Topic: anti-LGBT legislation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis | A huge multi-colored flag flies over Ocean Drive as people participate in the Pride Parade, during the Miami Beach Pride Festival, in Lummus Park, South Beach, Florida on September 19, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP revives deadly "gays recruit" myth

Amanda Marcotte
(Getty/Salon)

Christian right's plan to remake America

Paul Rosenberg
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (AP/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee GOP pushes anti-gay laws

Igor Derysh
Mike Pence (Getty/Joe Raedle)

Indiana tax preparer refuses gay couple

Igor Derysh
Brett Kavanaugh (AP/Shutterstock)

Kavanaugh: Major threat to LGBT rights

Amanda Marcotte
Steve Scalise (AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Cliff Owen)

The ironies of Steve Scalise

Chauncey DeVega
(<a href='https://www.shutterstock.com/g/beijersbergen'>beijersbergen</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Making adoption off-limits

Nico Lang
Members of the transgender community take part in a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP/Eric Gay)

Nico Lang
Lois Kolkhorst, backed by Dan Patrick and other legislators, talks to the media during a news conference to discuss Senate Bill 6 at the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP/Eric Gay)

Bathroom scolds go defensive

Amanda Marcotte
Dan Patrick (AP/Eric Gay)

Texas GOP attacks LGBT rights

Amanda Marcotte
(AP//Dieu Nalio Chery/<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/benkrut'>benkrut</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>/Photo montage by Salon)

The red state gay porn habit

Nico Lang
"The Avengers" (Marvel Studios)

Daniel Denvir
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1869155p1.html'>David Fossler</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Texas GOP gets "chubbed"

Jenny Kutner