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Ohio’s New GOP Governor Signs Order Against Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Newly sworn-in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, signed on Monday during his first day in office an executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination in state employment.The directive, Executive Order 201...

Gov. Kasich Bars Anti-Trans Discrimination in Ohio State Workforce

With less than a month remaining in office, Ohio Gov. John Kasich — a prominent critic of President Trump within his own party — signed on Wednesday an executive order barring anti-trans discrimination in the s...

Lakewood City Council Passes Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy

Lakewood, Ohio’s city council passed a measure that protects LGBTQ youth from “conversion therapy,” reported the Human Rights Campaign.Ward 4 Councilman Dan O’Malley proposed the ordinance which would crimi...

Cuyahoga County Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Policy

On Tuesday September 25, the Cuyahoga County Council passed a countywide ordinance to include protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The ordinance applies to employm...

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...

Controversial Atlanta activist “Sir Maejor” posts homophobic video

Local eccentric Tyree Lavelle Conyers-Page is under fire for homophobic video comments.In a recent video post, the self-proclaimed CEO of a Black Lives Matter splinter group accused mainstream BLM activists...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 12

1. The Hawaii House approved a bill on Monday that bans so-called "conversion therapy" from being inflicted on LGBTQ youth. In March, the State Senate passed SB 270, with only one Senator voting against it. Aft...

 Lambda Legal, ACLU take gay marriage case straight to SCOTUS

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, and Lambda Legal today filed a petition with the the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling upholding a ban on same-...

BREAKING: Judge to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban

A federal judge announced today that he will strike down Ohio's gay marriage ban, which would stop short of forcing the state to recognize same-sex marriages but will make the state recognize gay couples legall...

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

Intersex Organizations Call out WHO for Classifying Intersex Traits as “Disorders”

Trump Admin Seeks to Roll Back Trans Health Care Protections in Obamacare

Donald Trump Releases Pride T-shirt

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump Apologizes for Transphobic Joke about Erica Jayne

Farmers Market Jitters

“The Cake” Takes the Atlanta Stage

Ohio’s New GOP Governor Signs Order Against Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Gov. Kasich Bars Anti-Trans Discrimination in Ohio State Workforce

Lakewood City Council Passes Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy

Cuyahoga County Passes LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Policy

Cleveland Establishes City’s First-Ever LGBTQ Police Liaison

Controversial Atlanta activist “Sir Maejor” posts homophobic video

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 12

Lambda Legal, ACLU take gay marriage case straight to SCOTUS

BREAKING: Judge to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban

Intersex Organizations Call out WHO for Classifying Intersex Traits as “Disorders”

Trump Admin Seeks to Roll Back Trans Health Care Protections in Obamacare

Donald Trump Releases Pride T-shirt

WATCH: Travel Issue Story Preview

Human Rights Campaign Close to Naming Next President: Sources

Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump Apologizes for Transphobic Joke about Erica Jayne

ICE Has Been Placing LGBTQ Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Taiwanese LGBTQ Couples Celebrate Marriage Equality with Mass Same-Sex Wedding

Georgia GOP Delivers Stealth Win for LGBTQ Parents

Standing Up for Our Bodies

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