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Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit against California ban on gay conversion therapy
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal challenging California's 2012 ban on "gay conversion" therapy. The law , signed by California Governor Jerry Brown , became the first of its kind, barring the so-called therapy that aims to (More) |
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Nigeria charges 53 with 'unlawful assembly' for celebrating LGBTQ wedding
Nigerian prosecutors in Kaduna on Wednesday charged 53 men for celebrating an LGBTQ wedding in violation of the state's law against 'unlawful assembly' and the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act . The men were arrested last Saturday, and were release (More) |
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HRW calls for UN investigation into LGBT rights abuses in Chechnya
Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups urged UN Secretary General on Thursday to investigate alleged abuse against LGBT people in Chechnya. According to the open letter about 100 gay and bisexual men have been detained, went missing, were to (More) |
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Texas "Bathroom Bill" Offers Up More of the Same False, Tired Anti-LGBT Arguments
JURIST Guest Columnist Dara Purvis of Penn State Law discusses some deficiencies of a recent Texas bill resembling North Carolina's "HB2"...In January, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick introduced Senate Bill 6 (SB6), another so-called "bathroom (More) |
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DOJ drops lawsuit against North Carolina over 'bathroom bill'
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday dropped a federal lawsuit against the state of North Carolina over a bill requiring transgender people to use the public bathroom associated with their birth gender. The DOJ originally filed the lawsuit (More) |
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Democratizing the Legal Fight to Reclaim Our Elections
Guest Columnist Kip Wainscott, Head of Legal & External Relations at CrowdJustice, discusses the fight against gerrymandering, and the value of digital organizing tools to empower movements and make them more accessible... (More) |
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Nebraska supreme court strikes down ban on same-sex foster parenting
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court decision overruling the state of Nebraska's long-time ban on same sex partner foster parenting. In doing so, the court compared the ban to signs reading "'whites only' on the hiring office d (More) |
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UK court stays citizen's extradition to Turkey based on safety concerns
A UK high court on Wednesday stayed the extradition of a British man, Rosslee Charles, to Turkey given concerns over his safety. Charles, a gay man, was convicted of homosexual rape in Turkey in 2006. Before the trial, Charles had been held for six m (More) |
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Appeals court rules LGBT employees protected under Civil Rights Act
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that LGBT employees are protected from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act . The plaintiff in the case was Kimberly Hively, who claims that she was not (More) |
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Fifth Circuit hears arguments on religious versus LGBT rights
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday over a Mississippi law dealing with religious objections to same-sex marriage. The Mississippi law would let merchants and government employees cite religious bel (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
