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Trump Admin Is Still Chipping Away at LGBTQ+ Rights, In Final Months
Trump is using his lame-duck period to emphasize what we already knew: he is no friend to this community.
Biden Details How He Will Roll Back Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Policies
Trump's transgender military ban will be among the first reversed.
Tennessee College Legally Kicks Out Student For Being Gay
It turns out religious schools can get an exemption from obeying the law.
The Netherlands Move To Put LGBTQ+ Rights in Constitution
The Dutch have long been at the forefront of recognizing LGBTQ+ rights like marriage equality.
Trump Administraton Slashes LGBTQ+ Protections
The move to axe language from Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act is difficult to defend in light of Monday’s Supreme Court decision affirming LGBTQ+ rights.
Jacksonville Passes LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination Law, Again
An earlier version of the law had been overturned on a legislative technicality.
Proposed Polish Bill Calls LGBTQ+ People Pedophiles
The Stop Pedophilia bill claims to protect children, but critics and educators say it's a dangerous attack on LGBTQ+ rights.
Queer Advocate Pauli Murray’s Home Becomes National Landmark
"She served as a bridge figure between social movements."
128 Democrats Push To Add LGBT Protections To Civil Rights Act
"We firmly believe that Title VII's sex discrimination provision already prohibits discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation and gender identity, and we urge the Court to overrule erroneous Second Circuit precedent to the contrary."
Watch: New Doc Traces History-Making Effort to Gain Marriage Equality
The Freedom to Marry will examine and celebrate the people behind the groundbreaking achievment.
Germany to Overturn Convictions for Thousands of Gay Men
They were charged under Paragraph 175, the criminal code the Nazis used to persecute gay men during the Holocaust.
Italy Approves Same-Sex Unions Law
The country is among the last in Western Europe to adopt new laws for same-sex couples.
EXCLUSIVE: Can We Compare the Civil Rights and LGBT Movements?
“Church and States,” VICE’s next episode on HBO, explores the American battle for equal rights.
Legendary Lovers: Bayard Rustin & Walter Naegle
The partner of the gay Civil Rights activist and organizer of the March on Washington shares his side of the story
Dustin Lance Black on Why the LGBT & Black Civil Rights Movements Are Connected
The Oscar award-winning writer and activist sheds light on our violent LGBT history