Nov 03 Election roundup: Big night for Republicans; marijuana, gay rights, Airbnb ballot initiatives fail By David A. Lieb, Associated Press In most states, the big elections will come next year. But on Tuesday, voters in a few states elected governors and legislators, some cities selected mayors, and a variety of major issues were being settled at the ballot box. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:46 From legal pot to Airbnb limits, 2015 election offers test cases to watch By PBS News Hour On this Election Day, a handful of states voted to elect state and local leaders and decide a number of ballot measures, from the legalization of marijuana to the expansion of LGBT protections. Judy Woodruff gets a rundown of the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Clinton to make LGBT rights a campaign focus By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday delivered the strongest statement of support for gay rights in the 2016 presidential race when she promised that ending discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people would be a central pillar of her administration. Continue reading
Jun 03 Photos: Gay rodeo contestants compete in Little Rock By Ariel Min In April, contestants competed at the International Gay Rodeo event in Little Rock, Arkansas, one of the key battleground states for the fight for equality and legalization of same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Mar 28 Controversy surrounds new Indiana religious objections law By Associated Press The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout. Continue reading
Aug 30 Gay rights, sex workers and HIV prevention: Uganda’s activists answer your questions By Nora Daly We asked for your questions for four activists and human rights workers who deal specifically with at-risk populations in Uganda. Read their answers. Continue reading
Aug 29 Uganda’s gay rights and sex worker activists answer your questions about HIV prevention By Nora Daly As HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths around the world fall, rates in Uganda have been on the rise in recent years. Part of the problem, according to many of the world's top public health experts, is that the populations most… Continue reading
Jun 16 Executive order to protect LGBT federal contractors against discrimination By Julie Pace, Associated Press The move follows years of pressure from gay rights groups for Obama to act on his own while a broader employment non-discrimination measure languishes on Capitol Hill. The Senate passed the legislation last year but the bill stalled in the… Continue reading