from one social messaging platform and is now going after another.
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Kentucky Marriage Ban Falls
A federal judge declared that Kentucky's prohibition on same-sex marriage violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
JULY 1, 2014
Russia Outlaws LGBTQ+ Rights Activism and Labels Organizations 'Extremist'
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Gay Sex Ban in Military Upheld by South Korean Court
In the past, the law has been used to arrest dozens of people in what critics have called a “gay witch-hunt.”
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Judge: 'New' Trans Military Ban Is Same as the Old Ban
Because of this, a lawsuit challenging the ban can go forward, Judge Marsha Pechman rules.
APRIL 14, 2018
PHOTOS: Bare and Banned
Michael Stokes makes beautifully sexy photos. But his erotic and controversial images of Marine veteran amputees have both delighted and enraged fans.
DECEMBER 11, 2014
Post-Orgy, Hungary Bans Adoption by Gay Couples, Cements Marriage Ban
The nation's leaders targeted the LGBTQ+ community after a high-profile leader was caught in a sex scandal.
DECEMBER 15, 2020
'You could ban our books, but you can’t ban the story': Authors speak out at Rep. Pressley event on book bans
“We have to fight for our freedom to read,” Pressley told the audience.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Twitter Bans Misgendering, Deadnaming
Misgendering and deadnaming are not only offensive but often dangerous to transgender people.
NOVEMBER 26, 2018