Human Rights

Texas Lt. Governor Announces Boycott of Trans–Friendly Businesses

Texas Lt. Governor Announces Boycott of #Trans-Friendly Businesses, Gets Slammed on Twitter (Video) https://t.co/r7VAYk0eaR #p2 #HB2 #lgbt — New Civil Rights (@newcivilrights) April 28, 2016 Let’s see how that works…

Tennessee governor signs "religious freedom" bill enabling counselors to decline to treat LGBT patients

Tennessee governor signs "religious freedom" bill enabling counselors to decline to treat #LGBT patients https://t.co/MnVZuf9Bi2… — Washington Blade (@WashBlade) April 28, 2016

A season without credit

@DonnaFEdwards campaign for the US Senate is at the top of my political analysis tonight. ICYMI: https://t.co/xUSwLmn9va — Michelle Bernard (@MichelleBernard) April 27, 2016 This piece in Roll Call treats…

North Carolina Republican urges people to "keep our state straight"

GROSS: North Carolina Republican urges people to "keep our state straight" https://t.co/d83pFGNWCD — huffpostqueer (@huffpostqueer) April 27, 2016 What do you mean, “keep”? Here is a legislator with an inflated…

Ted Cruz Tells Transgender Women to Only Use the 'Bathroom at Home'

Watch: Ted Cruz Tells Transgender Women to Only Use the 'Bathroom at Home' https://t.co/LRDTPofRgD #lgbt #p2 #trans pic.twitter.com/pvBm1tIvUt — New Civil Rights (@newcivilrights) April 25, 2016 Sen. Cruz, we are…

Colorado Supreme Court denies appeal from anti-gay baker who refused to make wedding cake

Colorado Supreme Court denies appeal from anti-#gay baker who refused to make wedding cake https://t.co/irXydCszBN pic.twitter.com/n2Sgw6xRPr — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) April 26, 2016

@MaraKeisling just used ladies room in NC Capitol. #HB2 is unenforceable, even in Pat McCrory’s own office bldg!

.@MaraKeisling just used ladies' room in NC Capitol. #HB2 is unenforceable, even in @PatMcCroryNC's own office bldg! pic.twitter.com/ibS5zwKY1X — Trans Equality (@TransEquality) April 25, 2016

Keisling delivers NC NAACP's proposed NC Hmn Rights Act to Gov McCrory

Proudly delivering the NC NAACP's proposed NC Hmn Rights Act to Gov McCrory. #flushdiscrimination #transequality pic.twitter.com/xTCo7atVnc — Mara Keisling (@MaraKeisling) April 25, 2016

Senior editor on Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine hacked to death

Senior editor on Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine hacked to death, media reports and officials say https://t.co/c0UTWQebGO — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 25, 2016 Awful news from Bangladesh. Xulhaz Mannan…

Student Came Out as Non Binary in an Emotional Address to Obama Over Transgender issues

President Obama, at a Q&A in London on Saturday, answers a question from transgender student Maria Munir.