Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the United States rank among the most advanced in the world, … See more

Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States has changed dramatically since the late 1980s; by the early 2020s, an overwhelming majority of Americans approved of the legality of these marriages. A Decemb… See more

On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that intimate consensual sexual conduct is part of the liberty protected by substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. The majority opi… See more

The movement to obtain civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples in the United States began in the 1970s but remained unsuccessful for over forty years. On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S… See more

The Equality Act, which is currently proposed in the United States Congress, would outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity nationwide.
U.S. federal law does not explicitly include protections … See more

Hate crime laws (also known as bias crimes laws) protect against crimes motivated by feelings of enmity against a protected class. Until 2009, a 1969 federal law defined hate crimes committed on the basis of a person's ra… See more