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Philadelphia cancels Trans Day of Visibility ceremony in 'challenging times'

The trans flag will still fly at City Hall, but there will be no festivities. The city's head of LGBTQ+ affairs was recently involved in a traffic stop she deems unjustified and that may have been a case of racial profiling.

British Vogue's Black Gay Editor Says He Was Racially Profiled

Edward Enninful says a security told him to enter the building using the loading bay. 

Scruff Wants to End the Days of 'No Asians' or 'Only Latinos'

The company's CEO describes how he's working to end racial profiling on the hook-up app. 

Federal Judge Rules NYC's 'Stop-and-Frisk' Unconstitutional

U.S. district judge Shira Sheindlin said the policy violates the U.S. Constitution and functions as police-sanctioned racial profiling.

4 Cops Walk After WNBA Players Proclaim 'Black Lives Matter'

Off-duty police officers abandoned their posts at a Minnesota Lynx game after players wore apparel with slogans that protested racial profiling.

Immigrant-Bashing Sheriff Joe Arpaio Announces Senate Run

The former Arizona sheriff, who has a history of racial profiling and mistreatment of prisoners, may end up running against bi candidate Kyrsten Sinema.

Judge Won't Automatically Throw Out Arpaio's Conviction

Even though Trump has pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the federal judge who convicted him of contempt of court wants to hear oral arguments before vacating the conviction.

California judge blocks rule requiring police to disclose their gender identity

In response to a lawsuit, a Sacramento County judge temporarily stoped enforcement of a rule requiring law enforcement officers to report their gender identity.

Op-ed: 10 Drastic Changes Congress Should Make Now

We've got a long road ahead of us if we want to be seen as completely equal in the eyes of the law.

Trump Pardons Racist Criminal Joe Arpaio

The president has made it clear -- he's declaring war on minorities.

Op-ed: 5 Years After SB 1070, Still Undocumented and Queer

Arizona's infamous anti-immigrant law was signed into law on April 23, 2010 and ought to be a warning about legalized discrimination.

Jeff Sessions's Immigration Policy Is Child Abuse, Say Methodists

More than 600 of Sessions's fellow United Methodists have signed a complaint accusing the attorney general of violating church law.

WATCH: Laverne Cox Caught in Middle of Screaming Match on 'The View'

Cox managed to resolve the dust-up between Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell by making a point with which all could agree.

Op-ed: Immigration Goes Beyond Documentation

For LGBT immigrants, especially those escaping hostile conditions, the U.S. immigration system is a rude awakening. And it's long past time for Congress to do something.

Paul LePage Is Apologizing, But Not for Homophobia or Racism

Maine's governor says an angry voice mail was a mistake, but only because he lost his temper.

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Scruff Gay Dating App Creators Defend Race-Based Filtering

Race-based searching may be linked to discrimination, but one app's creators say it helps their users find what they are looking for. 

Black Women, Girls, and Trans Folks Get Locked Up and Shot Too

In her new book, Invisible No More, Andrea J. Ritchie dissects the forgotten stories of police violence against transgender women of color.  Read an exclusive excerpt below.