Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has finally stepped off the fence on a transgender nondiscrimination bill working its way through the Massachusetts General Assembly, saying...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, in responding to requests from members of the General Assembly, issued an opinion finding that anti-LGBT discrimination could — and...
Lawsuit comes decision day for Tar Heel State to announce whether they'll continue to defend HB 2
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R) has expressed concern over the impact of a resurrected “bathroom bill” that would require transgender students in educational institutions...
It’s become the classic “dog bites man” storyline: Another Republican politician is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide special religious exemptions for ministers,...
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville, Elkton, Cunningham) will challenge Attorney General Mark Herring to be Virginia’s top law enforcement officer in 2017. Bell, who was first...
Texas’ Attorney General is actively seeking to prevent a woman from inheriting the estate of her deceased partner. When Stella Powell died last year without...
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Wednesday announced that he would seek re-election to his current post in 2017, rather than mount a run for...
After months of protest over police brutality and issues surrounding racial profiling, most notably through demonstrations and riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie...
Ken Paxton and another state official accused of refusing to recognize gay man's surviving spouse on death certificate
Two former political aspirants named to community outreach team
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
— Outgoing attorney general Eric Holder, speaking with The Advocate about his evolution on marriage equality and gay rights. Holder’s replacement, Loretta Lynch, was confirmed by the...
— North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D.), speaking with the Associated Press. Cooper said if he was governor he would veto two proposed pieces of legislation...
LGBT candidates lag in most races, leaving D.C. without citywide or ward-wide LGBT political representation for first time since 1997.