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State Department Human Rights Advocacy Commission Holds First Meeting

A controversial human rights advisory commission the State Department created earlier this year held its first meeting on Wednesday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered opening remarks at the Commission...

Another Same-Sex Couple Sues State Department Over Citizenship of Daughter

Another same-sex couple has sued the Trump administration for denying their child U.S. citizenship, reported Out Magazine. U.S. citizens Roee and Adiel Kiviti are suing the State Department after their daug...

Marriage Opponent to Chair State Department Human rights Commission

A Harvard Law School professor who is known for her opposition to same-sex marriage will chair the State Department’s new human rights advisory commission that will stress “natural law and natural rights.” S...

Bill Would Prompt State Department to Review ‘Lavender Scare’ Firings

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) this week introduced a bill that would prompt the State Department to review the termination of personal during the so-called “lavender scare.” A press release that Menendez’s...

State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report

The State Department’s annual human rights report that was released on Wednesday notes anti-LGBTI violence and discrimination remained widespread around the world in 2018. The report cites statistics from th...

Judge Again Rules Against State Department in Intersex Passport Applicant Case

A federal judge on Thursday denied the State Department’s request to stay his ruling in favor of an intersex person who was denied a passport because they do not identify as male or female. The State Departm...

Judge Grants Birthright U.S. Citizenship to Son of Binational Gay Couple

A California judge granted U.S. citizen to the twin son of a binational gay married couple who didn’t share a blood relationship with his American father, reported the Los Angeles Times. Two-year old Ethan D...

State Department ‘Deeply Disturbed’ by Latest Chechnya Anti-LGBTI Crackdown

The State Department on Thursday said it is “deeply disturbed” by reports that indicate at least two people have been killed and upwards of 40 others have been detained in the latest anti-LGBTI crackdown in Che...

Trump to Nominate Heather Nauert as Next US Ambassador to UN

President Trump on Friday said he will nominate State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to succeed outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley. Nauert, a former Fox News reporter, has been with the...

State Dept.: US Not Seeking Trans People’s Removal from UN Documents

The State Department on Thursday denied a report that says the U.S. wants to remove transgender people from U.N. human rights documents. The Guardian newspaper reported U.S. diplomats are “seeking to elimina...

Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats and U.N. Officials Must Marry or Leave

The State Department imposed a new policy restricting visas for unmarried same-sex partners of diplomats and U.N. staff, reported NBC News. While marriage has always been required for the partners of straigh...

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

Mastercard to Allow Customers to Use Chosen Name on Cards

Winning Design Announced for Pulse Memorial

Another Judge Deals Blow to Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ ‘Conscience Rule’

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

‘Gossip Girl’ Reboot to be More Queer and Diverse than Original Series

Out Country Artist Brandi Carlile to Receive CMT’s Impact Award

Percentage of LGBTQ Characters on TV Increases since Last Year