Bradford Richardson

Bill Haslam, Tennessee governor, signs therapist protection bill into law

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday evening signed a bill into law allowing therapists and counselors to decline to serve clients when doing so would violate their beliefs.

April 28, 2016

Will Ferrell to star in movie on theory about Ronald Reagan’s dementia

Comedian Will Ferrell will reportedly play former President Ronald Reagan in an upcoming film purportedly reviving a conspiracy theory about the 40th president's battle with dementia.

April 27, 2016

Sweet Cakes by Melissa files appeal in Oregon gay wedding cake case

A bakery that was ordered to pay a $135,000 fine after refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage ceremony filed a brief on Monday with the Oregon Court of Appeals challenging the decision.

April 26, 2016

Transgender bathroom bill repeal put before North Carolina lawmakers

Protesters and lawmakers clashed Monday over a law barring people from using public restrooms of the opposite sex as the North Carolina General Assembly began a legislative session.

April 25, 2016

Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato cancel North Carolina concerts over ‘hateful’ transgender bathroom law

Pop stars Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato on Monday canceled a pair of joint concerts in North Carolina, citing a recently passed measure barring people from using the public facilities of the opposite sex.

April 25, 2016

Donald Trump ignites GOP war on transgender bathroom access

When Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump came out last week against North Carolina's "bathroom bill," he revealed a previously hidden fracture within the conservative movement on the issue.

April 25, 2016

Big business called out for ‘corporate hypocrisy’ on North Carolina

The Family Research Council is calling out several major companies -- including Google, Facebook and PayPal -- that have flexed their corporate muscle on gay rights in several states, but continue to do business in countries much more hostile to gay rights around the world.

April 25, 2016

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear gay wedding cake case

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday refused to review Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Craig, a case featuring a religious wedding cake baker who was punished for declining to service a same-sex wedding celebration.

April 25, 2016

Target boycott pledge reaches half a million signatures

In less than five days, more than 500,000 people have signed a petition pledging to boycott Target over the retail giant's policy allowing restroom access on the basis of gender identity.

April 25, 2016

President Obama apologizes to London for North Carolina bathroom law

President Obama on Friday assured Londoners that people from North Carolina and Mississippi are not bad people, despite laws in the state he said are discriminatory toward gay people.

April 22, 2016

Ted Cruz hits Donald Trump on transgender bathrooms in new ad

The Ted Cruz campaign on Friday released a new video advertisement hitting primary rival Donald Trump on his short-lived support of transgender bathroom access.

April 22, 2016

Donald Trump backtracks on transgender bathrooms

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday said which bathrooms transgender people use is a matter best decided by the states, less than 24 hours after indicating that transgender people should be free to use the facilities of their choice.

April 22, 2016

Pro-life group blasts Donald Trump for suggesting change to GOP platform on abortion

One of the largest pro-life groups in the nation on Thursday blasted Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump for saying he would work to change the GOP platform on abortion to include exceptions for rape, incest and threat to the life of the mother.

April 21, 2016

Adam Silver to move NBA All-Star Game if North Carolina bathroom bill not repealed

National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver on Thursday issued the most definitive statement to date that the 2017 All-Star Game will be moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, if a law barring people from using the public facilities of the opposite sex is not repealed.

April 21, 2016

Conservatives embrace pro-gun Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

When Harriet Tubman replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, will she be depicted carrying a gun?

April 21, 2016

Ted Cruz slams Donald Trump’s ‘PC’ stance on transgender public bathrooms

The Republican presidential race turned into a bathroom brawl Thursday as Donald Trump blasted conservatives' push to restrict bathroom access based on gender and his chief rival, Sen. Ted Cruz, said Mr. Trump was caving to politically correct "nonsense."

April 21, 2016

Donald Trump: GOP should ‘absolutely’ change platform to allow abortions in the case of rape

Republican primary front-runner Donald Trump said Thursday he "absolutely" wants to try to change the Republican Party platform to allow for abortions in cases of rape, incest and when the life of the mother is at risk.

April 21, 2016

Donald Trump: Let transgender people use the bathroom they want

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday came out against a North Carolina law barring people from using the public restrooms of the opposite sex.

April 21, 2016

Sam Brownback charts conservative course in fight on poverty

Sam Brownback was on the front lines when President Lyndon Johnson declared his 1960s war on poverty.

April 20, 2016

Transgender advocates compare NBA-themed commercials to blackface

The National Basketball Association may be threatening to relocate its 2017 All-Star Game over North Carolina's "bathroom bill," but that hasn't stopped the league from participating in television commercials that some in the transgender community compare to blackface.

April 20, 2016