July 2016

North Carolina governor protects HB2 bill with $500,000 taken from disaster relief fund

North Carolina governor protects HB2 bill with $500,000 taken from disaster relief fund https://t.co/ZKHiv0lMNE pic.twitter.com/6EEIpn6kaj — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) July 2, 2016

Federal judge strikes down MS so-called "religious freedom" law

YES! Federal judge strikes down MS so-called "religious freedom" law https://t.co/6gVgcDchrB via @mstodaynews pic.twitter.com/1DFDEuON8h — Trans Equality (@TransEquality) July 1, 2016 Bravo to Judge Reeves, and congrats to Robbie Kaplan.

Thought for Independence Day weekend: a history of shame and struggle, interwoven

153 years ago on this day, the Battle of Gettysburg was underway. Eleven years earlier on July 5th in Rochester, what is possibly the greatest oration in American history was…