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West Virginia lawmakers vote to overturn local protections for LGBTQ+ people

A bill seeks to amend the state's existing Human Rights Act to deny additional safeguards for some marginalized groups.

Namibia overturns anti-sodomy laws

The Court found the laws unfairly targeted gay men.

NYPD seeks teens in suspected homophobic hate crime

The four youths reported hurled fists, hard objects, and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at two gay men out for a walk.

Lesbian educator in California says trustee called her a ‘witch’ in an ‘LGBTQ coven’

Rose Tagnesi claims she was sexually harassed and demoted in retaliation for her opposition to the conservative San Diego County school board’s “anti-LGBTQ agenda.”

Tennessee bill would permit anti-LGBTQ+ foster and adoptee parents

Critics say the bill opens to the door to unsafe homes for LGBTQ+ children.

Colorado police looking for two men who attacked a man in potential antigay hate crime

A Colorado man said he was “specifically targeted” because of his sexual identity, and is part of a larger increase in hate crimes against the state’s LGBTQ+ community.

Texas Supreme Court Hears Case of Judge Who Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples

The county justice of the peace sued after she was issued a formal reprimand in 2019.

Sasheer Zamata comes out as a lesbian

“No one asks straight people about their journey of discovery,” she said, “but I guess it felt like if I didn’t say anything, I’d be ignoring a part of me, and that doesn’t feel good.”

Health insurance company Aetna announces LGBTQ+ fertility coverage equality

The insurer is the first to level the playing field for prospective LGBTQ+ parents.

Florida man charged with hate crime after killing a gay man in a dog park

Authorities have explained why it took prosecutors weeks to bring charges against Gerald Declan Radford who is accused of killing John Walter Lay.

LGBTQ+ people want to foster or adopt kids, but fear of discrimination stops them (exclusive)

That's among the findings just released from a study by Gallup and the children's charity Kidsave.

Gay Female Highway Patrol Officer Awarded $2.6M by Jury

The officer was subjected to abuse and discriminatory disciplinary practices.