In the predominantly red state of Texas, anti-LGBT sentiments run deep. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has promised to introduce a federal "religious freedom" bill which would legalize anti-LGBT discrimination on "religious grounds". And the Texas State Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought forth by GOP lawmakers in Houston which would limit the protections offered to legally wed same sex couples--the plaintiffs in the case have said that they hope to get SCOTUS to overturn their landmark 2015 ruling which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

One by one they read aloud the names of the fallen, the day they passed and too often their horrible cause of death.

(AP) A federal judge on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from proceeding with plans to exclude transgender people from military service.

(AP) A D.C. man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a transgender woman in Montgomery County last April.

(WB) An agreement was reached to withdraw a petition pending before the Supreme Court that could have established a nationwide rule on whether transgender kids are entitled to use school restrooms consistent with their gender identity.

The possible decriminalization of marijuana in Wilton Manors won’t result in much of a savings in police time. That’s according to a report issued by the Wilton Manors Police Department.

SAN DIEGO — An aide to former California congressional candidate Carl DeMaio was sentenced Monday to five years' probation for lying to federal investigators about a threatening email he wrote but said might have come from DeMaio, one of several allegations that rocked one of last year's most closely watched congressional races.

At Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address, Joe Kennedy will bring a transgender military veteran of 19 years.

(EDGE) All branches of the United States armed forces have officially begun accepting openly transgender troops, despite an attempt via tweet by President Trump to ban trans patriots in uniform. Federal courts struck down Trump's ban, and the military moved forward with plans to begin allowing openly trans patriots to sign up as of Jan. 1 of this year.

Director of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union Maya Dillard Smith is stepping down from the organization following a disagreement over trans rights.

(WB) Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez said Wednesday the defeat of a Virginia anti-LGBT Republican at the hands of transgender candidate Danica Roem was “justice,” pledging to stand with her on the day she takes office in the state legislature.

After having its ban on transgender military service overturned twice, the Department of Justice is appealing a Jan. 1, 2018 deadline to allow those soldiers to serve.

The Justice Department launched a program Thursday to train local police departments to better respond to transgender individuals, a population authorities say is disproportionately harmed by violence.

(WB) Although North Carolina replaced anti-LGBT House Bill 2 with a law that critics say still enables anti-LGBT discrimination, the U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn the lawsuit against the state filed last year under Obama administration.

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Transgender inmates in the US may soon be facing a change in policy by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump will soon let doctors deny service to transgender patients service as part of religious exemption.

Call it either a case of not turning the other cheek or the rats abandoning a sinking ship, but Josh Duggar's in-laws are turning on him -- fast and publicly.

The survey that revealed nearly half of district leaders support teachers coming out also showed a divide on transgender restroom use among students.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards says he'll issue an executive order when he takes office in January that bans discrimination in state government based on sexual orientation.