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Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.

An Arkansas attorney’s contract with the state was terminated because he emailed a legislator and criticized her support of a measure banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas filed the lawsuit on behalf of Casey Copeland, whose contract with the Administrative Office of the Courts was terminated after he emailed the sponsor of the ban enacted earlier this year.

Arizona politicians passed a vote on a bill that would allow businesses to ban transgendered people from using bathrooms that don't match the gender they were born as.

Florida governor’s action comes at the start of ‘Pride Month’ in the US, officially a time to celebrate LGBTQ rights.

A federal appeals court ruled North Carolina can be sued over prohibitions on coverage for gender-affirming care in its employee health plan.

Two governors -- one a Republican, one a Democrat -- have stood up to the harmful measures.

Rights groups argue the attorney general’s opinions, which have no legal bearing, will spread fear and misinformation

A Virginia school board whose heated meeting in June gained national attention has voted to expand the rights of its transgender and gender-expansive students.

LGBTQ advocates say the "sweeping" ruling could be used to attack “bathroom bills” and trans sports bans across the country.

Idaho passed a law banning trans girls from competing on women's sports teams last year, and more than 20 states have considered such proposals this year.

State adopts new rule that allows people to put an ‘X’ on state IDs and driver’s licenses instead of the traditional ‘M’ for male or ‘F’ for female

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, called the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, or SAFE Act, "a vast government overreach." The legislature could override the veto with a simple majority.

Aimee Stephens was not prepared for the outpouring of affection that greeted her when she emerged from the U.S. Supreme Court after witnessing history in the making. The Court’s nine justices, for

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

As homelessness among transgender people increases, the Trump administration is attempting to cruelly and illegally restrict their access to critically needed housing services.

Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to take action to protect and support access to gender-affirming health care across the state.

The controversial bill will head to Governor Greg Abbott's desk if the state house approves an amendment to the legislation's terminology.

Diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said it’s a matter of ‘dignity and respect’

Katie Jenifer decided someone had to fight for her transgender daughter and decided she was the person for the job.

Worldwide Pride Month events are underway but they are coming at a time when many people who identify as LGBTQ+ say they are facing increasing difficulties at work, ranging from being repeatedly misgendered to physically assaulted.

"AI Comes Out of the Closet" is a new system that leverages AI-generated dialog and virtual characters to create complex social interaction simulations involving LGBTQIA+ individuals. The project is led by MIT Media Lab researchers and graduate students D. Pillis and Pat Pataranutaporn.

The orders include state healthcare plans for gender-affirming surgery and restricting conversation therapy for LGBTQ youth.

It is the third time this month that federal courts have enjoined laws backed by DeSantis that target LGBTQ people.

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The Path to Pride The year is 2001. The legal profession in Ontario is in disarray after several law students at the University of Toronto’s law school were caught fraudulently altering their grades to secure prestigious Bay Street summer positions. Many of these students were disciplined. Yet, in the eyes of the legal priesthood, this […]

Target on Wednesday said it was removing some products that celebrate Pride Month after the company and its employes became the focus of a “volatile” anti-LGBTQ campaign.

Legislation banning promotion of homosexuality encourages homophobia, says European court of human rights

Although many company equal employment opportunity and no-harassment policies prohibit discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity, not all applicable state civil righ

US district judge Thomas Parker grants temporary injunction, finding the law clashes with first amendment on free speech