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Why LGBT People Are Moving to Red States

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Why LGBT People Are Moving to Red States

LGBT people are leaving urban, coastal hubs for conservative cities.

Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast

Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison

Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison

Advocates are cheering for Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a Latina public policy expert who becomes the first out transgender person to serve as the White House's LGBT liaison.

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Sam Smith’s Oscar faux pas shows LGBT people must learn their history

Sam Smith’s Oscar faux pas shows LGBT people must learn their history

The Oscar winner’s speech should be a reminder: those who made sacrifices for our freedoms are all-too-often forgotten.

Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

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White House screens documentary about homophobia in the black church

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White House screens documentary about homophobia in the black church

Despite undeniable progress under Obama, “Holler If You Hear Me” powerfully portrays the uphill battle so many black LGBT people face when they are forced to choose between their faith and “living an authentic life.”

A Georgia Bill Shields Discrimination Against Gays

A Georgia Bill Shields Discrimination Against Gays

The bill, which is on the verge of becoming law, would shield those who would refuse service not only to same-sex couples but to anyone they disapprove of, including interracial, interfaith or remarried couples.

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Watch Now: A Conversation on Civil Rights & Religious Exemptions

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Watch Now: A Conversation on Civil Rights & Religious Exemptions

 “The one thing we can’t have is a rule—unwritten or explicit—that says discrimination is justified if the person discriminating really, really objects to the excluded group,” writes law professor Garrett Epps. “Whether explained in religious terms or not, that undermines the entire idea of civil rights.”

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Majority of Georgians support LGBT non-discrimination laws, oppose denial of service

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Majority of Georgians support LGBT non-discrimination laws, oppose denial of service

A new survey shows that two-thirds of Georgia residents support laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.

Image: Matt Hennie, Project Q Atlanta

SD Governor Refuses to Meet Transgender people, contemplates signing transphobic bill

SD Governor Refuses to Meet Transgender people, contemplates signing transphobic bill

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has turned down an invitation to meet with transgender students before deciding whether to sign a bill that would bar them from using public school bathrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities of the gender with which they identify.

Photo by James Nord/AP

How The Supreme Court Shake-Up Will Impact The Future Of LGBT Rights

How The Supreme Court Shake-Up Will Impact The Future Of LGBT Rights

Today, it’s likely that there are four firm votes on the Court in favor of including LGBT people in existing nondiscrimination laws.  President Obama’s nominee could be the pivotal fifth vote.

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New Report: Religious Accommodation Cannot Come at the Expense of Others' Rights

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New Report: Religious Accommodation Cannot Come at the Expense of Others' Rights

The Leadership Conference Education Fund has released its report, Striking a Balance: Advancing Civil and Human Rights While Preserving Religious Liberty, documenting the use of religious arguments to oppose the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and equality, racial integration, inter-racial marriage, immigration, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the right to collectively bargain. Striking a Balance also examines the current legal and political landscape in which religious exemptions are being used to deny civil and human rights, including LGBT equality.

Civil Rights Advocates to Address Discriminatory Religious Exemption Bills

Civil Rights Advocates to Address Discriminatory Religious Exemption Bills

Join us for a conversation: How do we preserve both religious liberty and the constitutional principle of equal protection under the law? This event will be live streamed.

LGBT Institute featured on "A Closer Look"

LGBT Institute featured on "A Closer Look"

Today, LGBT Institute Executive Director, Ryan Roemerman, sat down with Rose Scott and Martha Dalton to discuss the LGBT Institute as part of a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition in partnership with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Stanford Announces ‘Boot Camp’ for LGBT Business Leaders

Stanford Announces ‘Boot Camp’ for LGBT Business Leaders

Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business will offer LGBT leadership program in late July

Harvey Milk was Not The First Openly Gay Politician

Harvey Milk was Not The First Openly Gay Politician

In Ann Arbor in 1974, Kathy Kozachenko took an early step toward LGBT power. 41 years later, she tells her story.

Photographer: Chris Goodney/Bloomberg

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The Witch Hunt Barring Same-Sex Families From Adopting

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The Witch Hunt Barring Same-Sex Families From Adopting

How baby Isabella went from this couple to an alleged child abuser.

Photo: Kit Doyle for BuzzFeed News