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
News | LGBTQ Rights Amid Wave of Right-Wing Terror, Trans Communities Are Keeping Each Other Safe “Trans joy is out there,” Tre’Andre Valentine said. “We are … deserving of space, and time and love, and resources.” By Meghan Krausch , Truthout November 20, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Senate Takes Crucial Step Toward Codifying Marriage Equality After the Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Biden said he would "promptly sign it into law." By Jenna McGuire , CommonDreams November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Senate Democrats Say They Have the Votes to Pass Marriage Equality Bill "We are going to get this done for loving families across America," Sen. Tammy Baldwin said on Monday. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 15, 2022 Truthout