The World Cup starts this week. Amidst all the preparation, Think Progress’s Travis Waldron highlights one of the more bizarre: the rules about sex that some coaches are laying down for their teams.
Dismantling the ‘Religious Liberty’ Talking Points Used to Justify Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Conservatives have spent the last two weeks arguing that religious liberty must allow for discrimination against LGBT people. Here’s how they spun it.
In Just 100 Days DC Finds Homes for More Than 200 Homeless Veterans
Galvanized by the injustice of a veteran risking his life for his country only to later find himself without a home, Veterans NOW has developed to end veteran homelessness in Washington DC by the end of 2015.
An Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Impose Arizona’s Anti-Gay Bill on the Entire Country
If two pending Supreme Court cases are decided in the plaintiffs’ favor, all the nightmare scenarios imagined in the debate over the Arizona bill could become very real.
Walt Disney World Pulls Support of Boy Scouts Over Prohibition on LGBT Troop Leaders
In the past two years, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Major League Soccer, Merck, Intel, and UPS have also ended their funding of Boy Scouts of America over the organization’s discriminatory policy.
Federal Judge Rules Texas Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional
According to Judge Orlando Garcia the state’s marriage laws deny same-sex couples the right to marry, and therefore “demean their dignity for no legitimate reason.”
Challenged By Anderson Cooper to Provide One Example to Justify Anti-Gay Bill, Arizona Senator Comes Up Empty
Though he insists it has nothing to do with discrimination, Arizona State Sen. Al Melvin (R) can’t explain why SB 1062 is needed to defend “religious freedom.”
Private Prison Firm CEO Collected $22 Million In Compensation Between 2008 and 2012
The CEO of a private prison firm known for inmate abuse and legal violations was named America’s highest paid “corrections officer.”
The U.S. Might Just Let Uganda Get Away With Its New Anti-Gay Law
The consequences of Uganda passing a bill that places gay people in jail for life are looking hard to come by.
Conservative Lawmakers And Arizona Businesses Urge Governor To Veto Anti-Gay Bill
Business pushes back as support starts to grow for a national boycott of Arizona. — This post orginally appeared on ThinkProgress. By Zach Ford The national spotlight is now shining on Arizona as Gov. Jan Brewer (R) weighs whether to sign the controversial “license to discriminate” bill (SB 1062) passed by the legislature last week. Though the…
John Dingell, Retiring From Congress, Fought For Environmental Causes Since Before Carbon Was Measured
U.S. Rep. John Dingell, a Dearborn, Michigan Democrat and the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, announced today that he is retiring after 59 years. His environmental record speaks for itself.
Ole Miss Fraternity Suspended for Hanging a Noose on Statue of Civil Rights Hero
Three students who hung a noose around James Meredith’s statue reveal how little progress the school has made since its segregation days.
Guns to Surpass Car Accidents as Leading Cause of Deaths Among Young People
The United States has experienced a dramatic decline in violent crime over the last two decades, yet the rate of gun violence, particularly among young people, has barely moved.
NEW STUDY: Stigma Causes Gay Community to Die Younger
A new study finds that it’s not homosexuality that’s unhealthy, but anti-gay stigma.
Obama Condemns Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill: This Will ‘Complicate Our Valued Relationship’
“We believe that people everywhere should be treated equally, with dignity and respect, and that they should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential, no matter who they are or whom they love.”
Since DOMA Decision, 5 Federal Courts Sided With Marriage Equality—0 Sided With Discrimination
So far, federal courts are unanimous in favor of equality for same-sex couples.