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Politics + Activism

Jury Duty For (Anti-Racist) Dummies

If anything good is going to come out of this jury duty business, maybe it’s that I’m about to kick my ass into gear.

By Hannah Hodson| November 18, 2014 | 25 Comments
News + Politics

Michigan Same-Sex Couples Get a Court Win, But State Legislature Wants to Leave Trans People Behind

Republicans are trying to exclude trans protections in a civil rights amendment, while a federal judge has struck down a state law banning domestic partner benefits.

By Mari Brighe| November 13, 2014 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

5 Trans Legal Protections Mapped Across The US, Plus Bonus 6th Map

Not all barriers can be resolved through state-by-state legal protections.

By Maddie| October 16, 2014 | 1 Comment
News + Politics

Slowly but Surely, Gay Conversion Therapy Is Coming Out of Mental Health Practices

Lawmakers across the United States are working to eliminate therapies from mental health practices that seek to “cure” homosexuality.

By Helen| September 23, 2014 | 10 Comments
News + Politics

American Bar Association Unanimously Passes LGBT Nondiscrimination Resolution, Wants You to Have Rights

The ABA passes a resolution that says they are really, really, really cool with LGBT rights.

By KaeLyn| August 25, 2014 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

George Fox University Updates Trans Student Housing Policy, Remains The Worst

In response to the general freakout over the school’s discrimination against Jayce M, George Fox upped the ante on its discriminatory cluelessness. He and other trans students can live on campus in gender-appropriate dorms — if they get genital surgery.

By Adrian| July 21, 2014 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

Obama Signs Executive Order On Federal LGBT Workplace Discrimination; No Religious Exemptions in Sight

Obama also signed an executive order that prohibits federal employers from discriminating based on gender identity. That order applies as of today. Obama did not include exemptions for religious groups in either order, despite heavy pressure to do so from evangelical leaders.

By Adrian| July 21, 2014 | 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Five Things You Should Know about The U.S.’s Criminalization of HIV

As various states prepare to analyze their criminal laws, here’s a quick breakdown of the relationship between HIV and the law in the United States.

By Helen| July 21, 2014 | 8 Comments
News + Politics

Post Hobby Lobby, Religious Leaders Ask For Right To Discriminate Against Queers

Religious leaders have their eye on broad exemptions from a pending executive order to block employment discrimination by federal contractors against LGBT people.

By Adrian| July 9, 2014 | 7 Comments
Business + Work

Surprise, Study Confirms Hiring Discrimination Against LGBT People Is Real

This study draws attention to precisely the issue President Obama aims to address with his forthcoming executive order banning LGBT employment discrimination by federal contractors.

By Maddie| July 7, 2014 | 14 Comments
News + Politics

Obama Closes Out Pride Month By Extending Workplace Protections to Transgender Federal Employees

President Obama is extending a 2009 memorandum he issued that gave protections and benefits to gay, lesbian and bisexual federal employees to transgender and gender non-conforming employees.

By Mey| July 1, 2014 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

Obama Will Finally Sign Executive Order for LGBT Workplace Protection, ENDA Still Nowhere in Sight

Today the White House will announce that an executive order for LGBT workplace protections from federal contractors is finally coming.

By Rachel| June 16, 2014 | 2 Comments
News + Politics

Hobby Lobby Continues To Make Crafting Look Bad With Birth Control Lawsuit

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case could drastically broaden the scope of religious liberty for employers or mean, at long last, free birth control for everyone.

By Adrian| March 25, 2014 | 17 Comments
Politics + Activism

Tennessee Senate Passes Bill That’ll Let Gay Kids Get Bullied Because “Religious Freedom”

The law also specifically mentions high school football captains as students automatically permitted to preach the gospel at school-wide events.

By Riese| March 25, 2014 | 40 Comments
Politics + Activism

Idaho Campaigns Look to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination, Bigots Look to Stop Them

In Idaho several campaigns have started up to make sure that the few protections LGBTQ people have remain and that more are added. They are currently facing strong opposition, but haven’t given up the fight yet.

By Mey| March 25, 2014 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

We Won A Thing: Michigan Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Today, Judge Bernard Friedman declared Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.

By Rachel| March 21, 2014 | 21 Comments
News + Politics

Obama’s State Of The Union Respects Women, Wants You To Have More Money

If all goes according to his plan (and it very well may not) this will be a year of leaps and bounds for many of the Americans who felt left behind in 2013. Women, people of color and those living in poverty could all benefit from Obama’s plans to use executive orders rather than waiting on a gridlocked Congress to pass anything to his desk.

By Kaitlyn| January 29, 2014 | 4 Comments
News + Politics

We Need To Talk About Colonialism Before We Criticize International Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

It is important to defend human rights and to speak out against human rights violations around the world. However, to talk about anti-gay legislation internationally, we need to talk about a history of white supremacy that brought homophobia and anti-LGBTQ legislation to various countries.

By Helen| January 22, 2014 | 45 Comments
News + Politics

American LGBT Workers of Color Are Part of a Broken Bargain

For queer women of color, intersectionality isn’t just a “concept” or a “framework” for theorists to use for mind exercise — it’s a lived experience.

By Carmen| November 21, 2013 | 13 Comments
News + Politics

ENDA Passes the Senate: How Did We Get Here, Where Are We Going?

What just happened with ENDA, and what do you need to know to make sense of it? Everything you’ve ever needed to know about ENDA right up to the minute is right here!

By the team| November 7, 2013 | 8 Comments
Health + Athletics

The Out2Enroll Campaign Wants To Help You Get Awesome Health Coverage

As the countdown to the Affordable Care Act continues, 1/3 of LGBT Americans are uninsured! This campaign wants to change that.

By Cara| September 17, 2013 | 5 Comments
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