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Indiana county passes anti-discrimination protections
The county’s commissioners voted to pass limited protections for sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.
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North Carolina’s governor said he’s open to compromise on HB2 repeal
A discriminatory law that has cost the state jobs might partly stay in place even with a new Democratic governor.
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Oklahoma Republican resigns senate over underage prostitution charge
Ralph Shortey has officially stepped down, saying his case would be a distraction for the Oklahoma senate.
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Top Senate Democrats will filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Senate Minority Leader Chuch Schumer said he will oppose the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, and Republicans might change Senate rules to get Gorsuch confirmed.
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Ellen mocks security theater in segment about Russian spies
Ellen interrogated her audience to find out if any of them were spies.
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Pulse victims sue shooter’s employer and wife
The victims of the most deadly mass shooting in recent history say Omar Mateen’s employer knew he was unstable but let him have a gun anyway.
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First openly gay pro baseball player David Denson retires from the game
Leaving the game had nothing to do with his coming out. If anything, the pressure to be a positive role model for gay athletes inspired him to stick it out as long as he did.
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Man who helped rob lesbian mom of her child sentenced to 3 years
The man who drove Lisa Miller to Canada so she could take her and her ex-partner’s baby to live with Mennonites in Nicaragua has been sentenced.
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Commentary
NOM brings Madrid’s transphobic bus to New York City
The bus is supposed to promote “respect,” which makes sense only if we redefine the word to mean its opposite.
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Trump appointee decries student body president election as ‘stolen’
Rick Perry denounced the election of a gay person to student body president as “a mockery of due process.”