LGBT RIGHTS

GRAYSON, KY - SEPTEMBER 8: Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis stands with her attorney Mat Staver (R) and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee (L) in front of the Carter County Detention Center on September 8, 2015 in Grayson, Kentucky. Davis was ordered to jail last week for contempt of court after refusing a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Evangelical Christian Group Upset That LGBTQ People Are Mentioned In Anti-Lynching Bill
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver said he's worried that this means queer Americans could be granted more rights under federal law.
Laverne Cox arrives at Tribeca Talks: The Journey, Inspired by TUMI, with Rosario Dawson during the Tribeca TV Festival at Spring Studios on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)
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POLITICS
Laverne Cox Responds To Possible Trump Anti-Transgender Move: 'I Choose Love Not Fear'
By Hayley Miller
"We exist and always have," the actress tweeted.
HUFFPOST
VIDEOS
This Civil Rights Lawyer Has Been At Odds With Westboro Baptist Church For Years
Lawyer and LGBTQ rights advocate, Pedro Irigonegaray has consistently battled Fred Phelps in court throughout his career.
GREELEY, CO - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds an LGBT rainbow flag given to him by supporter Max Nowak during a campaign rally at the Bank of Colorado Arena on the campus of University of Northern Colorado October 30, 2016 in Greeley, Colorado. With less than nine days until Americans go to the polls, Trump is campaigning in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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OPINION
The Religious Right Appears Intent On Criminalizing Gay Sex Again
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
And they just might get their way.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
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OPINION
Brett Kavanaugh Doesn't Have To Reverse Obergefell To Destroy LGBTQ Rights
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
Senators are asking the wrong question.
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29 Emotional Photos From The Day Same-Sex Marriage Became Legal Nationwide
By Chris McGonigal
Three years ago, love won.
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The Future Is Queer
By James Michael Nichols
Join HuffPost throughout June as we elevate the voices of LGBTQ people and envision what a queer, truly equitable and compassionate future could look like.
TOPSHOT - Two women react during the Gay Pride parade on September 17, 2017 in Belgrade. Serbia's lesbian prime minister on September 17 joined hundreds of activists with rainbow flags for Belgrade's annual gay pride march, an event held under heavy security in the conservative country. Belgrade's first Pride march, in 2001, ended with police firing in the air to disperse anti-gay nationalists and skinheads who stoned and beat participants. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Rainbow Flag Is An Established Queer Pride Symbol. Do You Know The Others?
People celebrate their queer identities with a whole range of symbols and flags. How many do you know?
rainbow flag on a desk
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QUEER VOICES
Gay Teacher Suspended For Showing Photo Of 'Future Wife' Sues Texas District
By Sara Boboltz
Parents complained, with one saying she was promoting “the LGBTQ agenda.”
US Vice President Mike Pence (L) talks to South Korea's President Moon Jae-in during the short track speed skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 10, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Mike Pence's Beliefs Are Clear: Same-Sex Marriage Leads To 'Societal Collapse'
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
His track record on LGBTQ issues speaks for itself.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds up a rainbow flag with "LGBT's for TRUMP" written on it at a campaign rally in Greeley, Colorado, U.S. October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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QUEER VOICES
Oh Look, Another One Of Trump's Court Picks Is Really Anti-Gay
By Jennifer Bendery
Gordon Giampietro said in 2015 that marriage equality is “an assault on nature" and "against God’s plan."
HUFFPOST VIDEO
Trump Signs Trans Troop Ban
President Trump signed a memo to ban transgender people from enlisting in the military. Here are the details.
VIDEOS
Trump To Ban Transgender Military Personnel
President Trump has announced he’s reversing the Pentagon’s 2016 decision to allow trans people to serve in the U.S. military.
A reveler holds a LGBT's flag during the 19th annual Gay Pride Parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 7, 2015. Every year hundreds of thousands of people gather on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo for one of the largest Gay Parades in the world. (Photo by Tiago Mazza Chiaravalloti/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Queer People Proudly Embrace Their Identity In Parades Worldwide
In honor of Pride month, crowds are marching in cities like Sao Paulo, Kiev and Tel Aviv.
A candle-lit prayer was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 25 April 2017 in remembrance, one year after the gruesome murders of LGBT activists Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Tonoy. The remembrance was organised by an LGBT activist at Shahbagh intersection. Xulhaz was a USAID official and also editor of Bangladeshs first LGBT magazine Roopbaan and was a cousin of former foreign minister and ruling Awami League leader Dipu Moni. A gang of assailants, posing as delivery men, entered Xulhazs apartment building in Dhakas Kalabagan and killed him and his friend Tonoy with machetes on April 25 last year. (Photo by Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
A Deliberate Attempt To Silence The LGBT Community In Bangladesh
By Tausif Sanzum, Contributor
Freelance journalist
Activists are at a juncture where they feel threatened for their lives.
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QUEER VOICES
We Must Protect Our Home By Rejecting Misogyny In Queer Spaces
By Rebeca Nitti, Contributor
Diversity & Inclusion Champion, Google
As a community, it is our duty to ensure that we do not mirror toxic masculine behavior
QUEER VOICES
NCAA Chooses Basketball Over Inclusion
By Anthony Nicodemo, Contributor
Head Boys Basketball Coach, Saunders High School - Yonkers, NY
Dollars and politics will rule the day.
Barefoot young woman sitting on edge of bed
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QUEER VOICES
Letters From Trans And Nonbinary Survivors To Their Body Parts
By The Establishment, Contributor
Media funded and run by women.
You remember when it happened. The first time it happened, he pinned me down against the bed. I couldn’t fight. I wish you
A cutout of Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump (R) and former US President Ronald Reagan (L) are seen during the American Conservative Union Conservative Political Action Conference 2016 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center March 4, 2016, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Donald Trump And The Reagan Playbook On LGBTQ Rights
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
Both men have been viewed as speaking the "language" of evangelicals
QUEER VOICES
Visual Artist Julio Salgado Is Queer, Undocumented And Proud As Hell
By The Establishment, Contributor
Media funded and run by women.
Why is being visible important to you? Visibility as a queer and undocumented artist, immigrant, and son is very important
spectators at the gay pride parade in NYC
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QUEER VOICES
Dear Lesbians And Gays — I’m Bisexual And You Treated Me Like Crap
By Beth Sherouse, Ph.D., Contributor
Activist and writer
I’m done with you.
HUFFPOST VIDEO
Ben Carson’s Greatest Gaffes
The HUD Secretary caught heat this week for calling slaves low-paid immigrants who wanted a better life for their families. But it’s not the first time he’s let a controversial, or just plain odd, comment slip out.
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