Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge
The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.
August 25, 2023
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Op-ed: How Can Extreme Homophobes Still Win Elections?
Someone who was kicked out of the Navy for his extremist religious view can still win a Republican primary in some places.
July 3, 2014
Iowa Mayor Approves LGBTQ+ Pride Month After Residents Speak Up
Residents and city council members criticized the mayor for forcing his religious views on the public before he changed his mind.
May 5, 2023
WATCH: Jon Stewart Takes on Rand Paul
The late-night comedy great thinks the 2016 presidential candidate's views on antigay 'religious freedom' laws don't hold up under scrutiny.
May 28, 2015
The Real Meaning of Santorum
Social conservatives are searching for a hero, and Rick Santorum's antigay views have helped him claim the mantle of religious freedom fighter.
April 9, 2012
Will a wealthy social conservative have his way with California voters again?
Howard F. Ahmanson Jr. has put $900,000 of his own money into passing California's gay marriage ban, but it's not the first time the flush ascetic has injected his religious views into politics. From stemming affirmative action to stoking unrest within the Episcopal Church, Ahmanson has been one of the most influential political donors in the country.
October 13, 2008
Powerful Homophobe Tony Perkins to Head Trump's Religious Freedom Org.
The vehemently anti-LGBTQ Perkins was elected Monday to chair the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
June 19, 2019
Newspaper Editor Fights For Job After 'Gaystapo' Blog Post
A newspaper editor has filed a complaint with the EEOC after being fired for an antigay blog post on his personal site.
July 26, 2014
Gorsuch: Skeptical That LGBT People Deserve Rights
Trump's Supreme Court nominee is a threat to our equality, writes Julianna Gonen of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
April 5, 2017
Bobby Jindal Wants to Give La. 'License to Discriminate'
The legislation is broader than measures caused outcry in other states, but Jindal says passing it is one of his priorities.
April 15, 2015
Maryland Parents Ask Judge to Allow Students to Avoid LGBTQ+ Books
The parents say that if their children have to read books about or by LGBTQ+ people, that would violate their rights to religious freedom.
August 10, 2023
Indiana Right-Wing Groups Sue for Right to Anti-LGBT Discrimination
The suit challenges local nondiscrimination laws and the 'fix' to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
December 12, 2015
GOP Candidates Vie to Be Most Antigay at Rightwing Event
Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C. concluded on Friday, and it was as bad as you'd expect.
June 22, 2015
WATCH: Marriage Equality Advocates Launch TV Ads in Maryland
Two ads from African-American pastors affirm that the new marriage equality law protects civil rights and religious freedom.
October 10, 2012
BuzzFeed's ‘Fixer Upper’ Backlash Reeks of Persecuted Christian Myth
The firestorm surrounding an article criticizing a Christian couple's antigay pastor unveils the insidious strategy to reframe the oppressor as the oppressed.
December 2, 2016
Will SCOTUS Allow Homophobia to Exacerbate the Foster Care Crisis?
Taking public funds while discriminating against LGBTQ parents and putting kids at risk is not "religious freedom."
February 26, 2020
'Religious Liberty' Bill Is 'Dangerous, False,' Say LGBT Orgs
Rep. Raul Labrador's proposed bill to protect 'religious freedom' and allow federal employees to deny recognition to married same-sex couples is nothing more than an effort to revive the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, say LGBT advocates.
September 19, 2013
Most Americans Actually Favor LGBTQ Workplace Protections
A Marquette Law School survey finds the bulk of Americans are on the side of equality.
October 24, 2019
Anti-LGBTQ Group: Don't Reappoint Lesbian and Her 'Sexual Sin' to EEOC
The American Family Association wants its supporters to contact Donald Trump and urge him to withdraw Chai Feldblum's renomination to the body.
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January 2, 2019