LGBT discrimination News

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favor of a web designer who cited her Christian beliefs in challenging a …

Nebraska District Sued Over Axing of Student Paper After LGBTQ Issue

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A former high school journalist and the Nebraska High School Press Association sued Friday over a school district’s shutdown of the school newspaper after it published an LGBTQ-focused edition. The federal lawsuit claims Grand Island Northwest …

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday began hearing arguments in a major case pitting LGBT rights against a claim that the constitutional right to free speech exempts artists from anti-discrimination laws in a dispute involving an evangelical Christian web designer …

Michigan Judge Dismisses Gay Corrections Officers’ Suit

A federal judge in Michigan has tossed a lawsuit brought by two gay corrections officers, ruling that some of their discrimination claims weren’t sufficiently proven and that statutes of limitation barred others. Michelle Wood alleged in the 2020 suit that …