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Wyoming school principal axes antibullying play over gay character

“[The principal] just took it as, there’s a gay person [so it’s] promoting gayness, but that’s not even how that works. People don’t become gay from watching a show,” the sister of the school's drama teacher said.

Wyo. Republicans Back Bill to Legalize Marriage

A Republican lawmaker in Wyoming is pitching in to establish marriage equality in his state.

Wyoming Bar Sells Shirt Promoting the Shooting of Gay People

The T-shirts say guns are the state's "cure for AIDS."

Wyoming Residents Don Tutus to Show LGBT Support

Communities around the state threw tutu-wearing parties in response to Sen. Mike Enzi's comments that a man in a tutu is asking for a fight.

Matthew Shepard's Murder Remembered 25 Years Later With a Renewed Call to Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate

Matthew Shepard died 25 years ago today after an antigay attack. How do we honor his legacy and that of less well-known hate-crime victims?

Equality Wyoming Exec Wins State House Seat by 70 Votes

Sara Burlingame, the director of the statewide LGBTQ group, won over voters in her Cheyenne-area district.

State Senator to LGBTQ Teens: Gay Love Akin to Pedophilia, Bestiality

The legislator, Lynn Hutchings, told visiting students that having sex with children and dogs could be considered a sexual orientation.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Wyoming's Marriage Ban

The order comes with a stay until Thursday, or until state officials stop defending the ban in court.

17 Years After Matt Shepard, Laramie Protects LGBTs

The city became the first in Wyoming to adopt an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law.

Kan. Judge OK's Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

A judge in the state's most populous county orders that marriage licenses be issued to same-sex couples, while the governor and attorney general seek to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage.

SCOTUS Lets Same-Sex Couples Marry in Kansas

The high court decided Wednesday that same-sex couples in Kansas should not have to wait any longer to get married.

Wyoming Couples Sue for Marriage Equality

Four couples and the statewide group Wyoming Equality filed the suit in a state court Wednesday.

Wyoming to Consider Marriage Equality, Nondiscrimination Bills

Marriage equality, nondiscrimination, and domestic partnership bills will get a hearing, and a possible vote, by lawmakers next week.

Wyo. Couples Seek Immediate Marriage Equality

Since the Supreme Court let stand a pro-equality ruling in the federal circuit covering Wyoming, same-sex couples there should now be able to marry, their attorneys say -- but state officials beg to differ.

BREAKING: Wyo. Won't Appeal Marriage Equality

Same-sex couples can begin marrying Tuesday morning.

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Wyoming Is Latest State With Anti-Trans Sports Law

Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.

GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis Issues 'Apology' After Transphobic Comments

Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming was booed during a commencement address at the University of Wyoming over the remarks.