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Georgia State Prisons have housed LGBTQ+ inmates in horrific conditions new DOJ report found

A blistering 93-page report from the Department of Justice notes multiple cases of violence and sexual assault against LGBTQ+ incarcerated people across Georgia.

DOJ sues Utah for discriminating against incarcerated trans woman who self-castrated

People with gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and their rights "are not given up at the jailhouse door."

Transgender First-Grader Wins Right to Use Girls' Bathroom

A landmark ruling from the Colorado Division of Civil Rights is the first in the nation to decide in favor of transgender youth using the facility that corresponds with their gender identity.

Colorado Family Files Complaint As School Restricts Trans Six-Year-Old's Bathroom Access

After a year of using the girl's bathroom, a Colorado school district has ordered a transgender first-grader to use the boy's bathroom, or a staff or nurse's restroom. The student's family has filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

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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.

Colo. GOPers Vote Against Funding Commission Involved in Cakeshop Case

They insist they don't want to defund the Colorado Civil Rights Commission indefinitely, but Democrats aren't buying it.

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.

BREAKING: Out Lesbian Recommended for Federal Judgeship in New York

Sen. Charles Schumer has recommended Pamela Ki Mai Chen, who could become only the second female Chinese-American and one of a handful of out lesbians to serve on the federal bench.

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Proposed HHS 'Conscience' Rule a Danger to LGBT People

It would create a powerful new entity that would shield those who object to gender transition procedures or other types of care.

Attorney General Eric Holder, Defender of LGBT Rights, to Step Down

Holder's tenure as attorney general will be marked by his dedication to civil rights and landmark LGBT cases.

What Trump's Religious Takeover of the Health Industry Means for You

Here's what's at stake now that Department of Health and Human Services embraced "religious freedom."

We Can Stop Trump's 'Religious Refusals' in the Health Care Industry

A week remains for voicing opposition to a dangerous anti-LGBT assault on our lives.

Meet Roger Severino, the Trump Bigot Working to Erase Trans People

Severino -- the mastermind of the so-called trans "memo" -- has opposed marriage equality, defended conversion therapy, and vilified transgender soldiers.

Jerry Weller, Longtime LGBT Rights Activist, Dies at 69

Weller helped found the Gay Rights National Lobby, predecessor to the Human Rights Campaign.

Utah violated rights of trans woman inmate who performed surgery on herself, DOJ finds

The Utah corrections department strongly disagreed with the finding, saying it was “blindsided” by the timing and had been working to resolve identified issues.

WATCH: Obama Tearfully Bids Adieu to Eric Holder

'Having good men in positions of power of authority who are willing to fight for what's right -- that's a rare thing,' said the president of outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder.

Colo. Bakery Did Discriminate Against Gay Couple

Despite two rulings affirming that Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo., violated state law by refusing to serve a same-sex couple, LGBT advocates caution that similar attempts to subvert antidiscrimination laws are likely.

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