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Former Texas House Speaker Urges Supreme Court to Make LGBTQ Discrimination Illegal

The former Republican Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Joe Straus, has come out in support of federal protections for LGBTQ Americans in an op-ed published in Newsweek. The Republican politicia...

Two Supreme Court Justices Meet with Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group President Brian Brown

Before announcing their judgement on three LGBTQ rights cases, two U.S. Supreme Court justices met with the leader of an anti-LGBTQ hate group, reported PinkNews. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito me...

Activists Arrested in Sit-In Outside of Supreme Court during LGBTQ Employment Cases

Over 100 activists and protestors were reportedly arrested on Tuesday (October 8) outside the supreme Court as judges heard three landmark LGBTQ employment cases, reported Out Magazine. Activists with Housin...

Billy Porter Makes History at 71st Emmy Awards

Billy Porter won an Emmy last night (Septmember 22), making history as the first black openly gay man to win an acting Emmy, according to LGBTQ Nation. After a historic nomination, Porter took home the Emmy ...

Georgia Equality Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Regarding Workplace Discrimination

LGBTQ advocacy group Georgia Equality filed an amicus brief in several cases that will be determine whether employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is covered under Titl...

Information on Transgender Employees Removed from Federal Website

Information protecting transgender people in the workplace was removed from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) website, reported NCRM. The page, created under the Obama administration, used to provid...

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...

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...

Jameka Evans and Lambda Legal's Greg Nevins

US Supreme Court declines to hear Georgia lesbian’s employment discrimination case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday morning that it will not review the case of Jameka Evans, the Georgia woman who claims she was harassed in the workplace and fired from her security officer position at G...

Facebook, Google, Starbucks join in Georgia lesbian’s US Supreme Court fight

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Starbucks and Viacom have joined 71 other companies in an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief supporting Georgia lesbian Jameka Evans in her efforts to ask the US Supreme Court to ...

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

Former Texas House Speaker Urges Supreme Court to Make LGBTQ Discrimination Illegal

No LGBTQ Questions Asked During Democratic Debate, Despite Being Transgender Day of Remembrance

Georgia’s First Openly Gay Mayor Elected in Canton

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

2019 Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide: Holiday Sparkle

Former Texas House Speaker Urges Supreme Court to Make LGBTQ Discrimination Illegal

Two Supreme Court Justices Meet with Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group President Brian Brown

Activists Arrested in Sit-In Outside of Supreme Court during LGBTQ Employment Cases

Billy Porter Makes History at 71st Emmy Awards

Georgia Equality Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Regarding Workplace Discrimination

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Information on Transgender Employees Removed from Federal Website

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

Federal court rules for gay rights in major employment discrimination case

US Supreme Court declines to hear Georgia lesbian’s employment discrimination case

Facebook, Google, Starbucks join in Georgia lesbian’s US Supreme Court fight

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

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Former Texas House Speaker Urges Supreme Court to Make LGBTQ Discrimination Illegal

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