Politics

Oklahoma governor bans nonbinary birth certificates

Forces parents to choose between male and female.

Apr 27, 2022

Kansas legislator decries trans colleague using Capitol women's bathroom

Republican state Rep. Cheryl Helmer seemed to target transgender legislator Rep. Stephanie Byers.

Apr 27, 2022

Federal judge rules military discriminating against HIV-pos service members by not deploying them

Ruling might affect other Defense Department policies against HIV-pos soldiers, sailors, and airmen

Apr 12, 2022

Trans teens, physicians sue Alabama over criminalization of doctors providing gender-affirming care

Alabama state law punishes doctors for treating trans youth under age 19.

Apr 12, 2022

Walt Disney great-grandchild comes out as trans; laments not advocating against Florida bill

Charlee Disney and father Roy promises family will match donations to Human Rights Campaign up to $500,000.

Apr 12, 2022

Rep. Mike Quigley considers run for Chicago mayor

Quigley serves as vice chairman of congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus and is a member of the congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus.

Apr 11, 2022

Ald. Raymond Lopez announces run for Chicago mayor

Would be first Latino, first openly gay man, second openly gay mayor of the City of Broad Shoulders.

Apr 6, 2022

Ron DeSantis signs 'Don't Say Gay' bill

Mar 29, 2022

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb vetoes transgender girls sports ban

Mar 24, 2022

More than 60% of Americans oppose 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Mar 18, 2022

NY-based LGBTQ non-profit loses $10M in funding due to mishandling of funds

The LGBT Network was dropped by NY Department of Health following investigation.

Mar 7, 2022

Gays to blame for Ukraine invasion, says Russian Orthodox Church head

Patriarch Kirill says the war is more than politics, but rather a war between God and Western values.

Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine under Russian control heightens LGBTQ fears

UN ambassador: intelligence shows LGBTQ people are on Russian list for extermination or internment in camps.

Mar 4, 2022

Lightfoot claims 'biggest d*ck in Chicago' according to lawsuit

Argued with park district lawyer about Columbus statue.

Mar 3, 2022

Binny's, local bars, dump Russian vodka, other goods

Smirnoff and Stolichnaya, which have Russian names, are made in the U.S.

Mar 2, 2022

Biden talks Equality Act and transgender rights in State of the Union Address

Equality Act only needs Senate passage to become law.

Mar 2, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ Pat Robertson comes out of retirement to say God wants Ukraine war

The millionaire televangelist says Putin is being guided by God.

Mar 1, 2022

NYC mayor appoints anti-LGBTQ pastors to his new administration

One pastor defended lifetime imprisonment of gay men in Uganda.

Mar 1, 2022

Supreme Court refuses to give Christian college a pass over anti-discrimination case

Gordon College attempted to use "ministerial exemption" in a lawsuit brought by a professor.

Mar 1, 2022

Decatur, Ill. residents advocate for gay man attacked in hate crime

Ethan Dickerson is facing hate crime charges.

Feb 22, 2022

AOC angers LGBTQ community; proposes renaming post office honoring PFLAG founder

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez open to renaming Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building in New York City.

Feb 22, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court takes up LGBTQ case that put civil rights in crosshair

If not limited in scope, conservative members of the Supreme Court could easily use the case to erase LGBTQ rights.

Feb 22, 2022

Congress passes right to take workplace sex assault, harassment to court

This helps women and sexual minorities who have been victimized twice through arbitration.

Feb 10, 2022

Church book burning counter protester throws in Bible

A counter protester also held a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by George Orwell.

Feb 6, 2022