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Will voters repeal Massachusetts’ new transgender civil rights law?
Opponents of the law say they were told they had submitted enough signatures to put the recall effort on the 2018 ballot.
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The ignored issue so far: Why LGBT rights still matter in this election
Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, but there are other battlegrounds related to civil rights and protections for LGBT people.
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NCAA announces new hosts for championship games yanked out of North Carolina
The games were pulled after the state passed a law that nullified municipal LGBT rights ordinances and forces trans people to use certain restrooms.
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Another athletic association is pulling championship games from North Carolina
The National Junior College Athletic Association says it will relocate its baseball championships because of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people.
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Mother sues hospital for calling suicidal trans son a girl repeatedly
Kyler Prescott killed himself weeks after he was released. Now his mother wants justice.
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North Carolina democrats plan political comeback around HB2 backlash
Even ousting the governor who signed them wouldn’t necessarily cancel the laws Republicans passed or stop future legislation.
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Pope lashes out at ‘nasty’ transgender mentality and ‘world war against marriage’
He concluded by begging reporters flying with him on the papal plane: “Please don’t write ‘The pope blesses trans.’ Please.”
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New Massachusetts transgender rights law goes into effect
The Massachusetts Family Institute is hoping to put a question before voters on the November 2018 ballot calling for repeal of the measure.
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Religious right will try to repeal Massachusetts pro-trans law at the ballot box
City and town clerks had certified more than 32,375 signatures of registered voters, the number needed to place a repeal question on the 2018 state ballot.
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NCAA pulls championship games from North Carolina over anti-LGBT law
The NCAA says the decision by its board of governors came “because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections.”