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One year after 49 were killed and 53 wounded in a shooting at Pulse in Orlando, Florida, some are pushing anti-hate legislation. President Trump tweeted his support, but critics say he hasn't done enough for the gay community. (Sarah Nelson/The Washington Times)

Pulse massacre one year later sees push for anti-hate legislation

By S.A. Miller and Sarah Nelson

A challenging time for LGBT activists in US and abroad

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This Sept. 30, 2015 photo provided by Lambda Legal shows Kimberly Hively at the federal courthouse in Chicago. A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Tuesday, April 4, 2017, that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of the 53-year-old law. The case stems from a lawsuit by Indiana teacher Hively alleging that the Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend didn't hire her full time because she is a lesbian. (Lambda Legal via AP)

Despite gains, LGBT protections remain a patchwork in US

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Homicide victim was previously attacked at gay bar in 2011

Associated Press

In this image released by Lionsgate, Becky G portrays Trini, the Yellow Ranger, in a scene from &quot;Power Rangers.&quot; (Kimberly French/Lionsgate via AP)

Are ‘gay moments’ in ‘Beauty’ and ‘Power Rangers’ progress?

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 file photo, Jerry Falwell, Jr., left, president of Liberty University, guides Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to his seat during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa. Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and conscience protections have put two constituencies on edge: LGBT advocates already wary of President Donald Trump and religious conservatives determined to hold him to his campaign promises. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump moves leave LGBT groups, religious conservatives wary

By DAVID CRARY and RACHEL ZOLL - Associated Press

Protestors rally at 555 California St., the only partially Trump-owned building in San Francisco, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Protests against the inauguration of President Donald Trump are underway in California. Demonstrators gathered in the rain Friday at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza and across the bay in Oakland at the Ronald Dellums Federal Building. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Thousands gather in downtown LA for women’s march

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 25, 2016 file photo, protesters head to the legislative building in Raleigh, N.C., for a sit-in against House Bill 2, a contentious law that limited protections for LGBT people. After a string of major gains in recent years, LGBT activists are bracing for a different task in 2017 - trying to prevent Republicans in Congress and state legislatures from undermining those gains. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP, File)

LGBT activists brace for efforts to undermine their gains

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Opponents of HB2 hold signs outside the North Carolina House chambers gallery as the North Carolina General Assembly convenes for a special session at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016. North Carolina's legislature reconvened Wednesday to decide whether enough lawmakers are willing to repeal a 9-month-old law that limited LGBT rights, including which bathrooms transgender people can use in public schools and government buildings. (Chris Seward/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

The Latest: McCrory blames left-wing groups for no repeal

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This Nov. 4, 2016 photo shows a massive Christmas tree covered in lights outside The Biltmore House in Asheville, N.C. Lonely Planet has named Asheville the No. 1 destination on its 10 best in the U.S. list for 2017.(LeeAnn Donnelly/The Biltmore via AP)

Lonely Planet names Asheville best in US despite LGBT flap

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, from left, Celeste Ramirez, 20, Erin Ckodre , 21, Ronald Elliott, 18, Patricia Romo, 22, and Rose Ammons, 18, hold up signs during a rally at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, to protest Donald Trump's presidential election victory. For the combatants in America's long-running culture wars, the triumph of Trump and congressional Republicans was stunning _ sparking elation on one side, deep dismay on the other. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Trump win resets culture war debate on abortion, LGBT rights

By DAVID CRARY and RACHEL ZOLL - Associated Press

LGBT BYU students explain why they chose to attend and stay

By BRALEY DODSON - Associated Press

As part of a rule announced by the Obama administration, any organization that contracts with USAID must ensure that all people can benefit from its federally funded programs regardless of race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation and gender identity. (Associated Press)

Obama requires LGBT equality from religious aid contractors

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Bismarck approves LGBT anti-discrimination resolution

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrive for a news conference at State House in Nairobi, Kenya, where President Obama nudged African nations to treat gays and lesbians equally under the law, a position that remains unpopular through much of the continent. The U.S. has deployed its diplomats and tens of millions of dollars to try to block anti-gay laws, punish countries that enacted them, and tie U.S. assistance to respect for LGBT rights, animated in part by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s declaration that “gay rights are human rights.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

OBAMA LEGACY: A quiet mission to export gay rights overseas

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 28, 2016 photo, photographer Mark Seliger poses near the corner of Christopher and Weehawken Streets, in the vicinity of his West Village studio in New York. His latest book, &quot;On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories,&quot; contains portraits of transgender individuals in a 160-page black-and-white coffee table book published by Rizzoli. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Mark Seliger takes on the unsung in book of trans portraits

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

Illustration of George Soros by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

George Soros: The money behind the transgender movement

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

The release came just days after Wikileaks’ release of internal Democratic National Committee emails forced the resignation of DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and cast a pall over the whole convention. (Associated Press)

Leaked emails show DNC meetings with anti-religious freedom project

By Kevin J. Jones - Catholic News Agency