New Jersey became the second state in the nation to require LGBTQ history to be taught in public schools when Governor Phil Murphy signed a new bill on Thursday. The bill, modeled after a 2012 California law, will require public schools…
At least four Democratic members of Congress announced they will bring transgender service members or veterans to Tuesday’s State of the Union address to draw attention to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban. Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, one…
A New York City law banning gay cure therapy is facing a legal challenge from a anti-LGBT lobbying group. New York City Council passed legislation in 2017 outlawing conversion therapy on minors in the city, before a statewide ban was passed in…
More than half of the states in America received the lowest possible rating when it comes to enacting laws and policies that affect — and protect — LGBTQ people. That’s according to The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute…
Right now, Mississippi’s hate crime laws do not extend to victims targeted because of their sexual orientation, making it impossible for someone to be tried and convicted at the state level. One state lawmaker is hoping to change that by…
David Matheson, a former “ex-gay” advocate who spent years promoting conversion therapy to LGBTQ Mormons, has finally admitted that the practice does not work and should be stopped. Matheson, a prominent figure in the conversion therapy community who authored books and…
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