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Trump Administration Opposed LGBTQ Census Questions, New Evidence Shows

The transcript released from the testimony of a Commerce Department official illuminated a potential reason why previous plans to add questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to a national survey ...

Labor Dept. Uses “Religious Liberty” to Discriminate, LGBTQ Advocates Say

As part of an ongoing Trump Administration campaign stressing religious freedom, on August 10, 2018 the Department of Justice implemented Directive 2018-03, an addition to Executive Order 11246 that critics cal...

Cleveland Establishes City’s First-Ever LGBTQ Police Liaison

The city of Cleveland is aiming to provide an overall safe place for residents. Including LGBTQ citizens. To ensure broader protection for different neighborhoods, Mayor Frank G. Jackson recently named the c...

LGBTQ Americans Less Likely to Receive Health Insurance

It’s been three years since the LGBTQ movements scored a victory with Obergefell on June 25, 2015. However, recent research suggests that same-sex marriage does not improve the health of married couples. It’s a...

Department of Justice creates much-criticized “Religious Liberty Task Force”

The Trump Administration's Department of Justice has founded a government body that it says is dedicated to defending religious liberty. Critics claim it's designed to protect anti-LGBTQ legislation and policie...

Lambda Legal files suit to defend military members with HIV

Lambda Legal, the LGBTQ advocacy group, has filed a motion to force the Trump Administration's Department of Defense from discharging military service members who are currently living with HIV. Other organiz...

Federal judge slaps down Trump transgender ban

A federally appointed judge just a kibosh on the President's military transgender ban. A United States District Judge, Seattle's Marsha Pechman, struck down the ruling on June 15. Pechman soundly rejected th...

Atlanta government wants your ideas for LGBTQ Bureau logo

Atlanta officials are inviting local creatives to design a new logo for the City's LGBTQ Affairs Bureau. According to a press release, One Atlanta--aka the Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion--...

Spanish Prime Minister includes two gay ministers in cabinet

Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s new Prime Minister, just appointed two openly gay men as ministers in his new cabinet. The previous government of former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy collapsed due to a recent vote of no ...

‘Georgia Civil Rights Act’ prohibits discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation

Georgia is one step closer to equal rights for all its citizens, including those who are LGBT. Today, the state Legislative Black Caucus gathered in the Coverdell building to officially introduce Senate Bill...

Alex Wan, gay realtor Kirk Rich announce City Council candidacies

Alex Wan never consciously decided to run for public office. But this year, the longtime district six Atlanta City Council representative kicked off a campaign for Council president, and a fellow gay Atlanta...

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

Rachel Slawson to be First Bisexual Miss USA Contestant

Record Number of Businesses Earn Perfect 100 on HRC Corporate Equality Index

White House Livestreams Anti-LGBTQ Sermon

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Lizzo Says She Wants Her Music to Make Black Trans Women Feel Good

RuPaul Set to Host SNL

Katie Sowers to Make History as First Openly LGBTQ Coach at Super Bowl