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South Carolina taxpayers set to pay for Moms for Liberty-run charter school

The far-right group is opening a school in the state that will be funded with taxpayer money but won’t have public oversight.

California Declares Travel Ban Against Anti-LGBT States

The California attorney general has blocked state-funded travel to Texas and three other states with anti-LGBT laws.

Y'All White Queers Better Quiet Down in North Carolina

A self-described black trans troublemaker from North Carolina sets the record straight on their state's hateful new law, HB 2. 

Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries

The bill’s sponsors blamed the group’s new “Marxist lesbian” president for the legislation.

States With Anti-Trans Laws Might Not Get to Host NCAA Championships

The NCAA issued a warning on the matter Monday.

Deval Patrick Brings Mostly Positive LGBTQ Record to Presidential Bid

He's the father of a lesbian daughter and a general supporter of LGBTQ rights, but he did back denial of transition procedures to a transgender prisoner.

California Bans State-Funded Travel to Oklahoma Due to Discriminatory Law

Oklahoma's new "license to discriminate" law on adoptions got it added to California's list.

Report: Trump Policy Enabled Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Families

The discrimination is documented in a new congressional report, which comes as the Supreme Court is set to hear a case on bias in adoption and foster care.

Idaho Settles Lawsuit Over Outdated, Homophobic Anti-Sodomy Law

Men were forced to register as sex offenders over convictions for having consensual sex.

SCOTUS to Decide Whether Foster Agencies Can Reject LGBTQ Parents

The case centers on the city of Philadelphia ending its contract with a Catholic agency that rejects prospective LGBTQ parents.

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PHOTOS: The First Weddings in Arizona

A ruling on Friday that Arizona's marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution cleared the way for these joyful images. 

GOP DEBATE: Supreme Court Vacancy Takes Center Stage

Most of the candidates said the next president, not Obama, should appoint Antonin Scalia's successor. They also had some notable fights among themselves.

S.C. Might Have to Pay LGBT Nonprofits for Marriage Lawsuit

The more South Carolina tries to stop marriages from happening, the more it may wind up costing them.

Elton John Blasts N.C. Gov. McCrory Over Trans Rights

In a commentary, the singer wrote that McCrory signed North Carolina's discriminatory law HB 2, "after admitting he had never met a transgender person."

South Carolina Lesbian Couple Sues Over Foster Agency's Discrimination

Eden Rogers and Brandy Welch were rejected as foster parents by a state-funded agency because of their faith and sexual orientation.

HHS Rescinds Trump-Era Religious Exemption Practice

The department will revert back to examining potential exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

Trump, on Way Out, Continues Attacking LGBTQ+ Americans

In recent days the Trump administration has endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination by groups receiving federal grants.

Bill Takes Aim at Discrimination in the Name of Faith

The Do No Harm Act would assure that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be used to discriminate.

Arizona Now Has Marriage Equality

A federal judge clears the way for the Grand Canyon State to get marriage equality, and with the attorney general's refusal to appeal, same-sex couples can now marry in Arizona.

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