LGBTQ leaders - Tammy Baldwin

LGBTQ leaders are supporting Democratic Party nominee Joseph Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris as "the most pro-equality ticket in US history."

LGBTQ health discrimination block

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration with a preliminary injuction from pushing LGBTQ health discrimination against transgender people.

Merritt Corrigan

Several months after being appointed by Trump, Merritt Corrigan has lost her USAID post on the same day she posted several anti-LGBTQ tweets.

LGBT workers protections

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBT workers' protections by forbidding job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status.

Lesbian judge - Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez

An out lesbian judge in Texas, Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, is being ordered by a state commission to remove a rainbow Pride flag from her courtroom.

Idaho anti-transgender laws

Civil liberties groups are set to battle two Idaho anti-transgender laws in court after Governor Brad Little signed them into being.

Nonenforcement of nondiscrimination protections

Civil rights advocates have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the noneforcement of nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans.

Michigan corrections

Two lesbian officers are suing the Michigan corrections department for harassment and discrimination because of their sexual orientation.

State anti-transgender bills

Activists warned that Republican lawmakers are pushing state anti-transgender bills with the help of conservative advocacy groups.

Tennessee law LGBT

A Tennessee law will assure continued taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care and adoption agencies that will not allow LGBTQ families to adopt.

Jenna Ellis

Trump has added a new name to his roll call of far-right people he can draw on with cable news pundit Jenna Ellis being his newest campaign advisor.

Fairness for all bill

Republican legislators are pushing a compromise bill called "Fairness for All" Act and we have to wonder: how will this affect the LGBTQ community?

LGBTQ families

The Trump administration will allow taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to refuse LGBTQ families to adopt from them because of religious objections.

Matthew Shepard's parents

The family of Matthew Shepard, whose death led to the creation of a hate crimes law, criticized Attorney General William Barr for hypocrisy in a speech.

Los Angeles jurisdiction

The county of the Los Angeles jurisdiction will the first in the US to keep track of all violent deaths involving LGBTQ victims.

Vice President Mike Pence

US Vice President Mike Pence went around the world with his homophobic baggage and got an LGBTQ welcome in his visits to Iceland and Ireland.

LGBTQ employment discrimination

Taking one step further, the Trump administration has filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing in favor of LGBTQ employment discrimination.

Jennifer Horn - Log Cabin Republicans

While the Log Cabin Republicans have finally gotten their acknowledgement of endorsing Trump for 2020, some of their leaders are quitting over it.

Log Cabin Republican endorsement

The Log Cabin Republican endorsement of President Donald Trump for re-election says something about LGBTQ members who still believe in him.

LGBT anti-discrimination bill

The first step in passing the LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill, the Equality Act, was achieved Friday as the Democrat majority in the House approved the bill.

Equality bill

Congress is ready to vote on the Equality bill that would protect the LGBTQ community. But President Trump is intent on blocking it.

LGBTQ workplace rights

The Supreme Court is set to take up the cases of LGBTQ workplace rights and whether the federal civil rights law protects the LGBTQ community.

Tammy Baldwin - Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

Senators Tammy Baldwin and Tim Kaine are pushing for legislation that would strengthen support for LGBTQ youth through the "Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act."

Trump Accountability Project

GLAAD's Trump Accountability Project has monitored more than a hundred attacks on LGBTQ Americans since President Donald Trump took office in 2017.

Violence Against Women Act

The House pushed a bipartisan vote to renew the Violence Against Women Act even as Republicans argued against provisions on gun and transgender rights.

While the recent 2018 midterm elections gave us hope, conservative state legislators are doing their best to pass a slew of 2019 anti-LGBT bills.

Equality Act

LGBTQ advocates are hopeful that a comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination protection bill, the Equality Act, will soon be pushed in the new Congress.

William Barr

President Donald Trump’s choice for his next Attorney General is William Barr, a former Bush official who's against the LGBTQ community and women.

Trump anti-transgender memo

A Trump anti-transgender memo is set to make the biggest rollback against transgender people by defining gender as a biological, unchanging condition.

Gay diplomats

The Trump administration has given a deadline for gay diplomats and employees of the United Nations to marry their same-sex partners or leave the country.