Texas A&M's drag ban blocked by federal court as judge cites free 'speech rights'
A student "Draggieland" performance will go on as scheduled March 27.
March 24, 2025
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Texas Anti-Drag Law Blocked Again by Judge
The law can't go into effect for at least another two weeks as deliberations on a lawsuit continue.
September 13, 2023
Donald Trump's Scary Supreme Court Picks
The Republican presidential nominee's list of those he'd appoint to the Supreme Court is full of bad news for LGBT people.
September 24, 2016
Miss. Marriage Ban Headed to Appeals Court
Marriage equality litigation out of Mississippi will be heard by the same three-judge panel that will consider similar bans in Texas and Louisiana.
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December 4, 2014
School Suspends Students For Long Hair — Judge Intervenes
Magnolia Independent School District is being sued over a policy requiring short hair for boys but not girls.
October 26, 2021
Texas Atty General Fighting to Allow Bias Against LGBTQ Parents
Ken Paxton and a Texas Catholic archdiocese want foster and adoption agencies to be able to turn away LGBTQ people and still receive federal funds.
November 15, 2019
Mississippi Marriage Ban Struck Down
The ruling is on hold, though, and the state is expected to appeal.
November 25, 2014
The LGBTQ+ political wins in an otherwise devastating election
There were some bright spots.
November 6, 2024
South Carolinians Sue Over Ban on LGBTQ Mentions in Sex Education
The 1988 law says nonheterosexual relationships can be mentioned only in discussion of sexually transmitted infections.
March 2, 2020
Texas Men Plead Guilty to Antigay, Racist Hate Crime
Jimmy Garza and Ramiro Serrata, Jr., have pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges stemming from a brutal attack on a gay black man in 2012.
September 25, 2015
Federal Judge in Texas Rules Title VII Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
The ruling doesn't change the law immediately but stands to influence future decisions.
April 10, 2018
SCOTUS Kills Texas Lawsuit Against California Sparked by Antigay Law
California banned state-funded travel to Texas over an anti-LGBTQ+ Lone Star State law, leading Texas AG Ken Paxton to sue, but the Supreme Court won't take the case.
April 27, 2021
Texas Judge Strikes Down Anti-Drag Law Days After Another Upholds College Drag Ban
Very different conclusions came from two federal judges in the same state.
September 26, 2023
Texas Lawmakers Admit Marriage Equality, Incest Link Is Illogical
The legislators made the argument in a brief urging a federal appeals court to uphold the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
August 6, 2014
Our 2024 LGBTQ+ voter guide: What to know about candidates, how to vote and more
Here are the candidates running for Congress and judicial office on November 5.
October 10, 2024
Families and Doctors Sue Over Trans Health Care Ban in Alabama
A new law would deprive trans youth of lifesaving care -- and it's unconstitutional, two lawsuits say.
April 12, 2022
Federal Judge Sides With Texas, Blocks Obama's Trans Student Guidance
The ruling takes issue with how the Obama administration drafted its guidance, and it adheres strongly to a strictly binary understanding of gender.
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August 22, 2016