The U.S. House Passes Anti-Transgender Sports Bill
The Senate is unlikely to bring the legislation to a vote.
April 20, 2023
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WATCH: Rick Santorum Channels Westboro to Support 'Religious Liberty'
Rick Santorum's latest head-scratching appearance includes his typical circular logic, compounded by the use of antigay slur on national TV -- on Easter Sunday, no less.
April 6, 2015
Right-Wingers Horrified as Equality Act Passes House
They're still making false claims that the legislation will destroy religious freedom and women's rights.
May 18, 2019
Transphobic discrimination legalized in Iowa
Iowa has stripped gender identity from its antidiscrimination law, making it the first state to remove any trait from such a statute.
February 28, 2025
Hong Kong Is Co-hosting the Gay Games, But Its Conservative Political Elite Isn't Happy About It
Eight city lawmakers on Wednesday backed a petition from conservative groups calling for the games to be scrapped, accusing the event of advocating for LGBTQ rights and spreading “Western ideology.”
November 7, 2023
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.
November 16, 2020
Coney Barrett Closer to Bringing Her Far-Right Tyranny to SCOTUS
Democrats boycotted the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the ultraconservative Supreme Court nominee.
October 22, 2020
Smithsonian Cancels AAPI Literature Festival Leaving Trans Authors Upset
Organizers say they expect a more forthcoming answer about why the event, which included a trans and nonbinary reading room, was suddenly scrapped.
August 11, 2023
U.S. Capitol Police Investigating Video of 2 Men Having Sex in Senate Hearing Room
Authorities are investigating reports of a senate staffer filming himself having sex in an historic Senate hearing room on Capitol grounds.
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December 15, 2023
Texas Antigay Bill Dies As Session Ends
Democrats in the Austin Statehouse successfully slow-played a House bill that would have banned state, county and local officials from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
May 15, 2015
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Attacks Trans Youth in Desperate Election Bid
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September 23, 2020
7 images of ACT UP NY taking to the streets at a queer Palestine rally saying ‘SILENCE=DEATH’
As the death toll in Gaza continues to climb, the prominent AIDS activist group is using its platforms to demand an end to the violence.
January 13, 2024
West Virginia Asks Supreme Court to Let It Enforce Anti-Trans Sports Ban
The Supreme Court has previously declined to weigh in on other high-profile cases concerning the rights of trans students.
March 10, 2023
Florida Republican threatens legal action after Miami Beach Pride denies him space in parade
The Republican faced angry, disruptive protests when he participated in the Miami Beach Pride Parade last year.
April 5, 2024
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The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will likely include a policy emphasis from one and personal attacks from another.
June 27, 2024
Republicans running for governor are some of the most extremist candidates in the country. Here they are
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June 25, 2024
Florida Bill Tests Waters of 'Religious Freedom'
The legislation could allow businesses, adoption agencies, and even health care facilities to deny services to LGBT people.
October 22, 2015
50 Years a Scapegoat: LGBTQ+ Community Once Again in GOP Crosshairs
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March 19, 2021
Tennessee Advances Bill Allowing Discrimination in Adoption
The legislation would allow state-funded agencies to turn away LGBTQ people and others based on religious objections.
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