sexual orientation discrimination

Pixelcatchers | E+ | Getty ImagesIt's not an easy time to be a small business in search of financing. For LGBTQ owners, the struggle has been even harder.LGBTQ-owned businesses reported more rejections than non-LGBTQ businesses that applied…

By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to…

By JESSE BEDAYN and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Reese Congleton grew up in Colorado Springs feeling as if she had to keep her queer identity quiet, and because she…

By JESSE BEDAYN and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ…

By JESSE BEDAYN and AMY FORLITI - Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ…

By ARLEIGH RODGERS - Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A top Indiana lawyer on Friday questioned the validity of a lawsuit brought by a group of residents who argue that the…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Thursday in the latest legal wrangling between the state of Montana and the ACLU over efforts…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination in other states under a bill that advanced Monday, much as it is positioning itself as a sanctuary for those…