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Governor McMaster speaks at Statehouse Menorah Lighting

Jan 25, 2019

Trump Administration Puts Religious Beliefs Over the Best Interests of Children

Jan 24, 2019

A Trans Woman Was Charged With 'False Personation' for Giving the NYPD Her Real Name

Jan 24, 2019

Arizona Provides Me Unequal Healthcare Because I’m Transgender

Jan 16, 2019

I’m Out of a Job Because My Boss Didn’t Think I Look Like a Woman

Jan 16, 2019

Chili’s Denied Meagan Hunter a Promotion Because She Needed to ‘Dress More Gender Appropriate’

Moral March in Raleigh - Protester holding rainbow flag

Jan 15, 2019

In North Carolina, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against LGBTQ People

From left to right: Drag Queen Storyteller Santana Pilar Andrews, with ACLU of Louisiana clients Amber Robinson and Matthew Humphrey.

Jan 8, 2019

Despite the Efforts of Anti-LGBTQ Extremists, ‘Drag Queen Story Time’ Will Go On

Nov 29, 2018

A Shifting Landscape for Transgender Rights

Nov 20, 2018

#WontBeErased, Won’t Be Forgotten, Won’t Be Alone

Nov 5, 2018

A Tax-Funded Child Welfare Agency in Philadelphia Wants to Turn Away Same-Sex Couples Like Us