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Michigan Homophobic Farmer Wins Lawsuit Against City

A federal judge finds East Lansing improperly denied the farmer’s participation in a local farmers market.

Southern Poverty Law Center Has a Message for Bigot Jeff Sessions

The attorney general recently blasted the SPLC for referring to a hate group as a "hate group."

White Nationalist Site Joins Anti-LGBT Groups in Campaign Against Southern Poverty Law Center

VDARE.com, a site carrying racist and anti-Semitic articles, joins those objecting to the SPLC's listing of "hate groups."

Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Texas Judge in Hate Group Training Case

The judge had ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to take “religious liberty” training from an SPLC-designated hate group.

Washington Post Writers: Putting FRC in Same Club as KKK Is Unfair

Dana Milbank and Jennifer Rubin stop just short of blaming the shooting on SPLC's classification of FRC as a hate group, but still claim FRC is a harmless Christian policy group. 

FRC Shooting Blamed on 'Hate Group' Label

The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins said the "hate" classification had given a "license" to the shooter, an accusation that the Southern Poverty Law Center called "outrageous."

Good News, Bad News in Report on Hate Groups

The overall number of hate groups is down, and the number of specifically antigay ones is up slightly, but their power seems to be diminishing, says the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Far-Right Legal Orgs Object to 'Hate Group' Label, But It Fits

The Southern Poverty Law Center is standing by its designation of the Alliance Defending Freedom and Liberty Counsel as "hate groups." 

'Sodomite Semen' Church: Officially a Hate Group

Pastor James David Manning's ATLAH World Missionary Church is one of four newcomers to the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of anti-LGBT hate groups.

Liberty Counsel Founder: Hate Group Label Is Like Nazi Persecution of Jews

Mat Staver likened the designation to forcing Jews to wear the Star of David.

Reading the Far Right: Don't Call Us Haters

The extreme-right media, which we read so you don't have to, object to the "hate group" label for certain organizations, even when it fits.

Trump Sends Antiwomen Groups to U.N. for Conference on Status of Women

It should not come as a surprise that Donald Trump, a man famous for his misogynist rhetoric, sent two antiwomen groups, one known as a hate group, to an international conference on the status of women. 

With 'Duck Dynasty' Cast in Tow, Anti-LGBTQ+ Group Opens Bookstore

Focus on the Family, a prominent Christian right group, opened the shop this week in Holland, Mich.

Majority of Republicans Say Trans People Are Making Kids Trans

That's one of the shocking-not-shocking findings in a new poll by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Couple Sues After Wedding Photo Used in Antigay Ad

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a federal suit on behalf of a gay couple whose engagement photo was used in an antigay attack ad.

Ala. Justice Roy Moore: Trans People Have "Mental Disorder"

Chief Justice Roy Moore called a trans protester a "known transvestite."

Antigay Florida Activist: Same-Sex Marriage Like Marrying a Volkswagen

The comment from Frank Wright of D. James Kennedy Ministries came after Fort Lauderdale's gay mayor had honored a related church.