1. “Of all the state legislation impacting counseling during my 30 years with ACA, the new Tennessee law based on Senate Bill 1556/House Bill 1840 is the worst.” The American Counseling Association has canceled its annual conference scheduled for Nashville next year, citing their opposition to Tennessee’s recently passed bill that allows counselors and therapists to refuse service to LGBT people based on religious grounds. The conference would have brought 3,000 visitors and $10 million to the state.
2. “Republicans could lose their veto-proof majority in one or both [legislative] chambers, with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the governor’s race.” GOP strategists in North Carolina say the party’s anti-LGBT House Bill 2 will cost them dearly in November’s elections.
3. Converse has released the 2016 Chuck Taylor All Star Pride Collection.
4. Nick Jonas responds to “gay baiting” accusations in this OUT magazine cover story.
5. VIDEO OF THE DAY: Watch a crowd cheer as a gay cyclist stands up to a homophobic street preacher.