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This anti-LGBT bill is what united all the Republican presidential wannabes
Donald Trump supports The First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) would allow for anti-LGBTQ discrimination across the country, and so do some of his biggest backers.
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African nations seek to stop UN from policing anti-LGBT violence, discrimination
African nations are seeking to initially suspend and then get rid of the first U.N. independent expert charged with investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Maine Gov. LePage supports Mississippi law allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is backing Mississippi’s appeal to reinstate a law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
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President Obama to veto defense bill if it includes anti-LGBTQ provision
The White House held a meeting with groups opposed to the “religious freedom” provision and told them the administration is informing lawmakers of the likelihood for a veto.
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New Clinton ad features woman denied housing by Trump corp for being black
The Justice Department sued Donald Trump’s company for alleged racial bias. Hillary Clinton’s new campaign ad puts a face to that discrimination.
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Watch: Short film explores lost gay slang Brits used to avoid arrest
Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in Britain in the late 1960s, this slang helped gay and bisexual men speak freely to one another without outing themselves in a highly homophobic society.
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Antigay North Carolina governor trolled on birthday with full page newspaper ad
A group calling itself Writers for a Progressive North Carolina wishes Gov. McCrory a happy birthday, with a healthy dose of shade thrown in.
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Caitlyn Jenner responds to N.C. Gov. McCrory wanting her in men’s showers
Gov. McCrory said in a debate with opponent Roy Cooper that Caitlyn Jenner should use the men’s showers if she visits North Carolina, even though that violates HB2.
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Angry right wingers blame ‘gay mafia’ for discriminatory bakery closing
Right wing pundits are up in arms about Sweet Cakes by Melissa closing, casting them as victims even though they’ve raked in over $420K from supporters.
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Oregon bakers who wouldn’t make lesbian wedding cake post closure notice
While the legal battle continues, Sweet Cakes by Melissa publicizes that it is out of business for good.