By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is ruling that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court…
It was a packed house inside and out at Starkville City Hall last night as aldermen revisited a move denying a parade permit to an LGBT group. After hearing public input from both sides of the issue, a motion was…
Leaders of a Mississippi college town have denied a request to host the city's first gay pride parade, a decision that left some members of the group in tears and drew criticism from the mayor. Starkville Pride, an LGBT support…
A second appeal has been filed by same-sex marriage supporters who want the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Mississippi law letting government workers and business people cite religious objections to refuse service to LGBT people. The Monday appeal comes…
The controversial House Bill 1523, which gives public officials, business owners, and service providers the ability to refuse service to any individual based on religious belief, has now become law. The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has…
A federal appeals court says Mississippi can start enforcing a law that will let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a judge’s decision that…
It’s a big victory for LGBT advocates on the Coast: the sentence the Mississippi man received for the first-ever conviction of federal hate crime charges for the killing of a transgender woman. A federal judge sentenced Joshua Vallum to 49…
A lawsuit accuses a South Mississippi funeral home of going back on an agreement to cremate an 86-year-old man after he died and owners learned he was gay. According to the Mississippi State Court Lawsuit, Picayune Funeral Home said paperwork…
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments about Mississippi’s controversial religious accommodations act that would allow merchants to cite religious beliefs to deny services to same sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves halted the law before it could take…
The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding broke anti-discrimination laws. The nine justices posted their unanimous ruling on Thursday. Barronelle Stutzman, a florist in Richland, Washington, had been…
Governor Phil Bryant is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law that allows merchants and government employees to cite religious beliefs to deny or delay services to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the law…
A federal judge has denied a request by Governor Phil Bryant to allow the religious accommodations act to take effect during the appeal process. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves the same judge who blocked the law hours before it would…
The Coast’s transgender community is expressing concerns over the murder in Jackson County. As the transgender community still recovers from the mass shooting in Orlando, the murder of a transgender woman here on the Coast is a tough blow to…
On Monday, a federal judge will hear arguments over challenges to a law that many are labeling discriminatory. House Bill 15-23 or the religious accommodations act will become law July first unless it is blocked by U.S. district judge "Carlton…
Today, a federal judge will hear arguments over challenges to a law that many are labeling discriminatory. House Bill 1523 or the Religious Accommodations Act will become law July first unless it is blocked by U.S. District Judge "Carlton Reeves".…
Phone Interview with Jourdan Hartshorn about Candlelight Vigil Tonight for all the lives lost in Orlando Florida last weekend.
Guest live on the phone. Dylon Hoffpauir, a resident of Orlando tells us about the reaction over the Shooting in Orlando.
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation yesterday designating June as LGBT Pride Month. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with locals in the LGBT community to hear more about the importance of the commemorative month. The month of June is…
Declaring that “no person should be judged by anything but the content of their character,” President Barack Obama signed a proclamation yesterday designating June as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.” Every year since the start of his presidency,…
Protesters who rallied in Bay Saint Louis Sunday say there's no room for hate in our state. Dozens of people with signs against house bill15-23 gather at an intersection in the bay. The group chanted as cars passed by the…
At least 54 protesters were arrested at the North Carolina statehouse in Raleigh, as pro- and anti-LGBT rights demonstrators descended on the state capital.
Target’s new policy on bathroom use is attracting mixed reactions from customers with some now calling themselves former customers. The company now allows transgender employees and guests to use the bathroom they most identify with. The announcement was made on…
In light of a rally supporting the Religious Accommodations Act today in Jackson, LGBT activists and allies want to make sure their voice is heard too. Gulfport resident and LGBT activist Charlotte Ferguson will host a public rally at Jones Park…
The national LGBTQ task force is calling on Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi to resign saying his signing of House Bill 15-23 was immoral, and saying the law unduly infringes on basic human rights. In more back lash over the…