By Thomas Maxheimer
After transgender bathroom battle, North Carolina looks to ban same-sex marriage
Even after losing billions of dollars and thousands of jobs with their ‘bathroom bill’, North Carolina state legislature has introduced a bill to ban marriage equality in the state.
NYC man punched on subway for being gay as city sees spike in hate crimes
After slamming a gay man in NYC with anti-gay slurs, the suspect went on to physically assault the victim. Emma Shakarshy, a social work intern at the Hetrick-Martin Institute who works with homeless LGBTQ teens, confirms an increase in violence against LGBT+ in 2017.
Court: Civil Rights Law covers LGBT workplace bias
A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT+ employees from workplace discrimination. This is the first time a federal appellate court has come to that conclusion, reports Associated Press.
