Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 14, 2015
Now that gays and lesbians have Supreme Court backing to get married, it's getting harder for wedding-industry workers like Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver, to refuse to do business with same-sex couples. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 31, 2015
The assailant had recently been released from prison after serving 10 years for stabbing three people at a gay pride parade in 2005, according to police. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 28, 2015
The new policy still allows church-organized local units to consider sexual orientation when deciding who can volunteer and lead Scout groups. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 27, 2015
President Obama continued his diplomatic visit to Kenya on Sunday with a speech focusing on gender issues including sexual violence, education and the forced marriage of minors. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 10, 2015
The tech giants have censored popular gay social networking apps in South Korea and elsewhere amid increasing attempts by government and conservative activists to silence LGBT activists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 29, 2015
Did the heavy-handed police action signal a new culture war, or was it a form of revenge over the recent election results in which President Erdogan got less power than he’d expected? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJun 29, 2015
In an essay published in The Guardian after the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, Chelsea Manning traced the arc of progress on the issue of LGBT rights, starting from the moment California's controversial Proposition 8 was passed in 2008 to Friday's stunning SCOTUS victory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 28, 2015
Friday’s Supreme Court decision recognizing the legal right of same-sex couples to marry “demonstrates that real political change typically comes from citizens, not leaders,” writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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