Author Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association

Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association

Rulings in favor of Title VII protections for LGBTQ workers on the rise

New rulings from federal appeals courts that have found an existing civil rights law against sex discrimination also prohibits anti-LGBTQ discrimination are shaking up the landscape for protections for LGBTQ pe...

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Federal court rules for gay rights in major employment discrimination case

In a major ruling affirming protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual workers, a federal appeals court in New York City ruled Monday employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is unlawful under Title...

George W. Bush

Only amnesia can explain new Democratic support for Bush

After more than a year of President Trump, the administration of George W. Bush is looking better to many Democrats in retrospect — but that might be the result of collective amnesia given the policies of the p...

Report: Record number of 52 anti-LGBT homicides in 2017

A new report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Project has found the number of anti-LGBT homicides in 2017 was 52 — making it the recorded worst year ever for murders of LGBT people. The report, p...

Danica Roem, Kevin Spacey and Roy Moore

2017 Year In Review: Top 10 national LGBT news stories of the year

As many predicted, 2017 brought an end to the progressive Obama era and the beginning of an assault on LGBT rights from the new Trump administration. Below is a ranking of the 10 biggest LGBT stories of the yea...