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A black bisexual man was killed by police in his kitchen because he had a bread knife
Officers opened the door to his apartment and saw him in his kitchen holding a cheap, serrated bread knife and a broom handle. They shot him in the chest four times.
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Parents storm out of school board meeting after a member makes vile comments about trans students
School board Vice President Sylvia Shepler’s comments were so disgusting, they left students sobbing as parents showed their disgust.
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Wyoming high school bans rainbow flags then reverses decision after community erupts in anger
After posters with the confederate flag and an anti-LGBTQ message were found at the school, the principal fired the head of the GSA club. She has her job back now too.
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Ohio Republicans want to ban young boys from dressing up in drag
Ohio Republicans want to update state law to say that a young boy dancing in drag is “child exploitation” and endangerment.
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This sorority explicitly banned trans women in its new ‘diversity statement’
The statement says that the sorority “values” everyone, regardless of gender, but that only “cisgender women” can be members.
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Students waved a rainbow flag as they walked out en masse to protest Jeff Sessions’ speech
Jeff Sessions said the protest showed campus free speech was under attack. In 1996, though, he fought to ban an LGBTQ conference at a college.
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National Guard leaders in 5 states will defy Trump’s military ban & won’t dismiss trans troops
California, New Mexico, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington will defy President Trump’s orders to discriminate against transgender people.
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Adoption agency backs down from threat to close if they can’t discriminate against LGBTQ people
They’ll work with gay couples now.
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A food truck owner selling anti-LGBTQ T-shirts says his feelings are hurt people are angry
“If this has offended anyone that wasn’t our intention, it was just a good play on words.”