Human Rights

Church of Scotland minister calls for LGBTI issues to be taught in schools to tackle homophobia

Church of Scotland minister calls for LGBTI issues to be taught in schools to tackle homophobia https://t.co/XOVZxG4sqw pic.twitter.com/RF1A2xVhVs — GSN (@gaystarnews) January 6, 2017

Texas Lt. Gov. Unveils Wide-Reaching Anti-Transgender Legislation

Texas Lt. Gov. Unveils Wide-Reaching Anti-Transgender Legislation https://t.co/QBmJXxluJJ #lgbt #trans #gay #noh8 pic.twitter.com/BGxSQ6h53e — New Civil Rights (@newcivilrights) January 6, 2017

Stop Jeff Sessions

Want to support the @NAACP and take action to #StopSessions? Call (877) 959-6082 now and tell your senators to oppose @SenatorSessions. pic.twitter.com/097XEMEQ4x — Civil Rights (@civilrightsorg) January 5, 2017

Mesha Caldwell, first reported trans murder victim of 2017

Mississippi transgender woman Mesha Caldwell is first reported trans killing of 2017 https://t.co/BovFXePQJq via @mic pic.twitter.com/8eAXXkuOQa — Trans Equality (@TransEquality) January 6, 2017 Bigotry kills. The grim evidence continues.

The cynical ploy of blaming Black Lives Matter

Conservatives baselessly blame Black Lives Matter movement for kidnapping and attack of a white man in Chicago: https://t.co/z6M50pNrXL pic.twitter.com/3tnPB2Svss — Media Matters (@mmfa) January 6, 2017 Police quickly arrested four…

The awful risk of Trump’s loose talk on torture

Trump vowed to reinstate the use of torture. Human rights experts fear that authoritarian regimes will follow suit. https://t.co/nq7bO75agk — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 6, 2017

Deval Patrick testifies to Jeff Sessions’ record of opposing voting rights

Read @DevalPatrick's letter to @SenateJudiciary shedding light on important aspect of Jeff Sessions' record https://t.co/JSGZWVXP5U pic.twitter.com/jGheo5nwG5 — Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) January 3, 2017

A smokescreen for bigotry: Disguising anti-Muslim bias with land-use objections

Column: A smokescreen for bigotry: Disguising anti-Muslim bias with land-use objections https://t.co/QV89kOJhuf — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2017

Court blocks healthcare nondiscrimination rules: what now?

Another baseless ruling from Texas Judge Reed O'Connor raises new questions. Find out how it impacts you: https://t.co/QEPHtLT42p pic.twitter.com/nZDYw24ARQ — Trans Equality (@TransEquality) January 1, 2017

13 transgender pioneers reflect on the state of queer politics today

13 transgender pioneers reflect on the state of queer politics today https://t.co/k4wJUSAawV #BestOf2016 — huffpostqueer (@huffpostqueer) December 31, 2016