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Alabama Families Continue to Appeal to Block Transgender Care Ban

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled the ban can go into effect. The families want a rehearing by the full court.

LGBTQ+ Rights Lawyer Shannon Minter's Home Hit by Tornado

The house has been declared beyond repair, and friends are helping to raise funds for Minter and his family.

Meet Obama's Newest Trans Appointee: Attorney Shannon Minter

Shannon Price Minter will take his new post in the Obama administration following years of big legal wins that have advanced LGBT rights nationwide.

Trans Rights Will Not Be Falling Into the Abyss

Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights sees the future and doesn't see only doom and gloom.

All the Damage Brett Kavanaugh Could Do to LGBT Rights

Forget the mild-mannered facade, Trump's SCOTUS nominee is dangerous, writes Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Senate Must Stand Firm Against Anti-Equality Supreme Court Candidates

The nominee must be grilled on their commitment to LGBT equality, writes Shannon Minter and Christopher Stoll of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Standing by Shannon

Shannon Minter argued in California's supreme court for my right to marry. I won't rest until he's protected in a trans-inclusive ENDA

His Day in Court

National Center for Lesbian Rights legal counsel Shannon Price Minter reflects on making the case for marriage equality before the California supreme court.

North Carolina's War Against Gender-Nonconforming People

LGBT people were targeted and harmed by HB 2, but gender-noncorforming people will feel the full force of its cruelty, writes Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

NOM Goes After Transgender Students Rights Law

An effort to repeal a new transgender rights law for students in California is underway.

Why Californians May Need to Thank Rock Hudson's Partner

You can thank Rock Hudson's deceased partner for helping bring parity to California's inheritance laws.

First Trans Woman of Color Appointee in White House

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan will be the first transgender appointee to work in the White House.

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2010 Census Won't Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Responses

The U.S. Census Bureau will actively edit the responses of same-sex couples on the 2010 Census, classifying all legally married same-sex couples as 'unmarried partners.' "We are just showing the data published in a way that is consistent with the way every other agency publishes their data," Martin O'Connell, chief of the Census Bureau's Fertility and Family Statistics Branch, told the San Jose Mercury News Sunday.

Same-Sex Couples Sue Fla. for 'Accurate Birth Certificates'

Activists accuse Florida of violating its own law in not issuing birth certificates naming same-sex couples as parents -- and now couples are fighting back.

Validity Question Looms for Some Trans People Who Marry

One divorce demonstrates the precarious legal state for many transgender people who marry.

Utah Asks Supreme Court to Decide Marriage Equality

It's the first case of several marriage equality challenges expected to be filed with the nation's highest court.