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In Beirut, an audience listens to testimonies about encounters with the police over homosexuality. The event was part of Beirut Pride week – the city's first.

World News

At Beirut's First Pride Week, A Chance To Celebrate — And Take Stock Of Challenges

3:07pm May 26, 2017

by Alison Meuse

In Lebanon, the LGBT community has made important strides in recent years. But activists say there's still much to be done to achieve equal rights. The first Beirut Pride week was earlier this month.

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The Charlotte Hornets, who play in the city's Time Warner Cable Arena, will host the 2019 NBA All-Star game.

NBA Says 2019 All-Star Game Will Be In N.C. After Partial 'Bathroom Bill' Repeal

5:38pm May 24, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"We believe the recent legislation eliminates the most egregious aspects of the prior law," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Some advocates for transgender rights have criticized the decision.

Kim Davis attends President Obama's State of the Union address in January 2016. The clerk for Rowan County, Ky., is being sued for refusing to issue marriage licenses on religious grounds in 2015.

National

Gay Couple's Lawsuit Against Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Is Back On After Court Ruling

10:06am May 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The lawsuit had been dismissed last August because of a change in state law. But an appeals court says the couple can still seek damages from the Kentucky clerk who denied them a marriage license.

ACC Extends Deals With North Carolina Sites After HB2 Compromise

2:00pm April 19, 2017

by Associated Press

The Atlantic Coast Conference has added a replacement year to contracts for North Carolina venues that lost championships when the league relocated events due to a law limiting protections against

Sports

NCAA Returns Events To NC After State Rolls Back LGBT Law

1:59pm April 18, 2017

by Associated Press, Aaron Beard

The NCAA has awarded men's basketball tournament games in 2020 and 2021 along with several other championship events to North Carolina after the state repealed elements of a law that limited protec

Politics & Government

California Keeps Travel Ban Despite 'Bathroom Bill' Repeal

10:57am April 13, 2017

by Neal Charnoff

California will keep a North Carolina travel ban in place despite the recent repeal of House Bill 2.

North Carolina Church Ousts Scouts Over Transgender Decision

12:20pm April 06, 2017

by Associated Press

North Carolina church leaders have told a Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack they're no longer welcome to use their facilities as a home base after the Boy Scouts of America decided in January to a

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court and gay rights advocates. Indiana teacher Kimberly Hively, shown here in 2015,

National

LGBT Employees Protected By Federal Civil Rights Act, Appeals Court Rules

6:23am April 05, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that denying a teacher a job because she is lesbian violates the Civil Rights Act. It's the first time the law has been found to cover the LGBT community.

The second round of the 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The NCAA pulled championship events from the state this year because of the controversial "bathroom bill"; the sporting events will now be returning.

NCAA Returning To North Carolina After Partial Repeal Of 'Bathroom Bill'

11:26am April 04, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The collegiate sports organization isn't exactly enthused about the compromise North Carolina lawmakers reached on House Bill 2, but concluded the deal has "minimally" satisfied its expectations.

Politics & Government

NCAA: NC Back In Running To Host Events After Law Change

10:22am April 04, 2017

by Associated Press

The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people.