In a community that has struggled to achieve its own civil rights, angry religious opposition to homosexuals is on the march
In a community that has struggled to achieve its own civil rights, angry religious opposition to homosexuals is on the march
An array of right-wing foundations and think tanks support efforts to make bigoted and discredited ideas respectable.
The Christian 鈥渆x-gay鈥 movement, which claims to 鈥渃ure鈥 homosexuals, is booming across the country. At the same time, it has left a trail of shattered lives in its wake.
Behind the recent upswing in anti-immigration activism are an array of groups. Most of these groups work together and their leaders frequently hold cross-membership in several organizations at once.
Mainstream neo-Confederate organizations generally share goals of preserving 'Southern' culture, but many in these groups share cross-membership with racist organizations such as the white supremacist League of the South.
Concerned about inappropriate services and mental health treatment provided to children placed in Alabama foster care, the Center joined with mental health lawyers and sued in 1988, forcing drastic changes in the ways these cases are handled.
"Dehumanizing." "Intolerable." "Grossly deficient." These were some of the words a federal judge used to describe conditions at Alabama's mental health facilities in the 1970s. Center attorneys worked with others for years to bring Alabama into compliance with the minimum standards of care ordered by the judge.
We tracked 1,430 hate and extremist groups in 2023. Hate has no place in our country.