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Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality

Aug 16, 2016

‘We Got Married Last June — but We’ve Been Together for 40 Years.’

Aug 4, 2016

Did the Supreme Court Really Just Issue an Emergency Order to Stop a 17-Year-Old Transgender Boy From Using the Boys Bathroom at School?

Aug 1, 2016

Single Sex Facilities: Battleground and Opportunity

Jul 29, 2016

Chelsea Manning Faces Charges for Trying to Take Her Own Life

Jul 15, 2016

Congress Advances Discrimination Against Women and LGBT People Before Skipping Town

Jul 12, 2016

Congress Should Abandon Latest Anti-LGBT Effort

Jun 28, 2016

Key Members of Congress Are Pushing a Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear That Anti-Gay Discrimination Is Illegal

Jun 24, 2016

#TDOA16: Messages From the Front Lines for Trans Justice

The crowd at a vigil for the victims on the shooting in Orlando on the steps of City Hall.

Jun 17, 2016

The Pulse Shooting and the Meaning of 'Home'

Vigil for the fallen in the Orlando tragedy

Jun 15, 2016

The Club Is Our Safe Space, and No One Will Rob Us of It