Jeff Sessions' DOJ withdraws request for stay of anti-transgender ruling

THE WORLD'S MOST FOLLOWED LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE Top Headlines for Saturday Feb 11, 2017 Jeff Sessions' DOJ withdraws request for stay of anti-transgender ruling Advocates worry that the decision to no longer defend the Obama Administration memo extending Title IX protections to transgender students, bad enough on its own, is a sign of things to come. Vandals tag LGBTQ community centers in Los Angeles & Milwaukee with slurs Staff are busy with cleanup as they await word from investigators on suspects and motives. Arkansas Supreme Court considers striking down local LGBT law The state is trying to enforce a ban on cities passing LGBT anti-discrimination laws. Trump cabinet member promises ‘religious freedom’ executive order within 30 days The head of the National Religious Broadcasters said he was promised "something that will balance the religious liberty concerns." Churches driving gay and bi people to suicide warns major Christian charity Oasis Foundation is out with a report highlighting how Christian churches cause "anguish for far too many people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual." LGBT Equality Caucus comes back strong, nearly doubling membership With fears over a Trump administration that could roll back LGBTQ rights, this comes as particularly good news. Woman hit in the face by NFL hopeful said he catcalled her and used antigay slur Oklahoma Sooner running back Joe Mixon declared himself eligible for the NFL draft last month, but his past is coming back to haunt him. Trump-supporting ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams sides with Milo Yiannopoulos The cartoonist said he feared being clubbed to death for expressing his views if he entered the UC-Berkeley campus, where an even featuring Milo Yiannopolous was cancelled following violent protests. Simpsons’ first gay episode almost didn’t make it past Fox censors Network censors objected to "every single thing in the episode that had to do with being gay or the word 'gay.'" Texas lawmaker unmoved by ‘dudes walking around in dresses getting beat up’ The provocative statement comes from State Rep. Briscoe Cain, a lawmaker whose political opponents claimed he was a closeted gay man.

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