News | LGBTQ Rights Texas AG Ken Paxton Asked Agency to Compile List of Trans Residents in the State "Nothing good ever comes out of the government creating a list of people from a marginalized community," a critic said. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Biden Signs Historic Same-Sex Marriage Protections Into Law The Respect for Marriage Act "strikes a blow against hate in all its forms," Biden said. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 13, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights After Club Q, We Must Build a Movement for Queer and Trans Liberation The Club Q shooting is part of a wave of fascist violence. Now's the time for a mass movement for LGBTQ liberation. By Keegan O’Brien , Spectre December 11, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | LGBTQ Rights Congress Is Set to Codify Respect for Marriage Act — But It Has Some Limitations The act gives exemptions to religious nonprofits and doesn’t stop states from passing discriminatory laws. By Dorian Rhea Debussy , TheConversation December 7, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Supreme Court Poised to Side With Anti-LGBTQ Web Designer in Discrimination Case The plaintiff claims that a Colorado law barring anti-LGBTQ discrimination violates her religious freedoms. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 5, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights President Joe Biden has said he will sign the bill into law if it passes the House vote next week. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 30, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights State Legislators Proposed 306 Bills Targeting Trans People in the Past 2 Years Lawmakers in more than half of U.S. states have sought to restrict access to gender-affirming care. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams November 29, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights The Violence Queer and Trans People Face Is State-Sanctioned The Colorado Springs shooting targeting an LGBTQIA+ club was stoked by the white supremacist, Christian-fascist right. By Lara Witt , Prism November 24, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights Right-Wingers Who Stoke the War on Trans People Have Club Q Blood on Their Hands The mass shooting of people at an LGBTQ nightclub came amid the right’s systemic attack on trans and queer people. By Mike Ludwig & Alana Yu-lan Price , Truthout November 22, 2022 Truthout
Interview | LGBTQ Rights 5 Dead in Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooting on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod describes a “clear connection” between hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ violence. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 21, 2022 Truthout