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Kansas AG says schools must out trans kids to their parents — even without a law requiring it

Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach says concealing students' transition violates parental rights.

God Wages Ad Campaign Against Westboro

The person or people behind God's social media accounts say the Westboro Baptist Church has been putting words in his mouth.

Topeka, Kan., Now Protects Gender Identity, Domestic Partnerships

The city council of Topeka, Kansas, passed an 'equality package' to extend employment nondiscrimination protections to transgender individuals and those in domestic partnerships.

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Ex-Westboro Member Now Supports Equality at Rainbow House

Libby Phelps Alvarez escaped the Westboro Baptist Church four years ago, but now she's back in Topeka, this time supporting LGBT equality and antibullying programs.

WATCH: Zero Hate Crimes in Kansas? Really?

The U.S. attorney in Kansas was surprised that no hate crimes were reported in Topeka and Kansas City. 

What Has the WBC Seeing Rainbow?

The view outside the notoriously antigay Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., just got a whole lot gayer.

PHOTOS: Global Day of Protest Against Uganda's Antigay Bill

From Iceland to Ireland, and Topeka, Kan., to Washington, D.C., activists around the world stood in solidarity Monday with LGBT Ugandans fighting to defeat a bill that would criminalize their very existence.

Antigay church agrees to obey laws restricting funeral protests

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan.--which, under the leadership of its notoriously antigay pastor, Fred Phelps (pictured), spreads a message of hate by picketing at soldiers' funerals--has agreed to obey new state laws that have been passed to limit where and when such demonstrations take place, a church attorney said Wednesday.

Kansas Lawmaker Delivers Crazy Antigay Rant

State Rep. Dick Jones says the Supreme Court has decided gay people are a "third sex."

Melissa Etheridge on being a 'proud mother' to queer artists and the healing power of music

“I know that my art has healed me just year after year after year. It keeps healing me," Etheridge says. "I’m just so grateful and always hope that my music can do that for people."

Fourth Phelps-Roper Child Abandons WBC

Zach Phelps-Roper, 23, left the antigay church in February and is now preaching a message of unconditional love and empathy.

Fred Phelps Ex-Communicated and Near Death?

The Westboro Baptist Church founder was booted from his own sect and is now suicidal and near death, according to his estranged son.