Last week, news spread that the Mormon Church would unveil a new anti-gay policy labeling gay church members as "apostates" and banning the children of same-sex parents from receiving blessings and … [Read more...] about Thousands Leave Mormon Church After New Policy Labels Gay Members ‘Apostates’ – WATCH
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LGBT Groups Condemn Michigan and North Carolina’s New Discriminatory ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws
[via NCLR Twitter] LGBT groups have come out strongly against new laws in Michigan and North Carolina that promote anti-LGBT discrimination under the guise of "religious freedom." In Michigan, … [Read more...] about LGBT Groups Condemn Michigan and North Carolina’s New Discriminatory ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws
Trans NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter Appointed to President Obama’s Commission on White House Fellowships
Shannon Minter, a transgender man and the Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) has been tapped by President Obama to serve a a member of the President's Commission on White … [Read more...] about Trans NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter Appointed to President Obama’s Commission on White House Fellowships
NCLR Hosting #BornPerfect Twitter Town Hall On Conversion Therapy
The National Center for Lesbian Rights said it's hosting a Twitter town hall today at 6:30 p.m. ET to discuss the dangers of conversion therapy, the efforts to stop these practices once and for … [Read more...] about NCLR Hosting #BornPerfect Twitter Town Hall On Conversion Therapy
District Of Columbia Council Approves Bill Protecting LGBT Youth From Conversion Therapy
The District of Columbia Council unanimously approved a bill today that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth from the unhealthy and discredited practice of conversion therapy … [Read more...] about District Of Columbia Council Approves Bill Protecting LGBT Youth From Conversion Therapy
NCLR Asks Supreme Court to Review 6th Circuit Ruling Upholding Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Ban
Following on the heels of a similar petition by the ACLU and Lambda Legal earlier today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights has asked the Supreme Court to take up the Sixth's Circuit's … [Read more...] about NCLR Asks Supreme Court to Review 6th Circuit Ruling Upholding Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Ban
NCLR Asks Supreme Court to Review 6th Circuit Ruling Upholding Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Ban
Following on the heels of a similar petition by the ACLU and Lambda Legal earlier today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights has asked the Supreme Court to take up the Sixth's Circuit's … [Read more...] about NCLR Asks Supreme Court to Review 6th Circuit Ruling Upholding Tennessee’s Gay Marriage Ban
National Center for Lesbian Rights #BornPerfect Campaign Is Fighting Conversion Therapy
The National Center for Lesbian Rights’s #BornPerfect campaign wants to combat queer conversion therapy here in the U.S. The team behind the effort consists of child welfare experts and mental health … [Read more...] about National Center for Lesbian Rights #BornPerfect Campaign Is Fighting Conversion Therapy
As ACLU, GLAD, Lambda Legal, NCLR, and Transgender Law Center Pull Support for ENDA, HRC Holds On
Following this morning's statement that the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) dropped their support for ENDA, four more major LGBT rights organizations have followed suit. Via the … [Read more...] about As ACLU, GLAD, Lambda Legal, NCLR, and Transgender Law Center Pull Support for ENDA, HRC Holds On
Lesbian Veteran Files Lawsuit To Be Buried With Late Wife in Military Cemetery: VIDEO
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and attorneys Deborah A. Ferguson and Craig Durham filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of military veteran Madelynn Lee Taylor to grant her burial rights … [Read more...] about Lesbian Veteran Files Lawsuit To Be Buried With Late Wife in Military Cemetery: VIDEO
