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New Kansas governor restores LGBTQ protections as first official act in office

"Discrimination of any kind has no place in Kansas. It will not be tolerated."

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Florida governor deliberately excludes LGBTQ people from nondiscrimination policy

While governors from both parties are protecting LGBTQ state workers from discrimination, Ron DeSantis chose the opposite route.

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Kansas is getting LGBTQ protections because elections have consequences

The previous Republican governor took away LGBTQ protections. Now a Democrat will bring them back.

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Trump’s religious liberty order matters more than his affair with Stormy Daniels

It was a surreal situation of reporters shouting questions about a porn star at an event celebrating the National Day of Prayer.

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The Louisiana supreme court won’t hear why LGBTQ state workers should be protected

The governor wants to protect state workers from discrimination. The Attorney General doesn't. The state supreme court won't even listen to them argue about it.

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No one knows what Trump’s ‘religious liberty’ executive order actually means

Both the religious right and LGBTQ organizations were left scratching their heads after yesterday's Rose Garden photo op.

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Trump grants antigay clergy ‘free speech & religious liberty’ protections

The president declared he's directed the Department of Justice to "develop new rules" to ensure religious free speech.

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Watch here as Trump signs ‘religious freedom’ executive order

We're monitoring the livestream as religious leaders talk about "evildoers" and those "persecuted for their faith."

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Trump’s religious freedom order expected to spare LGBTQ people, for now

The order would make it easier churches to engage in political activity thereby allowing evangelicals to support Republicans from the pulpit.

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ICYMI: What happened this week in just 3 minutes

Matt Baume offers a quick, queer debrief of the week's news for the LGBTQ community.

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