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Puerto Rico Passes “Religious Freedom” Bill

Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives has passed a religious freedom bill that activists say legalizes LGBTQ discrimination, reported El Nuevo Dia.The bill prohibits religious-based organizations from bein...

LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Bill Introduced in Congress

Members of Congress have introduced a bipartisan bill to protect sexual orientation and gender identity from housing discrimination, reported ABC 13.Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and eleven colleagues from all ...

Attorney General William Barr Responds to Letter from LGBTQ Employees

Attorney General William Barr responded to a letter from an LGBTQ Department of Justice (DOJ) organization expressing concerns about the work environment that caused some to quit their jobs.DOJ Pride, a gro...

Equality Act Hearing Held in House Judiciary Committee

The first ever hearing on the Equality Act was help in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (April 2), with most of the eight witnesses supporting the legislation, according to LGBTQ Nation.Chair of th...

HRC Foundation Releases Corporate Equality Index

571 businesses earned a perfect score on the HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the most comprehensive assessment of workplace LGBTQ inclusion.To receive a perfect score of 100, a company must...

Majority of Americans Support LGBTQ Discrimination Protections

A new study from PRRI, conducted by Daniel Greenberg, Emma Beyer, Maxine Majle, PhD, Oyindamola Bola, and Robert P. Jones, PhD, found that across the country, no matter party or demographic, the majority of Ame...

New Study Highlights Differences Between Suicides Among LGB and Straight People

Note: This article may contain potential suicide triggers. If you are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts, you can call the 24/7 TrevorLifeline at 866-488-7386.A new study comparing suicide among gay and ...

Religious Freedom Bill Introduced in Georgia State Senate

A Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was reintroduced in the Georgia State Senate last week, according to the Human Rights Campaign.SB 221 is sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin and cosponsored by nine fel...

Democrats in Congress Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Discrimination on Basis of Religious Freedom

Congressional Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as the Do No Harm Act, reported Gay Star News.Sen. Kamala Harris and Reps. Joe Kennedy III and ...

Congress Speaks with Parents of Transgender Kids about Equality Act

Parents of transgender children met with Congress members on Wednesday (January 30) to discuss the passage of the Equality Act, reported Gay Star News.The parents came from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) F...

Majority of Americans Support Equality Act

Recent polling from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Public Relation Research Institute (PRRI), and Equality Virginia found that a growing majority of Americans support LGBTQ equality and federal non-discrimina...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Gay Influencers Make TIME’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet

Netflix Calls Out “Straight Pride” Organizers

HIV Vaccine Moves On to Late-Stage Testing

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Billy Porter Makes History with Emmy Nomination

DC Universe Gets First Gay Villain in ‘Birds of Prey’

Nicki Minaj Cancels Saudi Arabia Concert in Pro-LGBTQ Move

Puerto Rico Passes “Religious Freedom” Bill

LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Bill Introduced in Congress

Attorney General William Barr Responds to Letter from LGBTQ Employees

Equality Act Hearing Held in House Judiciary Committee

HRC Foundation Releases Corporate Equality Index

Majority of Americans Support LGBTQ Discrimination Protections

New Study Highlights Differences Between Suicides Among LGB and Straight People

Religious Freedom Bill Introduced in Georgia State Senate

Democrats in Congress Reintroduce Bill to Prevent Discrimination on Basis of Religious Freedom

Congress Speaks with Parents of Transgender Kids about Equality Act

Majority of Americans Support Equality Act

Gay Influencers Make TIME’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet

Netflix Calls Out “Straight Pride” Organizers

Billy Porter Makes History with Emmy Nomination

HIV Vaccine Moves On to Late-Stage Testing

LGBTQ Americans May Be More Likely to Show Early Signs of Dementia

Gay Porn Emits Estimated 17 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide a Year

Puerto Rico Governor Under Pressure to Resign over Homophobic, Misogynistic Comments

LGBTQ Advocates Call Out Tech Giants for Anti-LGBTQ Donations

Swinging Richards to Introduce Daytime Female Dancers

UN Human Rights Council Votes to Renew Expert in LGBTQ Protection

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