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Forty-nine people were killed when a man opened fire with an assault-style rifle in Pulse, an Orlando gay nightclub on June 12, 2016. Another 53 were injured. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting by a single person in modern U.S. history. Forty-nine innocent people, doing nothing except…
On Monday, the Supreme Court threw out a lower court ruling on a classic case of religious freedom versus anti-discrimination.
Bigoted NYC Uber driver Ahmad El Boutari said his two female passengers kissing was “disrespectful” and “illegal,” and after kicking them out of his car, he grabbed one of them by the arm to stop her from filming the incident. Emma Pichl, 24, and her girlfriend of two years, Alex…
Texas is continuing its attack on rights for LGBT citizens, including challenging benefits for legally married same-gender couples and introducing its own “bathroom bill.” The Texas Supreme Court this month agreed to hear a case challenging benefits for same-gender married couples, despite the legalization of gay marriage nationwide in 2015….
Anti-LGBT hate laws are continuing to cost states money as well as drive away business. California will no longer fund trips for government officials to states that passed anti-LGBT legislation any time after June 26, 2015, according to a law that went into effect January 1. Currently, Assembly Bill 1887…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that makes it legal for therapists and counselors to turn down LGBT clients based on “sincerely held principles.” Per the bill, therapists are not permitted to refuse clients who are an imminent danger to themselves or others, and therapists must…
Ten mayors from around the country have united in response to the recent anti-LGBT laws passed in states such as North Carolina and Mississippi, as reported by QUEERtimes. Mayors Edwin M. Lee (D-San Francisco), Ed Murray (D- Seattle), Bill de Blasio (D-New York), Jim Kenney (D-Philadelphia), Charlie Hales (D-Portland), Libby…
By Michael Nam Josh Duggar, the eldest son of the 19 Kids and Counting family, admitted to sexually abusing several minor-aged girls (most likely his sisters), exposing the anti-LGBT activist family and their allies’ views as hypocritical on the issue of “protecting” women and children. In Touch magazine first reported…
Update (3/31/2015 2:54 p.m.): List of states banning state-funded travel to Indiana updated to include New York By Michael Nam Gov. Pence called his own press conference on Tuesday morning to say what he would not say on ‘This Week’: that the new Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana would…
What Other States Face Anti-LGBT Laws By Barbara Frankel There now are more than 85 anti-LGBT bills before 28 state legislatures, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Courtesy of Human Rights Campaign What Has Been Approved So Far Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom Law.’ Status: Signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence,…